{"id":243,"date":"2018-07-30T16:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T21:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/aspire-on-the-road-spring-2018\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T14:01:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T20:01:52","slug":"aspire-on-the-road-spring-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/aspire-on-the-road-spring-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ASPIRE on the Road\u00a0will be taking trainees to visit\u00a0Boston, MA.\u00a0Graduate students and\u00a0postdoctoral fellows\u00a0will spend time with area biotechnology and pharma companies learning about career paths,\u00a0hearing from key leadership, touring the facilities, and meeting with alumni.<\/p>\n

Ten trainees will be selected to attend.\u00a0Travel costs and\u00a0accommodations\u00a0will be covered by\u00a0the\u00a0ASPIRE Program for those selected to participate.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the the Dean of Basic Sciences, Larry\u00a0Marnett, PhD, and Vanderbilt University Development and Alumni Relations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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ASPIRE On the Road\u00a0is an initiative of the Vanderbilt ASPIRE Program<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0aimed at broadening the training experiences of biomedical Ph.D. graduate students and postdocs by organizing site visits to companies and organizations to help our trainees make well-informed career decisions.<\/p>\n

These site visits will provide postdoctoral fellows and graduate students the opportunity to learn about different career options by touring a variety of workplaces and meeting professionals in a range of roles.\u00a0 We intend to arrange site visits at local\u00a0biotech start-ups, clinical research organizations, healthcare accelerators,\u00a0universities and more.<\/p>\n

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Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wednesday May 2, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Throughout the day<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Arrive in Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:30pm-4:30 pm<\/td>\nBiotech and Pharma Walking Tour of Cambridge Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday May 3, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00am-12:00pm<\/td>\nAmgen\u200b<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0360\u00a0Binney\u00a0St., Cambridge, MA<\/p>\n
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  • Amgen\u00a0overview and case studies illustrating examples of the\u00a0science pursued at\u00a0Amgen<\/li>\n
  • Tour of Facility<\/li>\n
  • Lunch and networking with\u00a0Amgen\u00a0scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00pm-4:40pm<\/td>\nMerck<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a033 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA<\/p>\n
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  • Merck Research Labs (MRL) Drug Discovery overview<\/li>\n
  • MRL Business Development and Licensing overview<\/li>\n
  • MRL postdoctoral fellowship program<\/li>\n
  • site tour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:30pm-7:30pm<\/td>\nBoston-area Alumni\u00a0Networking Reception
\nClerys<\/a><\/strong>
\n113 Dartmouth Street, Boston MA,\u00a002116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, May 4, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30am-11:30am<\/td>\nPfizer<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a01 Portland St.,\u00a0Cambridge, MA 02139<\/p>\n
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  • Breakfast and Overview of Pfizer Research and Development<\/li>\n
  • Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation\/Immunology, and Clinical and Translational Imaging\u00a0Research at Pfizer<\/li>\n
  • Lab and Facilities Tours<\/li>\n
  • Q\/A Session with VU Alum at Pfizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30pm-2:00pm<\/td>\nKymera Therapeutics<\/a><\/strong>, Hosted at Atlas Venture<\/a><\/strong>, 400 Technology Square,10th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139<\/p>\n
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  • Lunch with Kymera\u00a0Therapeutics team members<\/li>\n
  • Brief company overview presentation<\/li>\n
  • Open discussion and\u00a0Q&A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00pm-3:00pm<\/td>\nTour of LabCentral<\/a><\/strong> incubator lab space
\n700 Main St. N. Cambridge, MA 02139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30pm<\/td>\nDeparture for airport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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