Please join us in congratulating the 2025 Aaron Shatkin Scholarship Award winners who were honored at the Aaron Shatkin Memorial Lecture on Tuesday October 28. The award recognizes outstanding current graduate students who have excelled in their research and coursework with a plaque and $3000.
Payton Harmon’s research brings a remarkable combination of compassion, curiosity, and scientific rigor to one of the most urgent global health challenges facing children today. As a Ph.D. candidate in Nutritional Sciences at SGS, she is working to improve the effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy, a lifesaving treatment for pediatric diarrhea that has saved millions of lives but still leaves too many children vulnerable. Her work in Dr.
Many of our recent iJOBS alumni have gone into careers in science writing at medical communications agencies or at pharma companies where they use their skills at translating complex concepts into clear and concise presentations for diverse audiences including other scientists, physicians, and patients. Come hear from a panel of medical communications professionals all of whom have a PhD to learn how you can jump start your career in this field.
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Edwin Collier, PhD will first share his personal career path from academia to industry, starting with his role at a small biotech company and progressing to a senior leadership position at Johnson & Johnson. He’ll discuss the key decisions that shaped his transition from R&D into supply chain, the challenges he faced along the way, and practical lessons that PhD students and postdocs can apply as they plan their own careers in the pharmaceutical or biotech industries.
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Good laboratory practice (GLP) and Good manufacturing practice (GMP) are a set of principles intended to assure the quality and integrity of non-clinical laboratory studies to support research or marketing permits for products regulated by government agencies. The terms GLP and GMP are most commonly associated with the pharmaceutical industry but also applies to agents such as food products and medical devices. David Cragin of Teva Pharmaceuticals and Don Stump of Charles River will give an overview of these topics so that when are interviewing with a company, you can tell them that you are familiar with GLP and GMP.
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Business development professionals help the pharma and biotech industry stay at the cutting edge of research by deciding which technology is worth acquiring or selling. Join us to hear from a panel of PhD scientists who have made the transition from the bench into the field of business development to learn what it takes to land a job in this space. With a career in business development you will always have your eye on the future of the field.
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126 College Ave, Multipurpose Room, New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
This is a two and a half day in-person only workshop. You only need to register once, however, all sessions are required.
SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC (http://sciphd.com/) and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation and project management. This workshop focuses on 24 essential core competencies valued by industry and business, relates those competencies to activities and behaviors commonly experienced by academic scientists through the scientific method, and demonstrates how those competencies work together to form the operational competencies that are essential in business. These transition business competencies can also be applied by academic and government scientists in running their laboratories. SciPhD is a very interactive and hands-on exposure to these concepts with real action items to take away from the workshop. Throughout the program, students and postdocs will experience at least four behavioral-based interview experiences in which they will play the role of the candidate and the interviewer.
Topics include:
The Business of Science
Successful Communications as a Scientist
Six Leadership Styles
Developing Your People
Negotiation and Finance
Building Effective Teams
Strategic Project Management for Scientists
Applying What You've Learned
Dates and Times – ALL OF THE SESSIONS ARE REQUIRED
January 14 (12 PM – 5 PM)
January 15 (9 AM -5 PM)
January 16 (9 AM -5 PM)
IN PERSON ONLY at College Ave Student Center, 126 College Ave, Multipurpose Room, New Brunswick
As we begin the 2025–26 academic year, SGS is pleased to share our upcoming Grad CareerCraft workshops for Fall 2025. These sessions help graduate students grow as scholars, teachers, researchers, and future professionals while preparing them for a wide range of career paths.
Muhammad Khizar Anjum Honored with Graduate Student Innovation Award
Join GradFund Fellowship Advisors in this interactive and participatory workshop and learn how to write a fellowship or grant application that aligns with the application review criteria.
Please register in advance!