Join us for December’s Research Café, where we’ll explore how creative and scientific innovation intersect from graffiti and street art in the algorithmic economy to machine learning models that help us better understand brain white matter and traumatic injury. This virtual session will feature presentations by Ph.D.
We’re excited to invite you to this month’s Research Café featuring two graduate researchers whose work spans environmental stewardship and cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Joshua Kover will share his innovative approach to urban forestry management, redefining how communities can help shape sustainable, resilient urban ecosystems.
By Juliana Corrêa-Velloso
By Sumiyya Raheem
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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