The business of good writing: Less is more

  • November 21, 2016

By: Itzamarie Chevere-Torres

“Good writing is good writing; it doesn’t matter if it is an email”  Danielle Heuer, co-founder of Every Voice Educates and Communication Consultant and Coach for WD Communications, said as she started the presentation on Science Business Writing Workshop.

Interview with Dr. Erika Shor

  • November 10, 2016

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By: Fatu Badiane Markey

Event Summary: Pharma Market Research - Case Study

  • November 1, 2016

Last month, iJOBS held a case study in Pharma Market Research. This case study was coordinated by Return on Focus, a company that uses evidence-based marketing to provide new marketing strategies for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Return on Focus was started in 2006 by Dan Reinhardt, who received his BS and MBA in Marketing. Evidence-based marketing is a type of marketing that uses research, statistics, and trends to integrate evidence with strategic expertise.

 

Who are they? American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

  • October 27, 2016

The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) held an informational meeting at Rutgers University on October 10th. This meeting allowed students and postdocs to learn about career opportunities in industry and network with AAPS members working in the area.

Commentary: Rutgers Celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week

  • October 25, 2016

This September marked the seventh annual celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (Sept. 19-23), dedicated to celebrating postdocs’ research. According to the National Postdoctoral Association website, last year 122 institutions across the United States and Canada hosted 373 separate events to recognize postdoctoral contributions to their respective campuses and intellectual communities.

Casting Your Ballot to Change Our Future

  • October 20, 2016

Today we’re talking politics.  I know what you’re thinking: a touchy subject at best, and a flaming meteorite about to destroy the Earth at worst.  But on Tuesday, November 8th, those eligible will be called to perform their civic responsibility in the United States and cast their vote to elect the future leaders of this country.  I believe that you and I, as highly educated individuals of science, have a duty to vote for those who will lead our country with the pursuit of knowledge as well as educate those around us so that they may make the wisest d