Event Description

The NIH is requiring faculty to be trained in how to mentor PhD students and Postdocs. We are therefore offering these workshops for faculty in the biological sciences with new case studies each time. This will make our programs more competitive for training grants and fellowships. All faculty are invited and junior faculty are strongly encouraged to attend.

Topics and interactive case studies led by Janet Alder will include: Principles of effective mentoring; Academic resources offered in biomedical sciences at Rutgers; Managing trainee projects; Funding opportunities (e.g. internal and external sources); Professional development for trainees (e.g. Individual Developmental Plans, career advising); Handling trainee issues (e.g. identifying mental health issues, avoiding bias, and improving communication)

RWJMS Research Tower, Dean's Conference Room, R123; lunch will be served

Event Description

Assistant Dean Janet Alder will present an overview of programs and world class resources available to Rutgers graduate students including an active career exploration and development program called iJOBS.

Current PhD and MD/PhD students will have a panel discussion so you can have your questions answered and learn about programs in:

• Molecular Biosciences (Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Physiology, and Integrative Biology)
• Biomedical Engineering
• Neuroscience
• Nursing
• Toxicology
• Exposure Science
• Public Health

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Event Description

Ask a room full of scientists, “Who writes slowly?” and almost every hand will go up; we seem to believe in a mythic ‘average’ writer who is somehow able to do easily what we find difficult.  This workshop focuses on developing strategies for writing; it aims to dispel many of the misconceptions and practices that prevent writers from working effectively.  We consider current best practices for improving your own writing and for working more productively with coauthors at any level. Topics include getting started, giving feedback, responding to comments, and revising effectively. 

We will also cover how to Make Sense of the Science. All too often, the textual portions of scientific writing seem to be a data dump of one observation after another. In this workshop, we look at how readers’ expectations for context and emphasis can guide writers toward logical development of the scientific substance.

This hands-on workshop will be led by renowned science writing Judy Swan, PhD, Associate Director for Writing in Science and Engineering at Princeton University.

Event Description

We are excited to invite current graduate students, postdocs, alumni, industry professionals, and faculty to attend our annual iJOBS symposium. Our keynote speaker, will be Marisa Dolled-Filhart who has held many positions in pharma companies and is currently Global Porgram Lead at Daiichi Sankyo. We will also have a team of HR professionals, from Regeneron talk about "Navigating Your Career Journey".  You will hear an update of iJOBS activities and outcomes followed by our current Phase 3 trainees sharing about their iJOBS shadowing experiences and coursework. Finally, there will be a networking lunch and an opportunity for industry professionals to share their advice with current trainees.

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Event Description

Your PhD can take you in many different directions, some of which you may have not even considered!  Come meet a panel of Rutgers graduate school alumni to learn how they each took skills obtained in their PhD program and apply them in science-related careers including non-profits, equity research, consulting, medical communications, and patent law. There will be networking opportunity for those who attend in person.

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Event Description

You are invited to spend an afternoon at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies, located right here in New Brunswick. Learn how the company operates, listen to a panel of PhD level scientists, and then speak to them at the networking social hour. We will also get to tour analytical and automation laboratories. BMS is a differentiated company, led by its unique BioPharma strategy that leverages the reach and resources of a major pharma company paired with the entrepreneurial spirit and agility of a biotech firm.

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