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A life science PhD can lead to a productive career making a difference in people’s lives through agriculture and plant science industry research. Come hear from scientists who have carved a path for themselves in this important area and about learn about their current job function.

Csanad Gurdon, PhD, Senior Scientist at AeroFarms
Kasi Azhakandam, PhD, Principal Scientist at Syngenta
James Hempfling, PhD, Field Development Scientist at Bayer Crop Science
Karen Ambrose, PhD, Director of Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions at Kula Bio
Paul Fourounjian, PhD, Scientist at Plantible Foods

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Matthew joined Nationwide Children’s as director of the Office of Technology Commercialization in the spring of 2012. As Vice President of Commercialization and Industry Relations, he works closely with Nationwide Children’s faculty and staff to identify intellectual property with commercial potential and to facilitate the transfer of new technologies to outside partners, ultimately for the benefit and enhancement of pediatric care. He has a diverse background in technology transfer, technology valuation and licensing, academic research and pharmacy practice. Come learn how Matthew transitioned from bench research to tech transfer.

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Learn how you can apply your life science and chemistry education to careers in the nutrition and fragrance industry to broaden your job prospects. This area is an excellent option in addition to pharmaceuticals that not many people consider. Hear from iJOBS alum about their path in this field including:

Ratna Mukherjea, PhD, Senior Director Food Innovation, Technology Leadership Team at Benson Hill
Julia Olayanju, PhD, Founder and Director of the Global Food Health Institute and Founder of FoodNiche
Dushyant Kshatriya, PhD, Project Manager/Scientist at Research Diets, Inc.
Bo Li, PhD, Research Investigator at International Flavors & Fragrances
Rob Assini, PhD, Research Investigator at International Flavors & Fragrances

Click here to see the speaker's information.

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This workshop will provide an overview of the Drug Discovery process, focusing on the stages of drug target selection, high throughput screening to identify lead chemical series, the hit-to-lead process, lead optimization and preclinical development. The types of assays that are required at each stage will be discussed with an emphasis on the criteria that need to be met at each stage in order to advance a compound into clinical development. Students who attend the workshop will gain a basic understanding of processes and requirements needed to bring a compound to the clinic. The workshop will be taught by Matt Sills, PhD formerly of Merck, Pharmacopeia, Novartis, and Ciba-Geigy. To see Dr. Sills click here. To see Dr. Murphy slides click here.

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Learn how you can take your science background and contribute to creation of policy at the state and federal level in a rewarding career. Hear from PhDs who have successfully transitioned off the bench to a fulfilling career in policy. Panelists will include:Brian Canter, PhD Senior Policy Analyst at Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy Joseph Keller, PhD Senior Director, congressional and Federal Relations at the American Psychological Association and former AAAS Science and Technology Policy FellowMegan Anderson Brooks, PhD principal at Innovation Policy Solutions LLCTrisha Chakraborty, PhD Health Science Policy Analyst and former AAAS Science and Technology Policy FellowMike Fisher, PhD Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientist. Click here to see the speaker's information.

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This is a multi-day (32 hr) 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 5 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 7 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 10 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 13 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 14 by Zoom (1-5 PM)
January 18 by Zoom (4-6 PM)

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Curious about science communication?

 Please join SACNAS-RU in their conversation with Yashira Marie Valentín Feliciano to learn about her journey in science communication and how it can be leveraged for more inclusivity in science.

Yashira is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico with a bachelor's degree in biotechnology and a master’s in environmental engineering. She also facilitates workshops for student development and how to best put your foot forward in applications for different programs.

When: Friday, December 10 at 6:30 pm
Where: Zoom!
https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/92079380805?pwd=YmNOT0JBNnBvZHl0bkcrTk1kcUhEQT09

Meeting ID: 920 7938 0805

Password: SACNAS

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Join us for our next Innovate and Educate event! This event will not only expose STEM-oriented graduate students and post-docs to the role venture capital may play in funding the inventions they are creating in their academic and research programs but will also explain the types of jobs that may be available within the venture capital ecosystem for individuals that have a STEM background. The panel is made up of professionals that work in venture capital that also have PhDs in STEM-oriented subjects. They will share their experiences in funding and supporting STEM-oriented startup companies and share their experiences for how they navigated from PhD scientists to landing jobs in the venture capital industry.

While this program is oriented towards higher-education STEM students and post-docs, it is open to all students or individuals that may be interested in accessing venture capital or finding a job in venture capital!

This free event will be held virtually via Zoom. To register, follow this link.

Panelists:

• Susanna Harris, PhD – Manager of Engagement and Communications, Xontogeny
• Inca Dieterich, PhD – Associate, Arch Ventures
• Scott Alpizar, PhD – Senior Venture Associate, Foundation Venture Capital Group

Moderator: 

• Mike Wiley – Vice President, Foundation Venture Capital Group

Presented by:

Foundation for Health Advancement

The Foundation for Health Advancement (FHA) is a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization. FHA’s programs grow new science-based businesses in collaboration with New Jersey-based research institutions and inspire students to pursue STEM majors and careers. FHA, in partnership with its affiliates, New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) and Foundation Venture Capital Group (FVCG), provides funding and technical support to faculty and student researchers at our partner institutions. Visit our website for more information.

Rutgers iJOBS

The Rutgers University iJOBS Program exposes life science PhD students and postdocs to a range of non-academic and academic career options and empowers them to pursue their career goals. In 2014 Rutgers became 1 of only 17 schools in the country to be awarded an NIH BEST grant and iJOBS programming was later expanded to all campuses of Rutgers as well as Princeton, Rowan, NJ Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology. iJOBS maintains research as the primary trainee focus while offering programming to broaden trainee's perspectives, experiences, and knowledge to facilitate the pursuit of academic and non-academic careers. For more information, visit the Rutgers iJOBS website.

Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs

Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, a premier incubator for technology and life science startups in New Jersey, offers 30,000 square-feet of wet and dry labs, private offices, and open coworking space for startup companies formed by Princeton University faculty, students and alumni, as well as by members of the wider New Jersey community. Members have access to their shared lab equipment, EH&S and hazardous waste services, and a convenient purchasing platform. For more information, visit the Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs website.