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We are very excited to invite you to a panel discussion with Rutgers STEM faculty from groups under-represented in the sciences. Come to hear their stories and learn from their experiences.

Panelists:

• Victoria Abraira, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Arts & Sciences
• Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering
• Joseph Freeman, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
• Martha Soto, Associate Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, RBHS
• Maribel Vazquez, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering

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We will discuss how graduate school life has changed from last year and some of the challenges you may be facing, including how much you feel you are in control of your time and whether you have established good lines of communication with your PI and lab colleagues.

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As you enter the second semester, it is again time for personal reflection 

What were your expectations as you entered graduate school?  Have these expectations been met? If not, why not?  

Are you satisfied with your life/work balance? If not, what are you planning on changing?  

Did you find (your perfect) a good mentor/lab match?  If so, what attracts you to that mentor/lab? If not, what are you looking for that you did not find so far?  

What are your main goals for the second semester and how do your goals fit with your program's requirements? What are your plans and approach to achieving your goals? 

We looks forward to hearing your thoughts!

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You want to stand out in your career search, right? When you tell hiring managers and recruiters about your impact and contributions, you make yourself more valuable to employers. Learn the skills for presenting strong value proposition statements and increase your chances for getting offers.  Your value will show up in your resume, LinkedIn profile, and interviews. With practice, sharing your value proposition will be become natural! Penny Pearl of 2Actify is an expert at helping career seeking clients articular their value propositions. Penny will teach you how to create your value proposition and provide tools to help you with the process of demonstrating quantifiable outcomes that you contributed toward so employers will want you on their team.

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McCann Health is one of the largest science communications companies in the area and hires many PhD level scientists to help create content for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. They also provide a range of services including strategic consulting and healthcare marketing.  Come see their facilities and hear from employees who have made the transition to medical writing and marketing which is the fastest growing field for fresh graduates and postdocs. 

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RA Capital Management is a multi-stage investment manager dedicated to company formation and evidence-based investing in healthcare and life science companies developing drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, services and research tools. Come learn how as a PhD level employee you can get involved in a career in the exciting field of venture capital. The firm’s portfolio of private and public companies spans the globe and most therapeutic areas across all stages from discovery through commercialization.  RA Capital is fostering diversity in their portfolio companies and in the broader biotech community.

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Come hear from women in groups historically underrepresented in the sciences to learn how they go from completing their PhD training to their current position at Rutgers: running successful biology research labs, teaching and performing university service.  They will share their stories and advice.

Amariliz Rivera, PhD – Immunologist

Maribel Vazquez, PhD – Biomedical Engineer

Nataki Douglas, MD/PhD – Physician Scientist

Renata Pasqualini, PhD – Cancer Biologist

Treena Arinzeh, PhD – Biomedical Engineer

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Dr. Abby Dernburg will deliver the 2022 N. Ronald Morris Lecture, titled “Spatially Regulated Condensation Mediates Chromosome Synapsis and Crossover Control."

Dr. Dernburg studies chromosome organization and dynamics during meiosis. Her work has helped describe how chromosomes find and recognize their partners, and how recombination between chromosomes is regulated. Dr. Dernburg’s recent studies have elucidated a role for liquid-liquid phase separation (condensation) in these processes. Her team leverages the worm Caenorhabditis elegans as a powerful model system, using the tools of genetics and biochemistry, as well as cell and structural biology. 

Dr. Dernburg is a professor in Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She has been an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 2008. In 2017 she was elected as a fellow of the American Society of Cell Biology.