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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 Karen Akinsanya, PhD President, head of therapeutics R&D and chief strategy officer, partnerships at Schrodinger who will deliver a talk on "New Dimensions: How Computation is Accelerating Drug Discovery". Dr. Akinsanya leads the company’s therapeutics research and development organization. She is also responsible for therapeutics business development, ventures strategy, and outreach as well as growth initiatives that leverage synergies between the company’s therapeutics and software businesses. She has more than 30 years of experience spanning academia, pharmaceutical R&D and business development. We will also have a professional development activity. You will also 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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Project management is a skill that we all develop during our PhD education while working on our thesis project and it is in high demand in industry settings!  Olajompo (Jompo) Moloye-Olabisi, PhD and Yung Chan will guide attendees through a structured, project-management-based approach to transitioning into industry. Topics include creating a career timeline, identifying target sectors, crafting impactful resumes, executing a focused job search, and interview preparation. They will also share their own career journeys through R&D and supply chain as real-world examples to illustrate the process.

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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
• Nutritional Sciences
• Toxicology
• Exposure Science
• Public Health

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Join us IN-PERSON to hear from Merck employees including Roy Helmy, PhD, Assoc VP (Drug Manufacturing, Clinical Development, Clinical Pharmacology, Robotic Automation, Analytical Chemistry, Regulated Bioanalysis, FDA Audits) and Joe Rajarao, PhD, Sr. Director (Discovery research, R&D Data Management, Regulated Bioanalysis, Cell and Molecular Biology, Pre-clinical Pharmacology, Robotic automation). They will tell us about their journey as well as about Merck as a company. They will also review resumes and give feedback after their presentation and Q&A.

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Come hear from Andrew Uzilov, PhD to learn how he transitioned from graduate school to working as a Bioinformatics Scientist at Mt. Sinai to the Vice President of Cancer Genomics at a spin out startup called Sema4 and now to the Senior Director of Computational Biology, Discovery Research at Veracyte with a focus Next-Generation Sequencing to create cancer genomic tests that complete the diagnostic picture.

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• The NIH requires faculty to be trained in how to mentor PhD students and postdocs.
• Even faculty who have mentored dozens of graduate students and postdocs can improve their skills in mentoring.
• Lessons and interactive case studies will be from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER).
• An additional focus this year will be on navigating power dynamics in academic labs.
• Interactions with fellow faculty will help you reflect on various mentoring situations and enhance your readiness to work with mentees and anticipate new situations.
• All faculty are invited and junior faculty are strongly encouraged to attend.
• Your attendance at these workshops make our programs more competitive for training grants

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Lunch will be served

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Scientific and strategic consulting is one of the hottest growing career options for PhDs. Come hear a panel of Lumanity employees who are in life science consulting and review a case study to get a feel for if this is the right career choice for you. Being a consultant allows you to use your technical expertise to help biotech and pharma companies with diverse projects and practicing case studies is critical for getting hired in their field.

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If you are considering applying for a pre-doctoral fellowship this year or next, you should attend this event!
The workshop will include presentations by:

• GradFund on how to use their resources at Rutgers for identifying fellowship opportunities and applying for them.
• A faculty member who serves on NIH study section and reviews fellowship applications with pointers on what reviewers are looking for.
• A panel of graduate students and their mentors who have successfully obtained funding in the past few years from various organizations.

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The number of medical schools in the US has only increased in the past five years, creating a demand for medical educators. Join us to hear from Akshata Naik, PhD on "From Pipettes to Pedagogy: Journey of a Life Science Graduate," Dr. Naik will discuss how a PhD in Life sciences can open doors to a career in medical education. Not many PhDs or postdocs know about this career path, and it can be a fruitful and rewarding job.

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Colgate-Palmolive provides consumer products globally and employs PhD level scientists in many roles.  Come meet those employees and learn how they have applied the various research skills learned in graduate school and postdocs to the consumer industry and tour the facility and labs. This is a great way to literally step inside an industry setting and network!

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