| Wednesday, June 1, 2016 [Pre-2016 PPI CV/Résumé/Cover Letter Critiques] |
Beginning on Wednesday afternoon/evening, sign-up for one-on-one CV/Resume critiques provided by career counseling coach/resume expert, Dr. Andrew Green. First come, first served. Sign-up onsite. Limited space available.
Dr. Andrew Green will be providing pre-2016 PPI CV/Resume critiques for all registered participants. The written CV/Resume critiques will be provided to registered participants beginning Wednesday, June 1st. Registered participants may sign-up for one-on-one sessions for CV/resume/cover letter critiques and career counseling services with Dr. Green beginning on Wednesday afternoon/evening.
The one-on-one sessions will be held on Thursday and Friday. |
| 4:00p-8:00p |
Pre-2016 PPI CV/Résumé/Cover Letter Critiques
(Sign-up for one-on-one sessions with Dr. Andrew Green)
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Grand Foyer
(Main Level)
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| Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
| 7:00a |
Networking Opportunity/Breakfast
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon B&C (Main Level)
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| 8:00a - 8:15a |
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. L'Aurelle Johnson
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D
(Main Level) |
| 8:15a–9:45a |
SciPhD: Preparing for Professional Careers: An Introduction to Industry Careers (view abstract)
Dr. Randall Ribaudo
CEO Human Workflows, LLC, Co-founder SciPhD.com |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D
(Main Level) |
| 9:45a – 10:00a |
Morning Networking Break |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Grand Foyer
(Main Level) |
10:00a – 12:00p
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SciPhD: Preparing for Professional Careers: Deciphering Job Ads, Developing Targeted Résumés, Preparing for Interviewing, etc. (view abstract)
Dr. Randall Ribaudo
CEO Human Workflows, LLC, Co-founder SciPhD.com |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
12:00p-1:30p
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Networking Lunch: Career Path Round Table Discussions
Topic tables luncheon with invited workforce sector representatives/speakers
- Academia
- Science Education/Teaching
- Science Policy/Science Writing/Communications
- Industry
- Patents/Intellectual Property Law
- Government
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Entrepreneurship/Consulting
- CV/Résumé/Cover Letter Critiques (one-on-one sessions) also available
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon B&C (Main Level)
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| 1:30p – 3:00p |
SciPhD: Preparing for Professional Careers: Essential Communication for Scientists - Tools for Building and Leveraging Your Network (view abstract)
Dr. Randall Ribaudo
CEO Human Workflows, LLC, Co-founder SciPhD.com
Mr. Larry Petcovic, MS
Co-founder SciPhD.com, Vice President for Communications
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 3:00p – 3:15p |
Afternoon Networking Break |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Grand Foyer
(Main Level) |
| 3:15p – 5:25p |
Reality Ph.D.: It’s Not Just Academia
(series of panel discussions)
The series of panel discussions will highlight the diverse careers of postdoc peers/PhD scientists who have successfully transitioned out of their postdoctoral training appointments into independent careers in diverse areas of the biomedical research workforce.
Moderator: Dr. Michael Sesma
Chief, Postdoctoral Branch, Training, Workforce Development & Diversity Division, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D
(Main Level) |
| 3:15p - 4:00p |
Academia and Science Education:
Academia Research/Teaching:
Dr. L'Aurelle Johnson
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Dr. Michelle Juarez
Assistant Medical Professor, City College of New York
Dr. Peko Tsuji
Assistant Professor, Towson University
Dr. Pumtiwitt McCarthy
Assistant Professor, Morgan State University
Dr. Nikia A. Laurie
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Science Education/Teaching:
Dr. Catherine Swanwick
CEO, CatlilligamesTM
Dr. Megan Stine
Program Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 4:00p - 4:20p |
Science Policy and Science Writing/Communications:
Dr. Chloe Poston
Policy and Communications Manager, Genetics Society of America
Dr. Kenneth Gibbs, Jr.
Policy Analyst, NIH/NIGMS
Dr. Elizabeth Barksdale
Science Policy Analyst, FASEB
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 4:20 - 4:50p |
Industry/Patents/Intellectual Property Law:
Industry:
Dr. James Fells, Sr.
Senior Scientist, Merck & Company
Dr. Sheik Omar Jobe, MBA
Manager, Medical Affairs, Interventional Cardiology & Structural Heart, Boston Scientific
Dr. Anastasia Aksyuk
Research Scientist, Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC
Patents/Intellectual Property:
Dr. Lisa Kreppel
Senior Patent Agent, MacroGenics, Inc.
Dr. Valerie Toodle
Biotechnological Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 4:50p - 5:15p |
Governance/Management/Compliance:
Government:
Dr. Jessica Faupel-Badger
Program Director, NIH/NIGMS
Nonprofit Organizations:
Dr. Sherri-Gae Scott
Grants Proposal Manager, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Dr. Kanika Pulliam
Educational Programs Manager, American Society of Human Genetics
Dr. Marsha Lucas
Publications and Communications Coordinator, Society for Developmental Biology
Dr. Megan Mitzelfelt
Development Specialist, The American Physiological Society
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 5:15p - 5:20p |
Entrepreneurship/Consulting:
Dr. Ann Marie Stanley
Booz Allen Hamilton
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 5:20p - 5:30p |
Questions and Answers Session for Entire Panel |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 5:30p – 7:30p |
Networking Dinner: Career Path Round Table Discussions with Workforce Sector Panelists
Topic tables dinner with invited workforce sector representatives/speakers
- Science Policy/Science Writing/Communications
- Industry
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Consulting and Entrepreneurship
- Science Education/Teaching
- Government Research
- Government Administration
- Academic Science/Research Track
- Technology Transfer and Patent Law
- CV/Résumé/Cover Letter Critiques (one-on-one sessions) also available
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Salon B&C (Main Level) |
| Friday, June 3, 2016 |
| 7:00a |
Networking Opportunity/Breakfast |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Salon B&C (Main Level) |
| 8:00a – 8:50a |
Translating Your Credentials on Paper (CV=> Résumé) and in Person
Dr. Andrew Green
Associate Director, Career Center, University of California, Berkeley |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 8:50a – 9:45a |
Applying for Positions in the Civil Service and in Academia
(Panel discussion)
Moderator: Dr. Jessica Faupel-Badger
Program Director, Postdoctoral Branch, Training, Workforce Development & Diversity Division, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Civil Service Positions
Presenter: Mr. Brian Rabin
Chief, Corporate Recruitment and Internal Operations Unit at National Institutes of Health
Academic Research/Higher Education Positions
Presenter: Dr. Jabbar Bennett
Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion, Northwestern University
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 9:45a – 10:00a |
Morning Networking Break |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Grand Foyer
(Main Level) |
| 10:00a – 10:45a |
Nailing the Job Talk and Interview Prep
Dr. Andrew Green
Associate Director, Career Center, University of California, Berkeley |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 10:45a – 11:30a |
Negotiating the Job Offer
Dr. Monte Willis
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of North at Carolina Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator, McAllister Heart Institute, UNC at Chapel Hill
Director, Sweat Chloride Testing, UNC Hospitals
Director, Campus Health Services Laboratory, UNC at Chapel Hill
Assistant Director, Clinical Core (Chemistry) Laboratory, UNC Hospitals |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 11:30a – 1:00p |
Networking Lunch with Presentation
"Who will do Tomorrow’s Research?”
Dr. Hannah Valantine
Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, National Institutes of Health
Participants will proceed to Salon B&C for networking lunch following Dr. Valantine's presentation in Salon D.
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Presentation: Salon D
Lunch Setup Salon B&C
(Main Level)
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1:00p – 2:30p
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Civil Service/Federal Focus
Moderator: Dr. Jessica Faupel-Badger
"Uncle Sam" Wants You! What You Can Be With a Biomedical Ph.D. as a Civil Servant for the US Government
(panel discussion with representatives from NIH/NIGMS, NSF and FDA)
Dr. Alison Gammie
Director, Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Linda Hyman
Division Director, Molecular and Cellular Bioscience, National Science Foundation
Dr. Emily Place
Pharmacologist, U.S. Food & Drug Administration |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 2:30p – 2:45p |
Afternoon Networking Break |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Grand Foyer
(Main Level) |
| 2:45p – 3:45p |
Next Steps...
Leveraging PPI: How to Follow Up on an Interesting PPI Presentation and Initiate Informational Interviews
Dr. Andrew Green
Associate Director, Career Center, University of California, Berkeley |
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
Room: Salon D (Main Level) |
| 3:45p – 4:00p |
Wrap-up Session/Adjourn |
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Travel Awards will be provided to all eligible applicants
who are selected to participate in the 2016 PPI.
Application Receipt Deadline Date: CLOSED; No onsite registration available.
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