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By the time you graduate, you will have spent a vast number of hours in the classroom and laboratory, and will have brought to fruition a research project of considerable substance. Although you may or may not have taken specific stock in the skills you acquired or cultivated along the way, they are many – and they are highly advantageous in a variety of professional settings.

Our greatest hope in BGS is that you make the training count, really count – that you strive to have the greatest possible impact on society, cognizant of the skills, interests, and values that make this achievable.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of NIGMS 5-T32-GM-008076 in the development of this website and its contents.

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David R. Manning, Director of Training Support and Career Development in Biomedical Graduate Studies
Catherine May, Alumni Outreach
Rebecca Lopez, Career Development Coordinator

	June 2019
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					1 Symposium in Honor of P. Leslie Dutton Symposium in Honor of P. Leslie Dutton May 31, 2019 8:00 am - June 1, 2019 12:30 pm Glen Gaulton Auditorium, BRB II (May 31) and Jordan Medical Education Center (June 1) One of the PSOM’s most distinguished faculty members, P. Leslie Dutton, FRS, Eldridge Reeves Johnson Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry, is retiring. Leslie is a former chair of the B&B department, and a former chair of the Biophysics Graduate Group (before BC and BP merged). There will be a scientific symposium in his honor, Friday, May 31st – Saturday, June 1st. More than 25 PhD students graduated from Leslie’s lab, from 1978 onwards, and almost ALL of them will be at the symposium! About 10 of them will be speaking. These alumni have gone on to successful careers in academia, industry, gov. research. consulting etc., so this would be a unique opportunity for BGS students to see and meet them. The symposium is open to everyone, and there are also two breakfasts which would provide opportunities for students to meet and talk informally with these alumni. See more details •	2
3	4	5 “Assuring a bright future for biomedical research” “Assuring a bright future for biomedical research” June 5, 2019 10:00 am - 11:30 am CRB Austrian Auditorium Dr. Silberberg, as Director of Research Quality at NINDS, will discuss what has driven the emphasis on rigor and transparency in biomedical research at NINDS, NIH, and scientific journals. Dr. Silberberg has a special interest in human unconscious biases and publica-tion bias. Those interested in familiarizing themselves with Dr. Silberberg’s work prior to the talk may read his important publication on reporting scientific outcomes (Landis et al., Nature 490 (2012) 187). See more details •	6	7	8	9
10 2019 SACNAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting 2019 SACNAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting June 10, 2019 8:30 am - 6:00 pm BRB - 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Mid-Atlantic SACNAS Regional Meeting 2019 "Uniting Diverse Communities through STEM" Registration Deadline: April 22nd, 2019! Register at: https://forms.gle/6UgN8mokCX3zZMUA7 and more details at: https://www.med.upenn.edu/sacnas/regionalmeeting.html See more details •	11	12 EE Just Spring Seminar Series EE Just Spring Seminar Series June 12, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Jordan Medical Education Center, Rm 506 Join the Ernest E. Just Biomed Society on Wed, June 12 for the next event in their seminar series. Dr. Fernando Albertorio will present, "Highway to Innovation - What Science Taught About Building a Business." Lunch from Qdoba will be served! To learn more about Dr. Albertorio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoalbertorio/ http://lesley.edu/stories/fernando-albertorio See more details •	13 PSPDG Write-in Fly-by PSPDG Write-in Fly-by June 13, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Smilow 09-146A Join the Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) on June 13, 12-1pm in Smilow 09-146A for a write-in fly-by! This event is an opportunity to pen your thoughts on a topic of interest in the current climate (political or otherwise) – in the form of post cards, op-eds, letters to the editor, etc. Feel welcome to drop by, pen a post-card, grab some pizza and head back out or stay and write a letter to the editor. Students are encouraged to bring friends and colleagues and to take pictures of postcards and share them (and tag PSPDG! @UPennSciencePol). See more details Institute for Immunology “Year in Review” Symposium: IGG Alumni Career Panel Discussion Institute for Immunology “Year in Review” Symposium: IGG Alumni Career Panel Discussion June 13, 2019 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Smilow Center for Translational Research Auditorium & Lobby Danielle Haney, PhD (Health Science Policy Analyst, National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Adeeb Rahman, PhD (Technology Director of the Human Monitoring Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Vicki Seyfert Margolis, PhD (Founder, MyOwnMed) Learn more and register: https://www.med.upenn.edu/ifi/yir.html See more details • •	14	15	16
17 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 17, 2019 10:00 am - June 21, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	18 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 17, 2019 10:00 am - June 21, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	19 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 17, 2019 10:00 am - June 21, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	20 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 17, 2019 10:00 am - June 21, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	21 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 17, 2019 10:00 am - June 21, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	22	23
24 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 24, 2019 10:00 am - June 28, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	25 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 24, 2019 10:00 am - June 28, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	26 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 24, 2019 10:00 am - June 28, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	27 Symposium on High-throughput Screening Technologies at Penn Symposium on High-throughput Screening Technologies at Penn June 27, 2019 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Gaulton Auditorium, BRB II/III We invite you to join us at a Symposium on High-throughput Screening Technologies at Penn on Thursday June 27, 2019 in the Gaulton Auditorium, BRB II/III from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM., sponsored by the UPenn High-throughput Screening Core, Chemogenomic Discovery Program, and Penn Center for Precision Medicine. This symposium will highlight screening projects and platforms at PENN and provide education on the possible areas where high-throughput screening can be used in basic and translational medicine. The symposium will be an exciting day filled with engaging speakers, including a keynote lecture Dr. Alice Soragni, PhD from the UCLA, expert Penn faculty highlighting technologies and results of screens done by users of the Penn HTSC, and a workshop on basic principles of turning your laboratory assay into an optimized, miniaturized assay ready for HTS. For a complete list of speakers, please see attached flyer. This event is open to all faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and lab staff. Pre-registration is required. Click here to register: https://micro.med.upenn.edu/htc_symposium/ See more details Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 24, 2019 10:00 am - June 28, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details • •	28 Grad Center: Summer Writing Days Grad Center: Summer Writing Days June 24, 2019 10:00 am - June 28, 2019 1:00 pm Grad Center 3rd floor Space is limited. Registration required. Writing Days provide graduate & professional students with a quiet, supportive environment in which graduate and professional students can work on writing goals and deadlines. The Grad Center provides coffee, tea, and light refreshments so students can be more productive and accountable, as part of a supportive writing community. See more details •	29	30

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