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Rebecca Lopez

Penn Libraries Spring 2021 Newsletter

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Dear BGS Students:

At the start of a new semester in an academic year marked by change and uncertainty, the Penn Libraries continues to adapt to the “new normal” created by COVID-19, developing innovative ways to support and facilitate scholarship and research.

As your librarian, I can help you navigate Library resources to find exactly what you need, just email me at dmanuel@upenn.edu

Get an overview of resources available this spring on our blog and/or read on for some highlights.

Virtual Support

The Libraries provides services to support remote teaching, research, and learning. Find information on accessing digital content, collaborating with research partners, and directly consulting with librarians.

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Pickup@Penn

Penn faculty, students, and staff can request books for pickup on the ground floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Books by Mail

Books can be shipped to current Penn students, faculty, and staff within North America.

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Borrowing from Partner Libraries

The Penn Libraries can help you obtain print and electronic materials from our network of partner libraries through services including BorrowDirect, E-ZBorrow, and InterLibrary Loan.

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Request Digital Delivery

Request scans of book chapters and journal articles in the collections of the Penn Libraries—and select partner libraries—for your research.

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Seat Reservations

Starting February 1, all current students may reserve a seat to study in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. This includes undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Patrons must comply with Penn’s COVID-19 testing protocols and show both a confirmed reservation and a PennOpen Green pass, valid for the day of their reservation, for entry.

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Latest Service Updates

The safety of our staff and our users is our top priority. The Libraries will continue to adapt services to address changing needs and circumstances throughout the school year, with guidance from the University and local and state officials. Check the yellow banner at the top of our homepage for links to the latest updates.

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Manuel de la Cruz Gutiérrez, PhD, MLS
Director of Data & Innovation Services at the Biomedical Library
Librarian for PSOM’s Biomedical Graduate Studies

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES 
215-746-2459
https://pennbiomedlibrary.blog/

@MDelaCG
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Managing and Visualizing Your Research Workshop Series

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The Graduate Student Center and Penn Libraries are bringing you a series of workshops focused on managing and visualizing your research. Learn more at gsc.upenn.edu/events.

iBiology Share Your Research Self-Paced Course

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Share Your Research Self-Paced Course

iBiology is now offering a free, self-paced version of their 5-week, “Share Your Research” course, which guides participants through the steps of creating and delivering a good research talk.

By the end of this course, you will have:

  • A detailed outline plan for your research talk.
  • Techniques and strategies for delivering an engaging and effective talk.
  • Approaches for finding and refining your preferred speaking style.
  • Strategies for practicing and receiving feedback on your talk.

Learn more and sign up here!

Penn I-Corps Program

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The Penn I-Corps Program teaches entrepreneurs how to test and validate their startup ideas by performing customer interviews; participants walk away with feedback from at least 20 potential customers. As such, it helps you develop a product/market fit strategy for your ideas. I-Corps is free to participants, and accepted teams receive grants of up to $2,000 for their startup. This short course meets five times over six weeks, starting on March 19. The program is restricted to Penn affiliated students, staff, researchers, or faculty with Penn-generated ideas and technologies originating in academic research.

Why Participate in I-Corps:

● Penn I-Corps can qualify you for participation in National NSF I-corps ($50k), which in turn entitles you to apply for an NSF PFI-TT (Partnerships for Innovation- Technology Translation) grant ($250k) and correlates with a high ratio of success in SBIR grant applications (~$1M)

● Participants do not need to have a full team upon signing up. We can help pair those with startup ideas with those who want to join a team, so you are not going through the process alone.

● By de-risking your idea, Penn I-Corps improves your chances for selection to the Penn Health-Tech Medical Devices and Health Technology Development programs.

● For Penn Faculty: Penn I-Corps enables you to pursue your technology development through your graduate students and post-docs. They can form a team with your backing. You can allocate $499 of the $2000 grant toward stipends for lab-personnel.

Apply Now: Space is limited; Penn I-corps evaluates teams on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applications are rolling, and we are currently accepting them. The final application deadline for the Spring is February 24, 2021.

If you are interested in learning more about I-Corps, come to one of our upcoming information sessions. Register here!

To date, Penn I-Corps trained 148 teams comprised of 373 individuals. The courses enabled teams to participate in valuable programs, such as YCombinator, DreamIt, Wharton Venture Initiation, and HAX hardware accelerator. Thus far, six companies are generating revenue and creating jobs. Thirty-four received $25 million in external funding and created 47 jobs in the Philadelphia area. The Penn President’s Innovation Prize was awarded for the past three years to I-Corps teams. Seven teams have participated in the National I-Corps program, and eight teams received SBIR/STTR grants.

McNeill Baur PLLC seeking Technical Specialist

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TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

McNeill Baur PLLC (www.mcneillbaur.com) are seeking a Technology Specialist with superior verbal and written skills and a PhD in Biology or Biochemistry from a superior institution. The Technical Specialist will provide scientific support to patent attorneys working on patent prosecution and counseling projects. Prior experience with patent law is not required as the position offers substantive training and career advancement opportunities in patent law.

Responsibilities include:

  • advising attorneys based on technical or scientific area of expertise,
  • drafting patent applications, including examples, descriptions of figures, claims, and detailed descriptions of inventions,
  • preparing draft responses to office actions and other prosecution filings,
  • performing technical analysis of commercial products, scientific literature, and patent documents for freedom-to-operate, invalidity, and noninfringement opinions, and
  • performing research to support review of technology and patent portfolios that clients may acquire or license.

Technical specialists at McNeill Baur are given the opportunity for significant responsibility early in their career, which provides meaningful career development towards a career as a patent agent. Technical specialists and patent agents typically work one-on-one with associates, counsel, and partners while gaining experience in a broad range of patent strategy, drafting, prosecution, and diligence matters.

A successful candidate will be expected to take and pass the USPTO registration exam within a year of being hired. The firm will pay for a USPTO registration exam review course to supplement on the job training with the firm’s attorneys on client matters.

We will consider candidates for both part-time and full-time positions, residing in the city of your choice. We also welcome on-ramp candidates who want to return to the workforce. The firm offers health insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, EAP program, a competitive salary, and a 401K plan with generous matching component.

Please submit resume, cover letter, salary requirements, desired schedule, and writing samples to careers@mcneillbaur.com. 

BGS Improv Workshop Series

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Did you know you spend 80% of your time communicating? Want a way to improve your communication skills while de-stressing after a long day?

Sign up for the BGS Improv Workshop today! https://forms.gle/UXWx6nb343CKYSxp9

Sign up with a friend to try something new together!

Mondays, February 1 – March 8, 6 – 8 PM
Please reach out to Laura Ohl (laura.ohl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) with any questions.