BGS Career Development

Making It Count!

Rebecca Lopez

NEW! Career Path Alumni Video

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As a reminder, the BGS Career Development Site features a wide variety of resources, from a description of the Core Competencies developed through predoctoral training to websites for career exploration. Noteworthy among the site’s resources is the ‘Career Paths’ section, which provides a description of the profession, advantages of an advanced degree, key competencies, on-campus student organizations, first steps, alumni videos, and resources.

A new alumni video has been uploaded to the site. Aaron Steiner, Assistant Professor at Pace University, shares insights on teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate University.

SACNAS Outreach Opportunity

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Join Penn SACNAS chapter’s next outreach opportunity  – another partnership with Science Education Academy (SEA)! SEA is a non-profit STEM program whose aim is to support elementary students with hands-on experience with scientific method and inquiry.

This spring program is focused on life sciences. SEA occurs every Saturday from March 14 through April 18. SACNAS is looking for volunteers to guide elementary students through organized science activities for at least TWO Saturdays, from 9am – 12pm. SACNAS will provide transportation to and from SEA (51st & Spruce). Please note, new SEA volunteers will need to undergo a Pennsylvania criminal background check before beginning of the session. 

If you are interested in participating in this exciting partnership, please fill out this google form and SEA coordinators will contact you shortly: https://forms.gle/txnvHiZQLT8Va5Av5

If you have questions, please contact: ueharak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or email SEA directly: sea.philly2008@gmail.com

PSPDG Policy Memo Workshop

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Scientists are excellent at making judgment calls based on primary evidence. We do it every day when we read papers and incorporate new findings into our experiments or review a study and think “That experiment wasn’t well controlled at all!”. These skills are worth their weight in gold in the halls of Congress, the PA State Capitol, and City Hall. What scientists need, though, is the ability to translate that into a form that policymakers can use when they’re writing laws. That’s where PSPDG’s 2020 Science Policy programming comes in!
 
Join PSPDG, winners of the national 2019 NSPN-JSPG Memo Competition, as we discuss the currency of the policymaking world: policy memos. We’ll explain what they are, how they work, how to make one, and how to make it as effective and useful as possible! We’ll go over examples and guide participants in group exercises. Interested participants are encouraged to join a small memo-writing team afterwards to participate in the 2020 NSPN-JSPG competition with mentoring from our award-winning 2019 team.
 
Workshop held in BRB 253 (Biomedical Research Building II/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104) Tuesday, February 18th, from 12pm-1:30pm.

Food will be served! Feel free to come with your own policy memo topic ideas; we’re also happy to provide examples. Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/MemoRSVP

Attention Faculty and Trainees: Register for a CHOP/Penn Research Mentor Training Workshop

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We’re pleased to invite you to participate in a CHOP/Penn Research Mentor Training Workshop. Please choose the session that aligns best with your role:

  • Mentor Training for Clinical Research Faculty
    Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 3:00pm-5:30pm
    CHOP Abramson Research Center, Room 123ABC (1st Floor)
    Register and add to calendar
  • Mentor Training for Translational/Basic Science Faculty
    Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 8:00am-10:30am
    CHOP Abramson Research Center, Room 123ABC (1st Floor)
    Register and add to calendar
  • Mentor/Mentee Training for Research Trainees
    Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 11:30am-1:00pm
    CHOP Abramson Research Center, Room 123ABC (1st Floor)
    Register and add to calendar
    Grad Students, Postdocs, and Physician Fellow Researchers are encouraged to attend

The workshops, which will leverage training materials from the highly regarded Entering Mentoring program, will be facilitated by trained faculty from both Penn and CHOP. Topics will include effective communication strategies, aligning expectations and promoting self-efficacy.

This collaborative effort is intended to promote a culture of effective research mentoring practice on the CHOP/Penn campus.

Please be sure to save the date, and register using the links above. Please direct questions to atop@email.chop.edu.

Postdoc Position at Novartis

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Postdoctoral Fellow- Respiratory Biology and Disease

At Novartis, we are committed to training the next generation of scientific leaders. This postdoctoral fellowship offers aspiring drug hunters a unique opportunity to join our Respiratory Biology Group at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF). Mentored by GNF scientific leaders, the postdoctoral fellows will gain first-hand experience in the design and development of breakthrough therapies and innovative technologies for the treatment of lung diseases.

A postdoctoral position is available for a highly motivated scientist interested in tissue repair and regeneration in respiratory diseases. The successful candidate will become a key contributor in a dynamic research team dedicated to improving organ repair and resolving abnormal tissue remodeling. The candidate will join the respiratory disease postdoc cluster at GNF and will be working with a large group of scientists on regenerative medicine across different disease settings. The successful candidate will have access to state-of-art high throughput technologies and proprietary genomics tools at GNF. The ideal candidate should have outstanding communication and writing skills, strong passion and commitment to science and the ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team.

What you’ll bring to the role:

  • PhD degree holders, and PhD students in the last year of their thesis work in cell biology and/or developmental biology
  • Experience or demonstrated interest in lung biology and respiratory diseases
  • Proven ability to independently design and execute incisive experiments and interpret results
  • Strong record of scientific achievement: publications, conference presentations, patents, etc.
  • Curiosity toward learning cutting-edge industrial drug and target discovery techniques.

Desirable attributes:

  • Research experience in stem cell biology, and/or lung diseases.

You’ll receive:

  • The postdoctoral fellow will receive opportunities for scientific and career development to prepare for their next step in academia or industry. GNF postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to publish and patent their work at the institute.

Find out more about this opportunity here: https://www.gnf.nibr.com/careers/career-search/job-details/287733BR or send an email directly to rzhao@gnf.org.