BGS Career Development

Making It Count!

Rebecca Lopez

Understanding the Journal Publishing Process for Early Career STEM Authors

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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kenneth Zaret (Joseph Leidy Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine) as he discusses the journal publishing process for early career graduate students and faculty in the sciences. This workshop will provide a casual, interactive opportunity to learn more about tips and best practices for successfully navigating the world of academic journal publishing from the perspective of a practicing editor.

Dr. Zaret has served as an editor of the journals Molecular and Cellular Biology (1993-1997) and Development (2006-2012), as a guest editor of Methods: A Companion to Methods in Enzymology (1997), Current Opinions in Genetics and Development (2001), and Mechanisms of Development (2003). Dr. Zaret is currently on the Editorial Boards of Science, Genes and Development, Development, and Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Differentiation. (Via the Graduate Student Center)

Register here.

When: Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM 
Where: Room 305 (3rd Fl), Grad Center, 3615 Locust Walk

PBG Spring 2019 Kickoff

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Interested in gaining real life consulting experience? Want to learn more about consulting and the healthcare industry?

When: Thursday, February 7th at 5:30 pm
Where: The Wharton School, Jon M. Huntsman Hall, (Room TBA)

Join Penn Biotech Group Healthcare Consulting at the Spring Kickoff for:
–An overview of PBG, including what we do and how to apply for projects!
–Come grab food and then drinks at our kickoff happy hour at Landmark Americana (3333 Market St).
–Come network with fellow PBG members and learn about opportunities at Herspiegel Consulting (Pharmaceutical & Biotech Consulting firm). The info session will be about what they do and the type of applicants they are looking for.
–For more information about PBG, visit our website at pbgconsulting.org
–No business/consulting experience necessary! We hope to see you there. Spread the word.

If you cannot make it to the kickoff, please sign up for our email list at
tinyurl.com/PBGnews and we’ll be sure to include you in communications going forward about signing up for project teams.

Become a PBG member: tinyurl.com/PBGmember.

Open Labs at Penn Presents: Sips of Science 2019

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Interested in working on your science communication skills? Visit Open Labs at Penn on February 6th or 7th! Come prepared with your idea for a TED-style talk and get a chance to present your science to high school students in April. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. See our flier for detail. For more information, email pennopenlabs@gmail.com.

When: Feb. 6th or 7th, 5:30 PM

Where: IRG7, Irvine Auditorium

Deciding Where to Publish: Finding Publication Venues that Align with Your Goals

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“Whether it’s your first-time publishing or you are a publishing veteran, deciding where to publish can be a daunting task that will impact you for years to come.  Not only is finding the right “fit” for your scholarship extremely important, but your publication venue also determines other important factors, like where and how you can share your scholarship after it’s published (your personal website, academia.edu or ResearchGate, etc.) or whether or not you can reuse your work elsewhere (conferences, subsequent publications, etc.).

This presentation will help get you started in establishing your publishing criteria, developing a list of journals/publishers, and evaluating those publication venues based on the criteria you develop. The session will also briefly cover some best practices for submitting, reading/negotiating publishing contracts, and sharing your work after it’s published.” (Via the Graduate Student Center)

When: Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Where: Room 305 (3rd Fl), Grad Center, 3615 Locust Walk

Register here.

PSPDG Workshop: How to Write a Policy Memo

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“Policy memos are the currency of the advocacy world. Used by political staffers, activists, community organizers, corporate lobbyists, and NGOs, they can be distributed to policymakers, the press, and even the general public. They summarize an entire complicated, controversial topic into a few pages, giving the reader the lay of the land and an overview of how you feel about it in just a few minutes.

Anyone wanting a career in science policy will want experience writing policy memos, and we’re hosting a workshop to teach you all about them! The workshop will include tips and tricks from major political advocacy groups, as well as hands-on learning to give you a head start in preparing for your submission to the National Science Policy Network’s Memo-Writing Competition. The winning science policy organization gets up to $1,000 for programming!

Lunch will be provided!” (Via PSPDG)

When: Tuesday, February 5, 2019. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Where: BRB Room 253