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ITMAT Ed Regulatory Science Career Panel

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ITMAT Education will host a Regulatory Science Career Panel on Monday, October 5 from 12-1 pm via Zoom.

Join us to learn about academic and industry career pathways in regulatory science, the science of applying contemporary research methods to develop new tools, standards, and approaches to access the efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products. Please RSVP at:  https://events.med.upenn.edu/itmat/view/event/event_id/720443

Speakers for the panel are:

Gabriela Plesa, MD, PhD. Director of Translational Research Operations
Jessica Goldman, Senior Account Manager, Joule Inc.
Silvia De Paoli, PhD. Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, FDA

PSPDG Science Communication Workshop Series 2020-2021

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The Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) is kicking off their Science Communication workshop for the new academic year 2020/2021!

The first workshop, “Scientific Storytelling” is September 30th! Details will be sent to all people who sign up for updates.

For additional updates, join the SciComm Workshop Slack!

More info can also be found on their website: https://pennsciencepolicy.squarespace.com/workshop-series.

September STEM Chats with Graduate Alumni

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Interested in learning more about careers for graduate students in STEM fields? Check out Career Services’ upcoming series of online chats with these Penn alumni (click on name to view their LinkedIn profile):  

September STEM Alumni Chat – Incyte Online Q&A
Wed, Sep 16 10:30 am EDT – 11:30 am EDT
Bihui Xu Melidosian, Ph.D., Research Investigator, Incyte (Cell & Molecular Biology)  
REGISTER: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/562922    

September STEM Alumni Chat – Pfizer Online Q&A
Fri, Sep 18 11:00 am EDT – 12:00 pm EDT
Alex Kellum, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Pfizer (Organic Chemistry)  
REGISTER: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/562647  

September STEM Alumni Chat – Merck Online Q&A
Tue, Sep 22 12:30 pm EDT – 1:30 pm EDT
Suzanne Dettling, M.S., Contract Scientist, Merck (Chemical Sciences)  
REGISTER: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/569226    

September STEM Alumni Chat – OrtleyBio Online Q&A
Tue, Sep 29 10:30 am EDT – 11:30 am EDT
Peter Dong, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Services, OrtleyBio (Neuroscience)
REGISTER: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/567965    

Science Communication Workshop Series 2020-2021

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The Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) is kicking off their Science Communication workshop for the new academic year 2020/2021!

The first workshop, “Scientific Storytelling” is September 30th! Details will be sent to all people who register.

To receive updates about upcoming workshops, join the SciComm Workshop Slack!

More info can also be found on their website: https://pennsciencepolicy.squarespace.com/workshop-series. 

Virtual Cores Day

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Virtual Cores Day – September 24th, 2020

The Biomedical Research Core Facilities are delighted to be hosting a virtual version of the annual Cores Day event!

Join them in the morning for live BlueJeans presentations from core facilities across CHOP, Penn, and Wistar; and feel free to “stop by” in the afternoon for a series of informal core facility Q&A sessions. 

This event showcases the many outstanding biomedical research resources and services available throughout our campus, and is an opportunity for you to interface with more than 60 research core facilities.  

Please visit https://www.med.upenn.edu/cores/cores-day-2020.html for more information.

Please send any questions to April Weakley (aweakley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).

Job Openings at Morrison & Foerster LLP

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Morrison & Foerster’s Patent Group currently has openings for Entry Level Patent Agents or Scientific Analysts with Ph.D. in life sciences, chemistry, or medicine, across multiple offices:
· San Diego (SD)
· Boston (BO)
· San Francisco (SF)
· Palo Alto (PA)

Interested candidates can reach out directly to Bu Yin, PhD, Associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP and CAMB alum: byin@mofo.com.

More information can be found here:
https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp03/ats/careers/searchResults.jsp?org=MOFO&cws=46