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Panels

Penn INSPIRE Event – What INSPIRES you?

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The Penn Interdisciplinary Network for Scientists Promoting Inclusion, Retention and Equity (Penn INSPIRE) would like to invite the BGS community to our inaugural event, “What INSPIRES you?” on March 31, 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30PM. Our distinguished panelists will describe what has inspired them to pursue their career paths, their journeys navigating academia as URM individuals, bumps along the road and how they remain motivated in the face of challenges. There will be an open floor Q&A at the end of the panel.

Please RSVP using this link (http://tinyurl.com/InspirePanel) to receive a zoom invitation.

April 5th: BGS Alumni Leading at the Scientific Edge

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Join us for an exclusive virtual career panel for BGS alumni and students.

BGS Alumni Leading at the Scientific Edge
BGS Alumni Leading at the Scientific Edge  
BGS students and alumni are invited to attend this exclusive virtual career panel featuring three accomplished PhD graduates working in the private sector.  

Monday, April 5, 2021
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. EDT  
Zoom Webinar  
Register and submit a question  
Event login details will be provided in your confirmation email.    

Featuring:

  Michelle Kinder   Michelle Kinder, PhD Scientific Director for Immuno-Oncology
in US Medical Affairs, Incyte

  Adam Koppel   Adam M. Koppel, MD, PhD Managing Director,
Bain Capital Life Sciences

  Fiona Mack   Fiona A. Mack, PhD Head of JLabs @ TMC,
Johnson & Johnson Innovation    

Register and submit a question  
Event login details will be provided in your confirmation email.
Inquiries: mcgarryn@upenn.edu

BGSA & IGA: Science Communication and Activism Career Panel

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BGSA & IGA are co-hosting Science Communication and Activism Career Panel.  Panelists will include Wei Ji Ma PhD (professor and science activist), Evguenia Alechine PhD (medical and science writer), and Kevin Alicea PhD (associate director of PROUD and science activist) who are involved in careers focusing on science communication and activism.  The virtual event will be hosted on Monday, March 1st, 12-1pm.

Please submit any questions you may want to ask the panelists using the google form and sign up to be entered in a raffle for the BGSA sweatshirt: https://forms.gle/ozTYKP5SWggQHs2b9

Panelist bios attached!

Biotech & Informatics Career Panel – 2/22 at 2pm

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Curious about working in Industry? John Gregg, Van Truong, and GCB worked with Penn IBI to organize monthly Biotech & Informatics Career Panels. The first event takes place on Monday, February 22, 2021 from 2:00-3:30pm. Information on the speakers and the link to join via Zoom can be found in the attached flyer.

Save the dates for the other upcoming career panels – March 22 and April 22 from 2 – 3:30pm. More details to come.  

IgA Wellness Panel: Signs of a Healthy Relationship in Science

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January 28, 6-7pm
Register & submit questions: https://forms.gle/xZSJxax29SjyKQdn8

Continue your personal wellness journey and building healthy relationships with IGA’s wellness team on January 28th from 6-7pm!  There are a lot of challenges early-career scientists face when considering the next steps in their scientific development, but opportunities may become more limited when you are coordinating for two. Join Signs of a Healthy Relationship in Science to hear faculty discuss unique challenges partners within academia face such as the two-body problem.