Graduate students interested in a career in consulting are invited to come learn how to ace case problems with PGCC. The workshop will be led by Caiyue Xu (PhD Candidate in CAMB and incoming consultant at L.E.K.)
When: July 18, 2019 from 6-8 PM
Where: Location TBA
Register here. Dinner will be provided.
Join the Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) on June 13, 12-1pm in Smilow 09-146A for a write-in fly-by! This event is an opportunity to pen your thoughts on a topic of interest in the current climate (political or otherwise) – in the form of post cards, op-eds, letters to the editor, etc.
Feel welcome to drop by, pen a post-card, grab some pizza and head back out or stay and write a letter to the editor. Students are encouraged to bring friends and colleagues and to take pictures of postcards and share them (and tag PSPDG! @UPennSciencePol).
Come learn Python in a fun, beginner-friendly environment!
Dates: Tuesdays, June 25th- August 13th (8 sessions)
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research 8-146AB
Registration deadline: June 7th, 2018 (register @ https://forms.gle/y1szLSBLuY4JNrZ99)
Coffee and light snacks will be provided at each meeting
This is a free course, organized and run by graduate students, that is designed to help scientists in the biological and biomedical sciences gain programming skills. No prior programming experience is assumed — we will start with the absolute basics!
Using Python as a model language, we will cover the core programming concepts needed to perform basic data analysis, with an emphasis on common problems in biology and genomics. Each of the 8 meetings will consist of a short lecture followed by up to 2.5 hours of free-form workshop time, where students will work through a set of programming exercises at their own pace. Working together and asking questions is encouraged!
One of the best features of this course is the peer support: during each workshop, there will be several TAs present to answer questions/clarify the material, and there will be an active online Q&A forum where you can get help after class.
Note that if you have to miss a class or are not able to attend at all, you can still participate online using our Q&A forum.
Piazza Sign up Instructions:
1. Go to piazza.com/upenn/summer2019/programmingbootcamp
2. Join as Student
3. Enter your UPenn email address!
If you are interested in being a TA, or have questions, please email Sammy Klasfeld at sjk314@gmail.com
Programming Bootcamp is sponsored by the Genomics & Computational biology (GCB) graduate program, the Biomedical Graduate Student Association (BGSA), and the Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI).
” Are you wondering what you could do with a PhD? What skills you have that would be valued by a wide range of employers? What kind of post-PhD work life would make you happy? Then come to this interactive workshop led by PhD Career Advisors to help you get started in answering some of these questions using design thinking to manage your career. Whether you’re in the early, middle, or final stages of your PhD program, graduate students will benefit from this workshop by participating in interactive activities to help you get a strong sense of what your interests, skills, and work-values are, gain the confidence to tell your story and explore career paths, and come away with a career roadmap and resources to make the best use of your time in graduate school.
You’ll be using card sorts to prioritize your skills, interests, and values; drawing mind maps on dry-erase boards, and visualizing different versions of a ‘future you’ to help you be creative, strategic, and optimistic as you learn how to leverage your PhD for your future career.” (Via Career Services)
Date: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
Time: 2:30 – 4:00 PM
Location: Van Pelt Library, Collective Classroom (Room 113)
RSVP: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/305253/share_preview
The Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) will host a workshop with Hannah Silverfine from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
This workshop is aimed at anyone who is interested in being able to effectively lobby for their cause and meet with their representative in government (at the different levels), and make the whole process seem a lot less daunting.
Participants will learn the value of meeting decision makers and the necessary skills to craft a pitch.
When: Thursday, May 9, 2019, 12-1 PM
Where: BRB 251
Lunch provided!
RSVP: https://bit.ly/2VA5juY
This year’s BGS Professional Skills Series will conclude with, ‘Science & International Diplomacy’, presented by Dr. Mahlet Mesfin, Deputy Director of the Center for Science Diplomacy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), on Thursday, May 16th, 4:00 – 5:30 PM in the Barchi Library (140 John Morgan). This event is co-sponsored by the Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group (PSPDG).
Dr. Mesfin will speak to the intersections of science, policy, and society. An alum of Penn (SEAS PhD ’11), Mesfin joined AAAS in May 2017. She also serves as executive editor of the open-access policy journal Science & Diplomacy. Read more on her background here.
Light refreshments will be served! Please register here: https://forms.gle/wkibmCk5XbQjvNQs6
If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Lopez.
On Monday, June 10th 2019, the Penn SACNAS Chapter will host a day-long event of professional development workshops, as well as talks, poster presentations, and community building open to STEM undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoctoral, and faculty members. Their goal is to celebrate the power of diversity in STEM.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT:
Prizes will be given to top three Best Poster winners: 1st place: $250 gift card, 2nd place: $150 gift card, 3rd place: $75 gift card, sponsored by Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS).
Registration Deadline: April 22nd!
Register at: https://forms.gle/6UgN8mokCX3zZMUA7 and more details at: https://www.med.upenn.edu/sacnas/regionalmeeting.html
PSPDG will host a hands-on science communication workshop with Eliza Barclay, Health and Science editor of Vox News. Lunch will be provided!
When: April 12th, 12-1 PM
Where: Smilow 09-146AB
RSVP here.
Giving and Receiving Constructive Criticism
Dr. Stephen DiNardo, Cell and Developmental Biology and Katerina Placek, CTL Graduate Fellow, Neuroscience
April 25, 2019, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
BRB 0501 (5th floor conference room)
You have worked hard on a set of experiments and on drawing conclusions from them. Intellectually, you know that receiving feedback from peers and mentors on those experiments is central to your progress. But, hearing criticisms can be tough, especially given the investment you have made. Reciprocally, delivering critiques to a colleague in a manner that will help them can be just as tricky. In this workshop with Dr. Stephen DiNardo, attendees will engage in activities and lively discussion to develop ‘best practices’ for giving and receiving constructive criticism. Come and join to build on valuable communication skills that will serve you throughout your scientific career!
Counts toward the CTL Teaching Certificate.
RSVP here
Contact placekk@pennmedicine.upenn.edu for more information.
Communicating your Science with Confidence
Dr. Nandita Mitra, Biostatistics, and Katerina Placek, CTL Graduate Fellow, Neuroscience
May 7 2019, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
BRB 0501 (5th floor conference room)
Public presentation of one’s work – whether at a lab meeting, conference, poster symposium, or thesis defense – is a challenge regularly faced by BGS students and is often accompanied by nerves and jitters. How can BGS students conquer nervousness to confidently present their work to others? Dr. Nandita Mitra will lead an engaging workshop to help attendees communicate their science with confidence, focusing on ‘tips and tricks’ to use for preparation, presentation, and managing feedback when publicly communicating your science. If you have a public presentation coming up or have dealt with presentation-related nervousness in the past, then this workshop is for you!
Counts toward the CTL Teaching Certificate.
RSVP here.
Contact placekk@pennmedicine.upenn.edu for more information.
Do you want to improve your science communication skills? Do you wish you found it easier to ask questions in crowded seminars and at conferences? Do you want to become a more confident networker?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should attend the free BGS improv workshop in April and May. Improv is not stand-up comedy; it is acting without a script. It’s about think on one’s feet, solving problems as they come, authentic and effective communication, projecting confidence, facilitating team work, and not worrying about making mistakes. These are transferable skills that we need both in the lab and when communicating our science to our colleagues and the public. This 5-week workshop, led by professional instructor Sharon Geller, will provide a supportive environment for us to explore the improv techniques, stretch our communication muscles, and more importantly, have FUN!
Quick details:
Tuesdays (April 16th – May 13th) 5:30-7:30PM
Room 425 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Instructor: Sharon Geller (Improv instructor at the Walnut street Theater)
We have limited capacity. If you are interested, please fill out this application form: https://forms.gle/BaPNcF64GqChLry77
If you have question, please contact Yunshu Fan: yunshuf@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Workshop planning committee: Yunshu Fan, Rebecca Somach, Patti Murphy
