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Nature Toolkits: Academic and Non-Academic CVs

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There are several important differences between academic and industry CVs. These Nature toolkits lay out the broad rules to follow when writing each type of document, providing guidance on content and design. The toolkits also provide links to useful resources, such as the Imperial Guide to CVs. 

Toolkit: How to write a great academic CV

Toolkit: How to write a great non-academic CV

Students interested in feedback on their own resume or CV should schedule a consultation with Penn Career Services. Speak to a graduate student/postdoc career advisor at any time during your Ph.D. or postdoc by scheduling your appointment on Handshake or calling 215-898-7530.

EE Just: Janssen Company Recruitment Visit

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Join E.E. Just for a Q&A session, to learn more about the Janssen Post-Doctoral Program. The session will feature Jennifer F. Nemeth, Ph.D., SCPM and Brenda Salantes, Ph.D. (Janssen Post-Doc and UPenn CAMB alum). Lunch from Real Food Eatery will be served!

July 1, 2019, 12-1 PM
Smilow Center for Translational Research, Room 11-145
RSVP: https://forms.gle/9XfdZLfDq7KKnHDA7

HTSC Symposium 2019 Registration

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We invite you to join us at a Symposium on High-throughput Screening Technologies at Penn on Thursday June 27, 2019 in the Gaulton Auditorium, BRB II/III from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM., sponsored by theUPenn High-throughput Screening Core, Chemogenomic Discovery Program, and Penn Center for Precision Medicine.

This symposium will highlight screening projects and platforms at PENN and provide education on the possible areas where high-throughput screening can be used in basic and translational medicine. 

The symposium will be an exciting day filled with engaging speakers, including a keynote lecture Dr. Alice Soragni, PhD from the UCLA, expert Penn faculty highlighting technologies and results of screens done by users of the Penn HTSC, and a workshop on basic principles of turning your laboratory assay into an optimized, miniaturized assay ready for HTS.  For a complete list of speakers, please see attached flyer.

This event is open to all faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and lab staff.  Pre-registration is required.  Click here to register: https://micro.med.upenn.edu/htc_symposium/

Immuno-Oncology Opportunity for Graduate Students

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Fred Hutch’s Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center invites students who are nearing completion of their PhD, MD, or MD/PhD graduate studies to apply for a 3-day, all-expenses paid symposium in Seattle.  

The program is designed for students interested in pursuing a postdoctoral training in immuno-oncology and will take place October 3-4, 2019 at Fred Hutch.  Activities around Seattle are planned for October 5, 2019.  Students either currently studying topics in immuno-oncology or those who are interested in switching fields are equally encouraged to apply. 

Application deadline: May 31st
Click here to apply or copy and paste this link in your browser: https://apply.interfolio.com/60848.  
Questions?  Email immuno_irc@fredhutch.org.

Dr. Shai Silberberg (NINDS), ‘Assuring a bright future for biomedical research’

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Dr. Shai Silberberg, Program Director and Director of Research Quality at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) will be visiting Penn on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Dr. Silberberg in his role with NINDS has an especially sophisticated understanding of what drives the emphasis by NIH on rigor and transparency. His institute, as well, has been particularly aggressive in experimenting with solutions through pre- and postdoctoral training venues. Dr. Silberberg’s talk, ‘Assuring a bright future for biomedical research’, will take place 10–11:30am in the Austrian Auditorium.

We have worked at Penn on issues of rigor and transparency for some time. Dr. Silberberg’s talk will reinforce much of what we do, but it will also provide specific insight into emerging thoughts and expectations of NIH. Those interested in familiarizing themselves with Dr. Silberberg’s work prior to the talk may read his important publication on reporting scientific outcomes (Landis et al., Nature 490 (2012) 187).