I hope you can all join us to celebrate the upcoming holidays!
Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/ZvqExD7uoUZfjN6G3 or on our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/125040754650366/
An Informal Meet-Up and Discussion
Join us for a discussion about the Nobel Prize winners
( Free Beer and Snacks Provided)
Greetings MGSNers!
MGSN would like to invite you to a Happy Hour at Rockefeller University's pub. Come mingle and connect with fellow grad students from various NYC institutions for a night of socializing with free food and drinks!
A map of Rockefeller University and venue location can be found in the following link (the Faculty & Student Club is building #9):
http://www.rockefeller.edu/about/campusmap/
When: September 30th
Where: Rockefeller University Pub
Thinking about your future career? Whether it be inside or outside of academia, it is never too early (or too late!) to brush up on your interviewing skills. Learn the art of self-presentation directly from HR and recruitment managers at Elsevier in this FREE opportunity open to MGSN members.
Friday, September 23, 2–5 PM
@ Elsevier Headquarters:
230 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Click to RSVP by Thursday (9/22) at noon
Developing and Funding Your Research Career:
Funding Your Research Career
Join MGSN and partners Weill Cornell and Hunter College for part two of a two-day workshop where you will learn how to:
•Understand the fundamentals of a competitive grant application
•Synthesize your grant proposal
•Write effective specific aims
Facilitated by Dr. Robert Milner, Associate Vice Provost for Professional Development, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Hunter College
West Building, Channing Screening Room B126
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY
Developing and Funding Your Research Career:
Planning Your Career and Finding Your Mentors
Join MGSN and partners Weill Cornell and Hunter College for part one of a two-day workshop where you will learn how to:
•Define your personal goals and career mission
•Develop a career action plan
•Establish and sustain relationships with mentors
Facilitated by Dr. Joan Lakoski, VP of Research and Graduate Education, Chief Science Officer of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Hunter College
North Building, Room 926C
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY
Job Opportunities
GENEWIZ is looking for a Ph.D. graduate who can speak Spanish or Portuguese to join our Inside Sales Team: http://genewiz.mytribehr.com/genewiz/careers/view/195
Notre Dame University of Maryland has an opening for a Medicinal Chemistry position. Please see the link below and feel free to forward to anyone that you think might be qualified and/or interested. https://ndm.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=77448
The School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS) at University of Pennsylvania is actively looking to hire a Director of Diversity & Inclusion (see https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/23754). The new Director will be responsible for overseeing the multi-cultural office at SEAS and create new and exciting programs with SEAS.
Other opportunities
PBS NOVA is currently looking for scientists from diverse backgrounds, for a new 6-topic show, who are good communicators to speak on a handful of topics: •Artificial Intelligence. How does today’s A.I. actually work, and is it truly intelligent? And for that matter, what is intelligence? The world’s brightest programmers are trying to build brighter machines by reverse-engineering the brain and by inventing completely new kinds of computers, with exponentially greater speed and processing power. And over their work, the question looms: if we can build human or super-human intelligence, is it safe?
The search for ET. From the Kepler mission’s astounding discovery of thousands of extrasolar planets, to the exhilarating probing of planetary ecosystems within our own solar system, to the high tech telescopes under development, the prospects for discovering life beyond Earth have never been stronger. Still, there are daunting hurdles to surmount. How can we study small planets light years away? Is the failure of SETI to hear any other voices in the galaxy a warning sign that advanced civilizations don’t last long? And if we do find other life in the universe… then what?
Dark matter and dark energy. Find out what scientists know about dark matter and dark energy – and don’t know – as the latest generation of detectors rev up, the Large Hadron Collider attempts to make the mysterious stuff, and powerful telescopes peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before to understand just how this mysterious dark sector of the universe behaves. The answers could reveal not only how the universe was shaped over the last thirteen plus billion years, but how it will end.
Microbiome and other parasites that live in us. Our human cells are literally outnumbered by non-human bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live in and on us, making our bodies more like an ecosystem for trillions of microbes. Evidence suggests that a damaged microbiome can cause obesity, allergies, even mental disorders – but scientists are just beginning to venture into this newly discovered biological frontier, opening up a new world of microbial forensics, cheese fermented by armpit microbes, and life-saving poop pills.
Animal communication. Around the world, scientists are deciphering an amazing array of animal noises – prairie dog screeches, mouse love songs, whale clicks – revealing how animals share information that’s critical to their survival. At the same time, these exotic vocalizations are revealing new clues into the roots of language itself.
Synthetic biology. A revolution in genetic engineering and thrilling innovations in synthetic biology are bringing the dream of creating life in the lab closer to reality. Already, researchers have the ability to use cells to 3D-print body parts, to synthesize alien-like DNA with extra base pairs, and to edit any genome – including our own – at will. There’s serious talk of using the newest technologies to bring long-extinct animals back from the dead. But the power to make life comes with deep ethical questions.
iJOBS SciPhD Workshop: Leadership and Business Skills for Scientists. This is a 4 day (35 hr) workshop. You only need to register once, however, all 4 sessions are required. Feb 9, 10, 23, and 24 from 9am-5pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ijobs-sciphd-workshop-leadership-and-business-skills-for-scientists-registration-30316975891
(limited capacity so sign up early)
SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC (http://sciphd.com/) and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation and project management. This workshop focuses on 24 essential core competencies valued by industry and business, relates those competencies to activities and behaviors commonly experienced by academic scientists through the scientific method, and demonstrates how those competencies work together to form the operational competencies that are essential in business. These transition business competencies can also be applied by academic and government scientists in running their laboratories. SciPhD is a very interactive and hands-on exposure to these concepts with real action items to take away from the workshop. Throughout the program, students and postdocs will experience at least four behavioral-based interview experiences in which they will play the role of the candidate and the interviewer.
Topics include:
The Business of Science, Successful Communications as a Scientist, Six Leadership Styles, Developing Your People, Negotiation and Finance, Building Effective Teams, Strategic Project Management for Scientists, Applying What You've Learned
December 2016 Opportunities
January 2017
STEM fellowship and career opportunities:
Fellowships
The California Alliance Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for 2017-2018. Prospective applicants in the mathematical sciences, physical sciences, chemistry, computer science, and all fields of engineering are invited to apply by completing ONE application for postdoctoral positions at any of the four partner schools: Berkeley, Caltech, Stanford and UCLA. The California Alliance’s Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are accepted online at: https://www.california-alliance.org/postdocfellowships
Contact: Dr. Catherine Newman: californiaalliance@berkeley.edu
The Cancer Immunology Lab at UC Davis is searching for a postdoctoral fellow.
Please contact jiluna@ucdavis.edu for more information.
T32 Postdoc Training Program in Health Disparities Research of University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health is seeking applications for Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Disparities Research funded by the NICHD. Provides training in interdisciplinary research that addresses disparities in health status and health outcomes among minority populations with an emphasis on maternal/child, adolescent and family health.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2017.
Please contact Dr. Pamela Asquith for more information: 608-265-2643
November 2016 Opportunities
November 11, 2016
Weill Cornell Medicine Clinical & Translational Science Center presents
Research In Progress Lunch Series
Conducting mentored clinical and translational research from the perspective of Trainees and Scholars
Yuan-Shan Zhu, PhD
CTSC Associate Program Director
Associate Professor in Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Friday, November 11, 2016
12:30-1:30pm
Weill Greenberg Building, Conference Room A
1305 York Avenue, New York, NY
Click here to RSVP (Pizza will be served)
Featured Presentations:
“Study of TB Latency and Persistence”
CTSC KL2 Scholar – Kathryn Dupnik, MD
Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine
“Predicting Hospital Utilization in Home Hospice Patients”
CTSC Master’s Degree Candidate – Veerawat Phongtankuel, MD
Medicine/Geriatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine
“Gene expression profiling of leukemic stem cells reveals novel chemoresistance pathways in acute myeloid leukemia”
CTSC TL1 Trainee – Alec Stranahan, MS
Molecular Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Visit the CTSC website for more information about the
CTSC Education and Training Program
Need help defining your professional/career goals? Looking for research mentors but unsure how to find them? Have questions about how best to sustain a current mentoring relationship? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to come out on Tuesday to:
Developing and using an Individual Development Plan (IDP)
& Finding and sustaining relationships with research and career mentors
Featured Presenters:
Joan M. Lakoski, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Robert J. Milner, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Professional Development, Professor of Neurology,
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
8:30am-3:30pm
Griffis Faculty Club (Weill Cornell Medical College)
1300 York Avenue, New York, NY
Click here to RSVP
Weill Cornell Clinical &Translational Science Center (CTSC) will host a workshop on defining your professional goals, developing an action plan using an Individual Development Plan, and how to find mentors and sustain the relationship.
Workshop objectives:
• Defining your personal goals and career mission
• Developing an action plan
• Finding research mentors and sustaining the relationship
Program Agenda:
8:00 – Registration & Breakfast
8:30 – Program Start
8:30- 10:30am – Career Planning
· Individual Development Plan (IDPs): define career mission, goals and objectives
· Career Development Plan: translate goals and objectives into action
Individual Consultations: 10:30-11:30
Lunch Break – (11:30-12:30)
12:30 – 3:30pm – Your Mentoring Team
· The Myths and Realities of Mentoring
· Finding Mentors: five steps to mentoring
· Managing the Relationship