Events & Programs

Quality Control at the UMass Biological Laboratory

Susan Sloan, PhD, Senior Director, Quality Control, MassBiologics
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m. - Q & A to follow
S2-351
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NIH Career Development & Training Award Workshops

Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs
Joan M. Lakoski, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Robert J. Milner, PhD University of Massachusetts Medical School
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Faculty Conference Room

• 9:30-11:30am General Workshop: Steps to a Competitive Application
• 1:00-4:00pm Know Your Awards
• 1:00-2:00pm Know Your NRSA: A guide to applying for a individual pre- or postdoctoral training grant (F award)
• 2:00-3:00pm Know Your K: A guide to applying for a career development (K) award
• 3:00-4:00pm Know Your Kangaroo: A guide to applying for the Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) award (including a panel of recent K99/R00 recipients)

Registration via Faculty Affairs is required

AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

Cynthia R. Robinson, MA
Nate Hafer, PhD
Friday, December 2, 2001
2:00-3:00pm, Q & A to follow
S2-351

The Translation of Innovation from Academia to Industry

Steven Munevar, Ph.D., M.B.A. (GSBS 2003)
Friday, November 18, 2011
2:00 - 3:00 PM, Q & A to follow
Amphitheater III
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Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: The Assertion-Evidence Approach

UMMS Faculty Leadership Seminar Series
All GSBS students and Postdocs are invited to attend
Michael Alley, Associate Professor Engineering Communications at Penn State University
Thursday, November 17, 2011
10:00-11:00am, Amphitheatre I
No registration is required
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Optimizing Poster Presentations

What does the NIH Look for in Tenure-track Investigators?

Roland A. Owens, Ph.D. (Assistant Director, Office of Intramural Research, NIH)
Monday, July 18, 2011
2:00 - 3:00 PM, Q &  A to follow 
Faculty Conference Room
Refreshments will be served
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Mad Menicine:  Bringing High Science to Creative Advertising

Pamela Savage, Ph.D. (GSBS 2007)
Friday, June 10, 2011
1:00 - 2:00 PM, Q & A to follow
S2-351 and S2-352
Refreshments will be served
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Preparing Yourself for a Career in Industry

Lauren Celano, Propel Careers
Monday, May 23, 2011
1:30-2:30 PM, Q & A to follow     
Ampitheater 1 (S2-102)
Refreshments will be served
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From Academia to Industry:  Navigating the Rubicon

Yael Schwartz, PhD
Thursday, April 14, 2011
1:30-2:30 PM, Q & A to follow
Ampitheater 1 (S2-102)
Refreshments will be served
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CV Basics:  Documenting Research Accomplishments  

David Weaver, PhD
Thursday, March 3, 2011
1:30-2:30 PM, Q & A to follow
Ampitheater 1 (S2-102)
Refreshments will be served
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Science Policy

Phyllis Frosst, PhD
Friday, December 10, 2010
1:30-2:30 PM, Q & A to follow
S1-607 Goff/Lazare Auditorium
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Certificate in College Teaching 

Susan C. Wyckoff, Ph.D. 
Thursday, October 14, 2010 
10:00-11:00 AM, Q & A to follow
S1-608 Goff/Lazare Auditorium
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Science Policy

Cornelia Dean, PhD
Friday, December 10, 2010
1:30-2:30 PM, Q & A to follow
S1-607 Goff/Lazare Auditorium
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National Postdoc Appreciation Day

Ice Cream Social
Thursday, September 23, 2010
3:00-4:30 PM (following the Cornelia Dean seminar)
Faculty Conference Room

Career Options: Editor: Scientific Journal

Daniel H. Wainstock, Ph.D. & Susanne, Tranguch, Ph.D.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
2:00‐3:00 PM
Amp I, S2‐102
Refreshments will be served
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How to Choose a Postdoctoral Position - A Panel Discussion

Panelists will share their experiences in finding postdoc positions or qualified candidates for those positions.
Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to the panel:

Michelle Kelliher, Associate Professor, Cancer Biology
Craig Peterson, Professor & Vice-Chair, Mol. Medicine
Jonathan Gordon, Postdoctoral Scholar, Cell Biology
Mary Logan, Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurobiology 

Friday, April 30, 2010
2:00‐3:00 PM
Amp II, S4‐102
Refreshments will be served
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Career Options: Intellectual Property Law: A Career Information Discussion

Daniel W. Young, PhD & Josepha Parente, Esq
Thursday, March 18, 2010
3:00‐4:00 PM
Amp II, S4‐102
Refreshments will be served
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Surviving (Happily) My Career in Science

10 Commandments for Negotiating Work and Life
Joanne Kamens, PhD
Monday, February 8, 2010
12:00‐1:00 PM
Amp I, S2‐102
Refreshments will be served
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Put Your Science to WORK!

Author of "Put your Science to Work - The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists"
Peter Fiske, PhD
Friday, December 4, 2009
12:30‐2:30 PM
Amp I, S2‐102
Refreshments will be served
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