Event Description
Success in Academia, a professional development conference, will feature nine highly-accomplished speakers and panelists discussing academic career options and providing advice for graduate students, postdocs and biomedical scientists.
Attendees will learn how to best position themselves for success in obtaining jobs in academic institutions, how to overcome obstacles and challenges, and gain important lab management skills. The event includes break-out and panel sessions with options to learn about career-building skills, negotiation tactics for faculty positions, or transitioning into academic careers from different job sectors.
Following the sessions, a networking reception will provide the opportunity for attendees to learn more about academic career choices by interacting with panelists in an informal setting.
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Speakers include:
- Sulie L. Chang, Seton Hall University (keynote address)
- Nancy Pilotte, NIH-NIDA
- Debra Bangasser, Temple University
- Nick Bello, Rutgers University
- Jean Hardwick, Ithaca College
- Grace Peng, NIH-NIBIB
- Nina Tandon, Columbia University
- Meredith Wooten, Drexel University
- Amy Throckmorton, Drexel University
Event Sponsor
The Professional & Career Development Series, (including Careers Beyond the Bench and Success in Academia) is a product of the Drexel University College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies.
Chair: Dean Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, PhD
Event Co-sponsor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Event Chair: Andres Kriete, PhD
Associate Director for Graduate Studies and Academic Operations |
