GSBS Genetics & Epigenetics Spring Career Symposium
When & Where
May 20
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Cooley Center (View in Google Map)
Contact
- Elisabeth Lindheim
- [email protected]
Event Description
9:00 am to 6:00 pm at The Cooley Center on the South Campus. Registration is closed but G&E community members may attend on a space available basis. Contact [email protected] with registration questions. Contact the symposium co-chairs with program questions: Celine Kong ([email protected]), Mabel Perez-Oquendo ([email protected]), Jace Aloway ([email protected])
PROGRAM
8:30 - 9:00am: Registration
9:00 - 10:10am: Welcome and Keynote Address by Kun Zhang, PhD, Professor, UC San Diego and Co-Founder of Singlera Genomics
10:20 - 11:20am: Breakout Session 1 (Select One Panel)
#1 -Fellowships and Training Grants: What is Out There and How Do I Get One?
#2 -Job Skills: Preparing for Interviews & Negotiation Skills
#3 -Using a Postdoc as a Launchpad for Your Career
#4 -Coffee with Dr. Zhang
11:30 - 12:30pm: Workshop #1: Making Effective Figures for Publications, Jeannie Woodruff, Texas Heart Institute
12:30 - 1:30pm: Lunch (for pre-registered attendees and speakers only)
1:30 - 2:30pm: Breakout Session 2 (Select One Panel)
#1 -Career Exploration [panel + small group discussions with the four panelists]
#2 -Maximizing Your Social Media Network
#3 -Academic Lectures: How to Teach a Subject Rather than Just Present Your Data
2:45 - 3:45pm: Workshop #2: Elevating Your Oral Presentation Skills (Select One)
#1 - Chalk Talks with Swathi Arur, PhD
#2 - Platform Talks with Michael Galko, PhD
#3 - Flash Talks with Tamara Laskowski, PhD
4:00 - 5:00pm: Keynote Lecture by Arne C. Lekven, PhD, University of Houston
5:00 - 6:00pm: Closing Remarks and Reception
9:00 am to 6:00 pm at The Cooley Center on the South Campus. Registration is closed but G&E community members may attend on a space available basis. Contact [email protected] with registration questions. Contact the symposium co-chairs with program questions: Celine Kong ([email protected]), Mabel Perez-Oquendo ([email protected]), Jace Aloway ([email protected])
PROGRAM
8:30 - 9:00am: Registration
9:00 - 10:10am: Welcome and Keynote Address by Kun Zhang, PhD, Professor, UC San Diego and Co-Founder of Singlera Genomics
10:20 - 11:20am: Breakout Session 1 (Select One Panel)
#1 -Fellowships and Training Grants: What is Out There and How Do I Get One?
#2 -Job Skills: Preparing for Interviews & Negotiation Skills
#3 -Using a Postdoc as a Launchpad for Your Career
#4 -Coffee with Dr. Zhang
11:30 - 12:30pm: Workshop #1: Making Effective Figures for Publications, Jeannie Woodruff, Texas Heart Institute
12:30 - 1:30pm: Lunch (for pre-registered attendees and speakers only)
1:30 - 2:30pm: Breakout Session 2 (Select One Panel)
#1 -Career Exploration [panel + small group discussions with the four panelists]
#2 -Maximizing Your Social Media Network
#3 -Academic Lectures: How to Teach a Subject Rather than Just Present Your Data
2:45 - 3:45pm: Workshop #2: Elevating Your Oral Presentation Skills (Select One)
#1 - Chalk Talks with Swathi Arur, PhD
#2 - Platform Talks with Michael Galko, PhD
#3 - Flash Talks with Tamara Laskowski, PhD
4:00 - 5:00pm: Keynote Lecture by Arne C. Lekven, PhD, University of Houston
5:00 - 6:00pm: Closing Remarks and Reception
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