Sponsored by the AAI Education Committee & AAI Committee on the Status of Women
At this popular session, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with experienced scientists to explore specific career issues important to men and women in science today. Gain insights into issues you are confronting in your own career. Topics include international opportunities in science, succeeding in graduate school, tips on grant writing, considerations for scientists in M.D.-Ph.D. careers, and exciting careers beyond the bench. New to the 2020 session are topics on building productive mentor/mentee relationships, overcoming self-doubt, and tackling gender biases in recruitment, research, and leadership. There are also table discussions on navigating work-life issues, such as balancing careers with family and transitioning from specific career stages, which may be relevant to any work environment (academic research, biotech industry, governmental agencies, non-profit). Don’t miss this great networking opportunity!
Registration Fee: $30 (lunch included)
Chair:
- Laura A. Solt, Scripps Res.; AAI Committee on the Status of Women Chair
Speaker:
- Joan Goverman, Univ. of Washington, Overcoming self-doubt and becoming a confident scientist
Discussion topics and table leaders:
Research Careers in Academia
- Succeeding in Graduate School
Steven Templeton, Indiana Univ. Sch. of Med.; Bao Q. Vuong, City Col. of New York - Graduate Student to Postdoc: finding a postdoc, interviewing
Ann Griffith, Univ. of Texas Hlth. San Antonio; Lyse A. Norian, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham; Irene Salinas, Univ. of New Mexico - Postdoc to PI
- Government Research Institutions
TBA - Medical Schools
Andre Ballesteros-Tato, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham; Lisa K. Denzin, Child Hlth. Inst. of New Jersey
- Government Research Institutions
- New PI (mentoring effectively, recruiting students and postdocs, preparing for promotion, tips for balancing teaching and research):
Martin J. Richer, McGill Univ., Canada; Matthew R. Olson, Purdue Univ. - Building Networking Skills
Laura A. Solt, Scripps Res.
Building Productive Mentor/Mentee Relationships
- Louis B. Justement, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
Overcoming Self-Doubt and Becoming a Confident Scientist
- Tina L. Sumpter, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Joan Goverman, Univ. of Washington
Tackling Gender Biases in Recruitment, Research, and Leadership
- Virginia Shapiro, Mayo Clinic; Lisa Butterfield, Parker Inst. for Cancer Immunotherapy
Careers in Veterinary Immunology
- Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Colorado State Univ.; Crystal L. Loving, USDA, ARS
Work / Life Balance
- Elizabeth A. Leadbetter, Univ. of Texas Hlth. San Antonio; Andrea Sant, Univ. of Rochester
Careers in Biotech and Industry: moving from academia to industry and vice versa
- Markus Mohrs, Regeneron Pharma.; Kritika Ramani, Evelo Biosciences; David J. DiLillo, Regeneron Pharma.; Stephen T. Haley, Immudex; Sadiye Rieder, Viela Bio; Ira Mellman, Genentech; Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, AstraZeneca; Joseph S. Dolina, Pfizer; Mark S. Wilson, Genentech; Peter Emtage, Kite Pharma
Careers at Governmental Agencies
- Konrad Krzewski, NIAID, NIH; Deborah Hodge, CSR, NIH
NIH Study Section Insights
- Grant Writing for Fellowships/Transition Awards
Melissa A. Brown, Northwestern Univ. Feinberg Sch. of Med. - Grant Writing for PIs
Meera G. Nair, Univ. of California, Riverside; Amy E. Lovett-Racke, Ohio State Univ. Med. Ctr.
The Physician Scientist: balancing clinical and research duties
- Penelope A. Morel, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Maureen A. Su, Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Research from the M.D., Ph.D. Perspective
- Xunrong Luo, Duke Univ. Sch. of Med.; Liza Konnikova, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Non-Research Careers for Scientists: careers enabling scientists to advance the field away from the bench
- Scientific Publishing
Ellen C. Fox, The Journal of Immunology, AAI - Opportunities for Scientists in Foundations/Non-profits
Thandi M. Onami, Gates Fndn. - Careers in Science Policy
Lauren G. Gross, Public Policy and Government Affairs, AAI
International Opportunities in Science
- Hanne Ostergaard, Univ. of Alberta, Canada
- Winfried F. Pickl, Medical Univ. of Vienna, Austria