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Students, Faculty & Alumni

Master’s Student Workshop Series – 5/2

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Master’s Student Workshop Series Boston University is pleased to announce the Master’s Student Workshop Series, co-sponsored by the Educational Resource Center (ERC) and the Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs. The workshops are designed to help master’s students thrive during their time at BU.  All workshops will take place at the Yawkey Center for Student Services, 100 Bay State Road, in room 545 Refreshments and food will be served! Though attendance at every workshop in the series is... More

2nd Annual GMS Alumni Award Reception – May 3

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2nd Annual GMS Alumni Award Reception Date: Friday, May 3, 2019 from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm Location: Heibert Lounge, 14th Floor in 72 E. Concord St., Medical Campus Description: Join us for alumni networking over light appetizers and drinks. Networking will begin following the 2nd Annual Distinguished Alumni Award presentation and the summary of the Dr. Erika Ebbel Angel Community Service Award Winners. The event is in collaboration with BPSO. RSVP  Join GMS in recognizing the contributions of our alumni at the 2nd Annual Alumni... More

SheInspires Lunch Series with Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili – 5/9

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Registration link- https://signup.com/go/irqXyKi Join us for lunch and conversation with BUSM Alumna Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the NeuroEpigenetics laboratory at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND), and faculty of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She is an alumna of BUSM of Pharmacology and Biomedical Neuroscience. Dr. Sadri-Vakili is the co-founder of the Professional Women’s Nexus (PWN), a... More

Life after BU: Navigating through the post-graduate years – 5/9

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Join us to hear from BU alumni and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, talk about her career path following her PhD. Learn more about the path to professorship and about different collaborations between industry that academia can have. RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclUhUCCgpd2XdXJ_rozdHrEPuWplAidyKKNVZsd5PGZIAOag/viewform?usp=sf_link Or you can use: https://tinyurl.com/faculty5919 Date: May 9, 2019 Location: 72 E. Concord St.- Room L109AB- Medical Campus Time: 1:30-2:30 PM

Bringing Diversity To Science: A “TED” Style Panel Talk – 5/13

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A panel discussion with faculty from Columbia University, University of Louisville and UMass Lowell who will speak about: • Mahdi Garelnabi, PhD, MSc, FAHA from UMass Lowell will speak about: "Mentoring and Networking: Key for Success in Biomedical Sciences" • Gissette Reyes-Soffer, MD, Columbia University will speak about: "Remember Where You've Been, so that You Can Value Where You Are & Where You Want to Go" • Alok Amraotkar, MD, MPH from the University of Louisville will speak... More

Addgene Site Visit – 5/15

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Hear from Addgene teams in Business Development, Outreach, Scientist, Research and Product. Tour the facilities and have lunch with employees. RSVP: https://bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_29a0bPcrAoDdYKF Or you can use: https://tinyurl.com/addgene515 Date: May 15, 2019 Location: 490 Arsenal St., Suite 100, Watertown, MA 02472 Time: 9:00AM-1:00PM

Internships: Building Experience during your PhD or Postdoc – 5/22

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This seminar will cover traditional internship opportunities posted on job boards as well as opportunities that can be created, through proactively reaching out to relevant companies. Insight into flexible internships to leverage scientific training and provide skill building in areas such as writing, business, intellectual property, policy, and strategy will be covered. How to identify organizations, reach out to companies, and initiate discussions for roles will be discussed. Date: 5/22/19 Location: 24 Cummington Mall (LSE 103) Time:  4:00-5:00PM