Spotlights
Students, Faculty & Alumni
Dog Therapy – 5/8
SheInspires Lunch Series with Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili – 5/9
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
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
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
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
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
Art Days 2019: April 8th and 9th
LinkedIn Workshop – April 4th
This interactive workshop will help you tailor your LinkedIn profile to highlight your skills and experiences that are relevant to the positions you are looking for after your postdoc. It will also highlight help you distinguish your profile depending on whether you are looking for research or non-research based roles. Please bring your laptop to this session. Everyone that attends will have the opportunity to sign up to take a headshot for their LinkedIn profile.Register: https://tinyurl.com/buin4419Headshot Registration: https://tinyurl.com/bu4419
MAMS Open House – April 5th
The next MAMS Open House is on Friday, April 5, 2019, from 3:30 to 6:00PM EST, at 72 E. Concord St., Room L-201/3, Boston 02118. Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hsNHTPhLMLHsGeFsMjuQ_s67G7xRkOILzZgU7C_vKhI The event will include: A program overview from the MAMS Program Director, Dr. Gwynneth Offner Opportunities to speak with first and second year students A campus tour Light refreshment