Spotlights
Students, Faculty & Alumni
Grant Workshop: Understanding the NIH Process – 6/20
This workshop will be dedicated to providing clarity to the pre-award and administrative process involved in submitting an application to NIH. This includes, but is not limited to: 1. Identifying the correct funding opportunity. 2. Choosing the appropriate funding institute. 3. Interpreting guidelines. 4. Identifying applicable documents to prepare. 5. Electronic application creation. 6. The internal BU submission process and expectations. Our goal of the session is to not only prepare and familiarize applicants with the multi-step submission process, but also provide... More
How to Launch your Career Beyond the Professoriate – 7/10
Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Grantsmanship 7/11
Receive feedback on your grantsmanship for your NRSA grant, drafts must be submitted to abolgion@bu.edu and henderson@bu.edu 2 days before the workshop, sign up to receive reminder e-mails. RSVP here Date: 7/11/19 Time: 2:00-4:00 PM Location: 72 E. Concord St., Room L109AB
Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Training Plans 7/25
Receive feedback on your training plan for your NRSA grant, drafts must be submitted to abolgion@bu.edu and henderson@bu.edu 2 days before the workshop, sign up to receive reminder e-mails. RSVP here Date: 7/25/19 Time: 2:00-4:00PM Location: 72 E. Concord St., Room L109AB
Amgen 2 Day Drug Development Workshop – 7/31 & 8/1
Learn "soup-to-nuts" overview of the drug development process, overview of the biotech industry from Amgen scientists. • Holistic overview of drug development process • Target identification & validation • Small molecule lead optimization • Small molecule synthesis & scale up • PKPD • Clinical development • Process Development • Commercialization/Devices • Biotech hiring trends & panel discussion Time: 9:30am-4:30pm Locations: 7/31/2019- 610 Commonwealth Ave (Room 106D CILSE) 8/1/2019- 24 Cummington Mall (Room LSE103)
Looking your Best on Paper: Building a Successful Cover Letter – 8/8
This seminar will focus on how to highlight experiences and skills on a resume and cover letter and the importance of tailoring these documents for specific roles. During this seminar, Lauren Celano will provide examples of skills and experiences that should be emphasized for different types of roles including bench research roles, non-bench research roles, business development, marketing,consulting, product/project management roles, and clinical roles. Advice will be provided regarding resume formatting and examples will be shown... More
Financial Fitness Fair 9/10
Student Financial Services will be hosting the Financial Fitness Fair again this year on September 10th. There will be experts from different fields like Experian educating students on credit, Access Lex talking about loan repayment and PSLF, representatives from the different military branches sharing scholarship opportunities and more. BU’s TransComm office will also be sharing ways to save in transportation. This is a great opportunity for students to meet with the representatives they choose at their leisure... More
Dodgeball Tournament – 9/14
SNMA are so excited to be hosting a Dodgeball Tournament for the entire medical campus! We are looking to have 14 teams, so the teams will be filled on a first come first serve basis. The sign-up sheet is available here. The tournament will be in the Solomon Carter Fuller Gym on September 14th from 4:30pm-7pm. Each team will consist of 5 people with a minimum of 2 girls per team. Students should select a team captain... More
Diversity Mixer – 8/9
Join students from across the medical campus and from across various diverse backgrounds for a “Diversity Mixer” to kick off the school year. Participating groups include: Student National Medical Association (lead organizer) Latino Medical Student Association Student National Dental Association Hispanic Student Dental Association Minority & International Scientists Organization BU Students of Color for Public Health BUMC Pride + Many more. Date: Friday, August 9th, 2019 Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm Location: Hiebert Lounge (14th Floor)
What Job will you Succeed in Based on Your Personality? – 8/21 Workshop
Behavior is the best predictor of performance. Knowing your personality and strengths will allow you to make a vital road map for your future career. Use a reliable, validated tool with decades of data behind it to reveal development strengths and needs. Take the 16 Personality Factors (16PF) personality test and work with psychologist Dr. Steve Brady during a workshop to learn about your personality and what type of role you will succeed in. Date: August... More