Are you thinking about your next career step and considering a career path in Biotech?  Join us for a virtual meeting with scientists from C4 Therapeutics, a Boston-based biotech company.   Presenters: Ayantu Temesgen, Research Associate I, C4 Therapeutics Dr. Brendon Ladd, Research Scientist II, C4 Therapeutics Drt. Gesine Veits, Research Scientist II, C4 Therapeutics   Presenters will share their career paths into industry as well as tips and resources for landing a job in industry.  Information about internships and job…

Christy Shaffer, Ph.D. has over 25 years of experience in the life science industry. She is a receptor pharmacologist by training, earning her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University Of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN in 1985. She received her post-doctoral training at The Chicago Medical School and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1995 she joined Inspire Pharmaceuticals as the first full-time employee. She was responsible for raising over $300M for the company and growing…

Becoming a resilient scientist is a process that includes much self-reflection, including challenging the negative (and oftentimes automatic) thought patterns that affect our emotional state and our performance at work. During this workshop you will learn to understand the stages of learning, common types of distorted thinking, and strategies to reframe your thoughts to be more positive and growth oriented. This workshop is led by Anna O’Connell from the Office of Graduate Education using materials from the NIH focused on…

Worried about how to navigate the “Publish or Perish” system? Dr. Katherine Brown, Editor of the journal Development, will provide an overview of how the publishing process works, including some tips on navigating the system. She will also discuss her take on the current publishing ecosystem and its likely future directions. Register for the ARIC publishing workshop: http://tinyurl.com/y5qh2moh — Come learn about academic publishing, and if you want to learn more, stay after to hear about careers in scientific publishing over coffee & cookies at the SWAC/TIBBS CNCC!

Jun Wang, PhD, Yale University

Justin Milner, PhD, University of California, San Diego