Saturday, May 13, 2023 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM ET West Salon GH

Careers in Science Lecture and Roundtables

Sponsored by the AAI Education Committee and AAI Committee on the Status of Women

Chair

Dorina Avram, Moffitt Cancer Ctr., Committee on the Status of Women Chair

Speaker

Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Washington Univ. Sch. of Med. in St. Louis, Avoiding tokenism—choosing your seat at the table

At this popular session, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with experienced scientists to explore specific career issues important to today’s scientists. 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. Topics include building productive mentor/mentee relationships; overcoming self-doubt; and tackling gender biases in recruitment, research, and leadership; and 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, nonprofit). Don’t miss this great opportunity!

Registration Fee: $30 (includes lunch)

Discussion Topics

A Conversation about Bystander Intervention

Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Washington Univ. Sch. of Med. in St. Louis

New PI (mentoring effectively, recruiting students and postdocs, preparing for promotion, early career self-promotion)

Venuprasad Poojary, UT Southwestern Med. Ctr.; Gregory F. Sonnenberg, Weill Cornell Med.

Succeeding in Graduate School

Lee Ann Garrett-Sinha, Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY; Joseph Larkin, III, Univ. of Florida; Brian Sheridan, Stony Brook Univ.; David Weiner, Wistar Inst.

Graduate Student to Postdoc

Ann Griffith, UT Health San Antonio; Wei Luo, Indiana Univ. Sch. of Med.; Joyce Wu, Ohio State Univ.

Postdoc to PI

Lisa Denzin, Child Health Inst. of New Jersey; David Hafler, Yale Sch. of Med.; Shruti Naik, New York Univ. Grossman Sch. of Med.; Irene Salinas, Univ. of New Mexico; Robin Stephens, Rutgers New Jersey Med. Sch.

Work/Life Balance

Kate MacNamara, Albany Med. Col.; Liang Zhou, Univ. of Florida

Building Networking Skills

Judith Cannon, Univ. of New Mexico; Cheong-Hee Chang, Univ. of Michigan; Rachel Gerstein, Univ. of Massachusetts Chan Med. Sch.; Amanda Jamieson, Brown Univ.

Biotech and Industry

Richard Boismenu, Sangamo Therapeutics; Richard Hanna, AstraZeneca; James Jin, Biocytogen Boston Corp.; Kiyomi Komori, Kinevant Sciences; Nikki B. Marshall, GSK; Sadiye Rieder, Horizon Therapeut.; Karsten Sauer, Cullinan Oncology; Erica Stone, GigaGen

Careers in Science Policy

Lauren G. Gross, AAI; Emily Kansler, AAI

Grant Writing for PIs

Michele Anderson, Univ. of Toronto; Jie Sun, Univ. of Virginia

Grant Writing for Fellowships

Shannon Dunn, St. Michael’s Hosp., Toronto; Virginia Shapiro, Mayo Clin.

Research from the M.D., Ph.D. Perspective/The Physician Scientist

Maria-Louisa Alegre, Univ. of Chicago; Amal Amer, Ohio State Univ.; Onyinye Iweala, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fayyaz Sutterwala, Cedars-Sinai Med. Ctr.

Careers in Veterinary Immunology

Weishan Huang, Louisiana State Univ.; Crystal Loving, National Animal Disease Ctr.

International Opportunities

Haiyan Liu, Natl. Univ. of Singapore; Gianluca Veggiani, Louisiana State Univ. and Cold Spring Harbor Lab.

How to Build Productive Mentor/Mentee Relationships

Barbara Kee, Univ. of Chicago; Kashayarsha Khazaie, Mayo Clin.

Balancing Teaching Responsibilities with Research

Deborah Brown, Clarkson Univ. and Trudeau Inst.; Julie Jameson, California State Univ., San Marcos

How to Negotiate for Better Self-Promotion

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, St. Jude Children’s Res. Hosp.; Malini Raghavan, Univ. of Michigan

NEW! Science Communication, Popular Science Writing, Editing

Deepta Bhattacharya, Univ. of Arizona; Jennifer Grier, Univ. of South Carolina Sch. of Med., Greenville

Challenges for Women Mentors and PIs

Laurence Morel, UT Hlth. San Antonio; Carla Rothlin, Yale Sch. of Med.

Academia versus Industry

Mandy McGeachy, Cornell Univ.; Jeff Rathmell, Vanderbilt Univ. Med. Ctr.

Alternative Careers

Dan Nevrivy, Nevrivy Patent Law Grp.

Tackling Gender Biases in Recruitment, Research, and Leadership

Avery August, Cornell Univ.; Dorina Avram, Moffitt Cancer Ctr.

Careers in Government Agencies

Yasmine Belkaid, NIAID, NIH; Deborah Hodge, NIAID, NIH; Kaushiki Mazumdar, CSR, NIH; Courtney Pinard, NIMH, NIH

Scientific Publishing

Henrique Borges da Silva; Mayo Clin.; Jose Conejo-Garcia, Duke Univ.

Opportunities for Scientists in Non-profits/Foundations

Jennifer Pesanelli, Biophysical Society; Joshua Vieth, JDRF