Sunday, May 5, 2024 12:45 PM – 2:45 PM ET Room W183AB
Careers in Science Roundtables
Sponsored by AAI Committee on the Status of Women
Chair
Julie M. Jameson, California State Univ., San Marcos, USA, AAI Committe on the Status of Women Chair
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: $40 (includes lunch)
Table Topics and Table Leaders:
Challenges for International Trainees/PIs
• Weishan Huang, LSU, USA; Michael Opata, NIAID, NIH, USA
STEM Opportunities for URM in the US
• Avery August, Cornell Univ., USA; Javier Irazoqui, UMass Chan Med. Sch., USA
New PI Toolbox (mentoring effectively, recruiting students and postdocs, preparing for promotion, early career self-promotion)
• Wei Luo, Indiana Univ. Sch. of Med., USA; Dequina Nicholas, Univ. of California, Irvine, USA
Work/Life Balance
• Kathryn Knoop, Mayo Clin. Minnesota, USA; Juan Mendoza, Univ. of Chicago, USA
Building Networking Skills
• Swinburne Augustine, EPA, USA; Clara Abraham, Yale Univ. Sch. of Med., USA
Grant Writing for PIs
• Carrie Lucas, Yale Univ. Sch. of Med. USA
Balancing Teaching Responsibilities with Research
• Deborah Brown, Trudeau Inst., Clarkson Univ., USA; Michelle Snyder, Towson Univ., USA
How to Negotiate for Better Self-Promotion
• Elizabeth Leadbetter, UT Hlth. San Antonio, USA
Challenges for Women Mentors and PIs
• Cheong-Hee Chang, Univ. of Michigan, USA; Michelle Krogsgaard, NYU Grossman Sch. of Med., USA
Tackling Gender Biases in Recruitment, Research, and Leadership
• Kristin Hogquist, Univ. of Minnesota, USA; Melanie Rutkowski, Univ. of Virginia, USA
Opportunities for Teaching and Research in Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions
• Julie Jameson, California State Univ., San Marcos, USA; Edith Porter, UCLA, USA
Biotech and Industry: R&D
• Samik Basu, Cabaletta Bio; Nikki B. Marshall, GSK
• Julie Rumble, Cayman Chemical Company; Erica Stone, GigaGen
Biotech and Industry: Business Development
• Judy Chou, AltruBio
Biotech and Industry: Medical/Translational Directors
• Laura Johnson, Verismo Therapeut.; Kiyomi Komori, Uniquity Bio
Biotech and Industry: Technical Operations and Communications
• James Jin, Biocytogen
Careers in Science Policy
• Lauren Gross, AAI, USA; Elizabeth Kovacs, Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Med. Campus, USA
Research from the M.D., Ph.D. Perspective/The Physician Scientist
• Aimee Payne, Columbia Univ., USA; Maria-Luisa Alegre, Univ. of Chicago, USA
Careers in Veterinary Immunology
• Michael Criscitiello, Texas A&M Univ., USA; Crystal Loving, USDA, ARS, Natl. Animal Dis. Ctr., USA
Academia versus Industry
• Daniel Cua, Janssen Res. & Dev.; Qizhi Tang, UCSF, USA
Careers in Government Agencies
• Arya Biragyn, NIA, NIH, USA; Kelly Hudspeth, NIAID, NIH, USA
• Michael Humble, NIEHS, NIH, USA; Mulualem Tilahun, NIA, NIH, USA
Scientific Publishing
• Adriana Benavides, AAI, USA; Eugene Oltz, Ohio State Univ. Col. of Med., USA
Opportunities for Scientists in Non-profits/Foundations
• Joshua Vieth, JDRF; Shermaine Mitchell-Ryan, Hlth. and Envrn. Sci. Inst., USA
Science Communication, Popular Science Writing, Editing
• Aimee Pugh-Bernard, Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Med. Campus, USA
Alternative Careers in Science
• Mira Chaurushiya, Westlake Village BioPartners
Mentoring Across Racial/Ethnic/Nationality Differences
• Rameeza Allie, Penn State Col. of Med., USA; Ziaur Rahman, Thomas Jefferson Univ., USA
How to Build Productive Mentor/Mentee Relationships
• Nicholas Lukacs, Univ. of Michigan, USA; Olivia Martinez, Stanford Univ. Med. Sch., USA
Meet the AAI Lancefield Mid-Career Achievement Award Winner
• Stephanie Eisenbarth, Northwestern Univ. Feinberg Sch. of Med., USA
Keynote Speaker Table
• Erica Saphire, La Jolla Inst. for Immunol., USA
Succeeding in Graduate School
• Kate MacNamara, Albany Med. Col., USA
Graduate Student to Postdoc
• Shanjana Awasthi, Univ. of Oklahoma Hlth. Sci. Ctr., USA; Malini Raghavan, Univ. of Michigan, USA
• Anita Chong, Univ. of Chicago, USA; Erin E. West, NHLBI, USA
Postdoc to PI
• Craig Maynard, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham, USA; Zhenyu Zhong, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr., USA
• Claudia Kemper, NHLBI, NIH, USA; Gianluca Veggiani, LSU, USA
Grant Writing for Fellowships
• Jessy Alexander, Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY, USA; Lauren Zenewicz, Univ. of Oklahoma Hlth. Sci. Ctr., USA
Funding and Career Training Opportunities through the Office of Research Training and Special Programs, Division of Extramural Activities at NIAID
• Bridget Burke, NIAID, ORTSP, DEA, NIH, USA; Zhuqing “Charlie” Li, NIAID, ORTSP, DEA, NIH, USA