More information on the Biology Postdoc home page.

 

Mon Jan 22, 68-181 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Enrollment limited: advance sign-up required

Contact: postdoc-reg [at] mit.edu

A Sampling of Careers in Biology

BioTech/Pharma
Pamela Carroll, Ph.D., Merck Research Laboratories; Thomas Keating, Ph.D., AstraZeneca; Todd Milne, Ph.D., Microbia; Brian Washburn, Ph.D., Immunetics

Join us for short talks and a question and answer session with scientists who have made the jump into industry. What is it like? What's the best place for you? Startups, medium biotech, or big pharma? Come meet scientists from all sectors.

 

Thu Jan 11, 12:30 - 2:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Science Communication and Publishing
Heather Dawes, Senior Editor, Current Biology;
Dan Wainstock, Deputy Editor, Developmental Cell;
Jodi Hirschman, Scientific Curator, Saccharomyces Genome Database,
Maureen McDonough, Communications Officer, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

The future of science depends on the dissemination of scientific knowledge, both within the scientific community and beyond it to our larger society. Come to this session to hear from people in a variety of communications-related jobs. What jobs are out there and what are they like? What skills do you think you'll need? Where can you find more information?

 

Tue Jan 16, 12:30 - 2:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Law Panel
Alex Andalis, Ropes & Gray;
Chris Cowles, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge;
Ignacio Perez de la Cruz, Ropes & Gray

Thinking of using logical reasoning and scientific framework that you honed in graduate school to leverage a career in Law? Come hear scientists who blazed those trails!

 

Thu Jan 18, 11:45am to 1:30pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Consulting & Venture Capital
Karen Hong, PhD ProQuest Ventures;
Jason LaBonte, PhD Decision Resources;
Kay Larholt, VP and Exec. Director, Biometrics and Clinical Operations Group, Abt Associates

The business of Biology is booming! This seminar features Venture Capitalists which finance biological enterprises and Consultants who suggest the best way to merge business and Biology. Come listen and speak with PhDs who have made the transition from benchwork to the business world.

 

Tue Jan 23, 12:30 - 2:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Policy/Government Panel
Brad Smith is a Senior Associate at the Center for Biosecurity and an Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh;
Joann Boughman is the Executive Vice President of the American Society of Human Genetics and an Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore;
Patrick Regan, Supervisory Microbiologist at the Food and Drug Administration's Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center;
Susan Cumberledge is Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMass Amherst, and a 2004/2005 AAAS Science and Technology Policy fellow.

Have you ever wanted to have more control over how science is directed by the government? How science is used by the government? Could you make a difference by using your biology background in a career in science policy? This is your chance to find out about the AAAS Science Policy Fellowships, and careers in science policy at government agencies, private foundations and universities.

 

Tue Jan 30, 12:30 - 2:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Grant Writing/R01s
Steve Bell, Ph.D., MIT Biology Professor and HHMI Investigator; & Troy Littleton, MD/Ph.D., Associate Professor, MIT Biology

Getting grants is critical to both starting and maintaining your research lab. Come hear from faculty who have been through the process from both the application and decision-making side.
Mon Jan 8, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181

 

Mon Jan 8, 11:00 - 12:30pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Applying for a PostDoc
Phil Sharp, Ph.D., David Page, Ph.D., Ellyl Nedivi, Ph.D.

Session 1: 1 pm-2 pm. Find out about the postdoc application process from the faculty perspective in order to learn what makes a good postdoc candidate and to get tips for a successful interview.
Session 2: 2 pm-3 pm. Hear from current postdocs at MIT and other universities to find out what they have learned from their application process and interviews.

 

Tue Jan 9, 1:00 - 3:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Postdoc Bootcamp: Life as a Postdoc at MIT
Marilyn Smith, Office of the Provost;
Janet Fischer, Office of the Provost;
Fred Crowley, Controller's Accounting Office;
Lucy Walsh, Medical Dept.;
Elizabeth Parr, Benefits Office;
Linda Patton, Off Campus Housing;
Alicia Hunt, Graduate and Family Housing

Are you wondering what it means to be a postdoc at MIT? What benefits are you eligible for? What is your exact status and how does that impact your time here? These questions and more will be addressed by a panel of speakers focusing on issues for postdocs. If you've just come to MIT, be sure to come and get some facts.

 

Thurs Jan 25, 12:00 - 1:30pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Finding a Faculty Position
Michael Laub, Assistant Professor, MIT
Mitch McVey, Assistant Professor, Tufts University

Looking for that professorship is a daunting process. What do search committees look for? Where do you find out more about jobs? What questions should you ask? What do you need to keep in mind? Come find out from faculty from MIT and other local universities who have experienced both sides of the fence!

 

Wed Jan 10, 1:00 - 2:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Women in Science
Group Discussion:
Hazel Sive, Ph.D. Whitehead member and Professor of Biology;
Amy Keating, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology;
Marjorie Oettinger, Ph.D. Professor of Genetics, MGH-Molecular Biology; and
Rachel Meyers, Ph.D., Director, Research, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Growing numbers of women in science have greatly advanced progress in research in stellar leaps; however, there are still specific challenges faced by women in academic science even today. Faculty will share their experiences with us.

 

Wed Jan 24, 11:00 - 12:30pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Family & Science
Kathy Simons, Manager, MIT Center for Work, Family & Personal Life;
Peter Weigele, Ph.D., Research Scientist of Biology;
Laura Francis, Graduate Student of Biology
Aviv Regev, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. Biology & Broad Institute

We've got a group of scientists who will share with us how they are balancing the load of research science with the responsibilities of raising a family.

 

Fri Jan 26, 11:30 - 1:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Finding PostDoc Fellowships
Graham Walker, Ph.D., Terry Orr-Weaver, Ph.D.

Learn about the postdoc fellowship application process from faculty who have been on fellowship review boards.

 

Mon Jan 29, 1:30 - 3:00pm, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Academic Teaching Positions
Tracey Ware, Assistant Professor (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) and Program Director, Nuclear Medicine Technology; Anthony Fernandez, Associate Professor, Merrimack College

Being a faculty member at a liberal arts college has its own difficulties. Balancing the teaching load with the growing desire for departments to require outside scientific funding is a tricky task. Come hear how this juggling act really happens!

 

Thu Jan 25, 10:00-11:30 am, 68-181

Contact: Peter Reddien, WI-501B, x4-4083,

reddien [at] wi.mit.edu

Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology

 

Tue Jan 9, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

 

Wed Jan 10, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

 

Wed Jan 17, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

 

Mon Jan 22, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

 

Thurs Jan 25, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

 

Thu Feb 1, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

Stem Cells in the Blood and Muscle
Amy Wagers, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School

 

Fri Feb 2, 3:30 - 4:30pm, WI Auditorium

For Credit

 

Mon-Fri, Jan 8-12, 16-19 & 22,

12:30-4:30pm, 68-240

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required

Sign up by: 8-Dec-2006

Limited to 12 participants. (No Listeners)

Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Prereq: 7.01x or AP Biology

Contact: Dr. Mandana Sassanfar, 68-102C, x2-4371,
mandana [at] mit.edu

For credit: Level: TBD (3 units pending P/D/F)

Other classes and meetings of interest

Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
        Charles Moses
Engineer Charles Moses will conduct a course on repair of laboratory equipment, geared toward but not limited to beginners. Equipment will include: electrophoresis units, spectrophotometers, motors on shakers and centrifuges, etc. General topics will also include: assessing the tools required to disassemble, fix and reassemble a piece of equipment; tool quality; and rational disassembly of equipment when the function of some component is not known. Bring broken equipment on which to practice.

 

Tue Jan 9, Wed Jan 17, 7-9:00 p.m., 68-077

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Prereq: none

"Discovery, Design, and Development of Human Drugs and Therapeutics"

Symposium Poster Session:

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Time: 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: 68-180 & 181
Abstract submission deadline is January 10, 2007