Professor Matt Vander Heiden, Assistant Professor of Biology
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance:
Prereq: none
MIT Biology presents a selection of talks on the practice of science, navigating academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab
Sponsor(s): Biology
Contact: Professor Matt Vander Heiden, 76-561, 617-715-4471, mvh@mit.edu
| Jan/07 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:00PM | (CANCELED) |
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 review side, and from NIH program officers familiar with the grant application process.
Andrew Murray - Professor, Hidde Ploegh - Professor, Barbara Spalholz - Chief, Cancer Cell Biology Branch, Charles Morrow - Scientific Review Officer
| Jan/10 | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 68-181 |
The search for a faculty position is a daunting process. What type of institution should you apply to? What do search committees look for? And how should you prepare for the interview? Come hear the perspectives of different institutions and faculty at different stages in their careers.
Stephen P. Bell - Professor of Biology, MIT and HHMI Investigator, Jing-Ke Weng - Assistant Professor of Biology, Omer Yilmaz - Assistant Professor of Biology, Wendy Garrett - Assistant Professor
| Jan/14 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:00PM | Location TBD |
What are some of the biggest challenges when setting up a lab? What turned out to be easier than expected? What is it like teaching? What about hiring lab members? Come learn from faculty at different kinds of institutions what it's like to be a new professor!
Stephen Fuchs - Assistant Professor, Mary Gehring - Assistant Professor, Michael Goldberg - Assistant Professor, Jennifer Trowbridge - Assistant Professor
| Jan/22 | Wed | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
Not sure if you want to do an industry or an academic postdoc? Want to know how to find a postdoc? What do people look for when hiring a postdoc? Come find out!
Alan Grossman - Praecis Professor of Biology, Associate Dept Head, Alexandra Grassian - Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Justin Pritchard - Lab Head Experimental/Computational Biology, Raquel Deering - Postdoctoral Fellow
| Jan/29 | Wed | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
When you're stressed about lab or lifer in general, do you ever wonder what's available to you to help you de-stress? Stressed or not, want some more information about how to improve different aspects of your mental and physical well-being? These knowledgeable panelists will share tips and ways to make your time at MIT more enjoyable.
Frank Solomon - Professor of Biology, Susanna (Zan) Barry - Senior Program Manager, Community Wellness, MIT Medical, Batula Zaidi - co-chair of the Whitehead Postdoctoral Association, Biology Graduate students for Bio-REFS - Bio-REFS
| Jan/30 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:00PM | Whitehead Auditorium |
Are you ready to be your own boss and start your own lab. Is another 4 years of work as a postdoc just not appealing to you? Come learn about becoming a Fellow instead! Hear from current and past Fellows and find out if becoming a Fellow is right for you!
Lauren O'Connell - Bauer Fellow, Sebastian Lourido - Whithead Fellow, Angelika Amon - former Whitehead Fellow, Professor of Cancer Research