Prof. Piyush Gupta, Assistant Professor of Biology, Member, Whitehead Institute
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
MIT Biology presents a selection of talks on the practice of science, naviagating academia, and balancing it all with a life outside the lab.
Sponsor(s): Biology
Contact: Piyush Gupta, WI-661C, 617-324-0086, pgupta@wi.mit.edu
| Jan/14 | Thu | 01:30PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
The next step after graduate school - a post doc. It's not as intimidating as you think. What should you look for in a lab? Can you switch fields?How do you send out the first letter? Come meet post docs from academia and industry, and learn about how to get a post doc position!
Zainab Jagani - Industry post doc, Jill Goldstein - Academic post doc, Sandhya Sanduja - Head of post doc association
| Jan/19 | Tue | 01:30PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
Are you planning to apply for an academic job? Are you considering a more teaching oriented career? Find out about career options at primarily undergraduate institutions, where professors dedicate much of their time to teaching yet also manage their own research programs and mentor students. Learn about this from a panel of faculty members at teaching colleges.
Joanne C. Pratt - Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Caroline Goutte - Professor of Biology, Jason Pellettieri - Associate Professor of Biology, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj - Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
| Jan/20 | Wed | 01:30PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
For those considering careers within academia, this panel will bring together speakers from a variety of research-oriented institutions.
Jeffrey Chuang - Associate Professor, Piyush Gupta - Assistant Professor of Biology, Megan C. King - Associate Professo of Cell Biology, Sallie Smith Schneider - DirectorBiospecimen Resource & Molecular Analysis Facility