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| Title: Guide to Tenure and Promotion Speaker: Dr. Bill Lydiatt Date: Tuesday, November 22th, 2012 |
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| Title: Utilizing Library Resources at UNMC Speaker: Alyssa Fial Date: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 |
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| Title: The Industrial Hiring Process: Learn the Nuances, Get the Offer Speaker: Joe Tringali Date: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 |
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| Title: GSA Writing Seminar Speaker: Melody Montgomery (Editorial Grant Specialist) Contact: m.montgomery@unmc.edu 402-559-4132, DRC I 4010 Date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 |
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
UNeMed Career seminar….Speakers information:
UNeMed Tech Transfer: Steve Schreiner, PhD (Licensing and Marketing Manger)
- Phone: 402-559-2176
Industry: Chris Connelly, PhD (Streck, Clinical hematology product development)
- Phone: 402-537-5264
Patent Law: Robert C. Netter, Jr, PhD (Patent Attorney at Law)
- Phone: 215-563-4100
Health Care: Kyle Salem, PhD (Cassling; Vice President, Corporate Stradegy & Development)
- Phone: 402-758-2684
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Dick Woorward (CEO and co-founder of Vascular Magnetics)
Tittle: The Business of Science: Starting and Growing Your Career and Starting and Growing a Company
Click to download the presentation. Presentation is solely for the use of UNMC graduate students and should not be redistributed.
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Jennie Mather (Senior Vice President of Stem Cell Research at Macrogenics, Inc.)
Title: Concept to Clinic: The Adventures of a Scientist in Biotechnology
Thrusday, October 21st, 2010
Speaker: Dr. Tapprich (UNO)
Title: So, you Want a Cushy Job Like Mine? Teaching at the Undergraduate Level
Thursday, Sept 2nd, 2010
Speaker: Pat Oberlander (Macori) and Tere Batt (Student Health)
Title: UNMC Graduate Student Health Insurance Forum
Time: 12pm – 1pm
For information about the Student Health Insurance plan or issues discussed at this meeting visit our Student Health Insurance information page
April 2010
Speaker:Dr. Kate Doucette (Medical Science Liaison)
Febuary 2010
Speaker: Dr. Donald Skifter
Title: Utilization of Science and Business Skills
December 2010
Speaker: Dave Jensen
Titles: Winning at Negotiation:Scientific Job Offer Discussion Strategies and Approaching a Job Search in a Tough Job Market
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Speaker: Mr. Bill Lindstaedt
Title: Job Hunting in the Biotech Industry
Title: Launching your Academic Career
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Harvey Holmes
Title: Opportunities at CDC
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Speaker: Dr. David Crouse
Title: Stem Cell Research: Yesterday and Today
Thursday, January 15th, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Myron Toews
Title:Grammer Hammer Workshop “Common Mistakes in Scientific Writing”
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Speaker: Jorge Cham
Title: The Power of Procrastination
Jorge Cham is the author of Piled Higher and Deeper, the PHD comic strips. Visit his website.
Did you miss his seminar? A DVD copy of his seminar is available at the UNMC library for viewing. It will be avaiable at the circulation desk for six months from the date of the seminar. The DVD is available on a two-hour rental.
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Speaker: Patti George, Student Services Specialist, UNMC Student Counseling
Title: UNMC Graduate Student Health Insurance Forum
Time: 12pm – 1pm
Location: WH3010 A-D
For information about the Student Health Insurance plan or issues discussed at this meeting visit our Student Health Insurance information page
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Pollock
Title: “You Don’t Have to Say NO to Succeed in Science!”
Dr. Pollock studies the effect of nitric oxide in mammalian cells. She is a respected, funded, and established scientist in the field. Dr. Pollock is a professor in the department of Pharmacology at the Medical College of Georgia. She will be coming to UNMC to address our graduate students about the challenges women face in science today. This is a spin-off topic from Dr. Yewdell’s seminar in the Spring of 2006.
Nature article Feb 2007 This article discusses the current biases women face in science
Gender Equity in Science This articles address the steps the U.S. government is taken to promote equality in science and engineering
Women in Academia A comment on why women remain absent from the ranks of academia
Female scientistsat conferences. An article addressing the lack of female scientist presenting at conferences.
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Presenter: Dr. Steven Projan
Title: “Working in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Turning to the Dark Side or Doing the Lord’s Work”
Dr. Projan is the Vice-President and Head, Biological Technologies at Wyeth Research. Formely an associate professor at Hunter College, Dr. Projan offered a comparison between working in academia and industry. Dr. Projan kindly provided us with a copy of his presentation, which we are posting here on the site. In this presentation he gives pointers as to how to apply for a job in industry, the qualifications these companies are searching for in the job applicants, and the description of the industry field.
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Grant Writing Workshop
Presenter: Dr. Angie Rizzino, Professor, Eppley Institute
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Ellen Brisch, Associate Professor, Biosciences Department, Minnesota State – Moorhead
Title: “Active Pedagogy and the Hunt for the Dream Job.”
Dr. Ellen Brisch discussed the merit of working at a four-year undergraduate institution, teach in the classroom and laboratory, and the requirements to be able to compete for a similar position. The link below lists the suggested steps to build your C.V. and job application.
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Yewdell, Professor, NIAID, NIH
Title: “How to Succeed in Science Without Really Trying.”
Thursday, November 10th, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Janice Meck, Director, Cardiovascular Laboratory, Life Sciences Research Laboratories, NASA/Johnson Space Center
Title: “Cardiovascular Adaptations to Spaceflight Leave Astronauts Mal-adapted for Return to Earth”
Thursday, September 15th, 2005
Presenter: Patti George, Student Services Specialist, UNMC Student Counseling
Title: UNMC Student Health Insurance Forum
Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
Presenter: Dr. Jason Boehm, AAAS/NTI Global Security Fellow, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States of America
Title: “Science and Government: Perspectives from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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