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22 October 2008
11:30 a.m. - BBRB 170
Lunch following
Dan Ryan
Senior Consultant
Human Capital Interest Group
Brentwood, Tennessee
“Making the Connection: Networking and Career Guidance”
2007-2008 Year
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6 June 2008
Angela Hvitved, PhD
Science Policy Fellow
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
"Fellowship Opportunities in Science Policy"
18-19 April 2008 -- Career Day
Gail Cassell, PhD - Keynote Speaker
Vice President, Scientific Affairs and Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar for Infectious Diseases
Eli Lilly and Company
Carl E. Cerniglia, PhD
Division of Microbiology
National Center for Toxicological Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Chuen-Yen Lau, MD, MS, MPH
Medical Officer, Vaccine Clinical Research Branch
NIAID, NIH
Jayme C. Pleasant, MPH
Program Manager and General Consultant
Public Health Subject Matter Expert
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Kevin W. Burton, PhD
Director of Research
Brookwood Pharmaceuticals
David Anthony, MBA
Managing Partner, 21 Ventures, LLC
Susanne Hollinger, PhD
Patent Agent
King & Spalding, LLP
Sabrina L. Walthall, PhD
Director, GENEius Labs and BioTeach Program
UAB-Community for OutReach Development
Nancy L. Chabot, PhD
Senior Professional Staff
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Wilham W. Horton, JD
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
Ross N. Cohen, M.T.A, J.D., LL.M.
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
Joy Jones
Assistant Director, UAB Career Services
24 January 2008
Linda Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Academic Program
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
"What to look for when searching for a postdoctoral fellowship; a perspective from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital"
2 November 2007
This event co-sponsored with the UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education
Alyssa Tippens, Ph.D.
MedErgy Marketing, Inc.
"Transition to Independence: Careers in Scientific Writing"
12 October 2007
Robert A. Copeland, Ph.D.
Vice President, Biology
Oncology Center of Excellence in Drug Discovery
GlaxoSmithKline
"Biomedical Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
21 October 2007
Bradley Stiles, Ph.D.
Research Microbiologist, Toxinology Division
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Fort Detrick, Maryland
"USAMRIID - A Personal Journey"
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21-22 April 2007 -- Career Day
Thomas W. Geisbert, PhD - Keynote Speaker
High Containment Coordinator
NIAID Integrated Research Facility
Fort Detrick, Maryland
Panel 1 Speakers
Julia Taylor, PhD
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Birmingham, Alabama
Timothy C. Steelman, MS
Director of Academic Resources
Queen Anne School
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Panel 2 Speakers
Chastity N. Bradford, PhD
Graduate School Assistant Dean for Retention
University of Texas at El Paso
Alicia N. Faruzzi, PhD
Postdoc Scholar, UAB
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Samford University
Panel 3 Speakers
Zakir H. Bengali, PhD
Director, Clinical and Basic Research Program
Shriners Hospitals for Children
George J. Flick, Jr., PhD
University Distinguished Professor
Virginia Polytechnic University
David Curiel, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Human Gene Therapy, UAB
2 March 2007
Gavin Braunstein, PhD
United States Threat Reduction Agency
"The Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program: The Fast-track from the Bench to Federal Civil Service"
22 February 2007
Stacie Propst, PhD
Senior Director for Science Policy and Outreach
ResearchAmerica!
"Breaking into Science Policy and Advocacy"
19 January 2007
Lawrence DeLucas, PhD
Director, Macromolecular Crystallography
Department of Optometry, UAB
"Building a career in science"
1 December 2006
David Luthin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical, Social, and Administrative Sciences
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Samford University
26 October 2006
J. Michael Wyss, PhD
Director of Center For Community Outreach Development and Professor of Cell Biology, UAB
"Careers in Science Education: launching the next generation"
13 October 2006
Greg Peterson, PhD
Registered Patent Attorney
Bradley, Arant, Rose, & White
Birmingham, Alabama
"Using a PhD in patent and litigation law"
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21 April 2006 -- Career Day
Christine Schnackenberg, PhD - Keynote Speaker
GlaxoSmithKlein
"A Research Career in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Kenda Rigdon, PhD
Department of Microbiology, UAB
Brenda Clapper
Scientific Writer
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
San Diego, California
Bradley Larson, PhD
General Manager
Sonoplot, LLC
Rachel Avchen, PhD
Research Scientist Officer
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Center for Disease Control
Stacie Propst, PhD
Director of Science Policy
ResearchAmerica!
Scott Jamison, PhD
Sales Rep, Invitrogen
31 January 2006
Robert Hardy, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, UAB
4 November 2005
Erik Prentice, PhD
United States Department of Defense
"Alternative Careers in Science: Analysis at the Defense Intelligence Agency"
14 October 2005
Dale J. Benos, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, UAB
"Scientific Societies and the Scientist: What Do They Do For Each Other?"
11 October 2005
Brian Pollok, Phd
Vice President, Research and Development
Invitrogen
"Chemical biology strategies for inherited neurodegenerative disease therapeutics"
16 September 2005
Raj Singh, PhD
President & Chief Scientific Office
VIVO Biosciences, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama
"Industry vs. Academia"
