Program

Life Sciences Career Day 2025 Program of Events:

9:00 am – 9:30 am Welcome Reception – MSB First Floor Atrium        (MSB map)
9:30 am – 11:30 am Keynote Speakers – MSB 1220

Mary Homer, Yinzi Liu, Rose Nash, Paul Schweiger

11:30 am – 11:45 am Break
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Career Panels

Biotech Industry Careers – MSB 1420

Matt Begemann, Kyle Leistikow, Carolina Mendoza, Rose Nash, Robb Stankey

 

Biomedical/Pharm Industry Careers – MSB 1520

Greg Potts, Yinzi Liu, Laura Muehlbauer

 

Government and Non-Profit Careers – MSB 1510

Edna Chiang, Kelsey Florek, Mary Homer, Lauren Lui

 

Communication/Science Writing Careers – MSB 2301

Carolyn Beans, Sarah Studer, Sarah May

 

Academic Careers – MSB 2511

Megan Dixon, Zomary Flores-Cruz, Anna Merrill, Alison Mikulyuk, Abigail Rodriguez Morales, Paul Schweiger

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Networking Lunch – MSB First Floor Atrium & Second Floor Cafe
1:30 pm – 2:10 pm Workshops and Resume Review

Salary Negotiations Workshop – MSB 1420

Carolina Mendoza

 

Job Search Strategies Workshop – MSB 1520

Lauren Lui, Abigail Rodriguez Morales, Sarah May

 

Be Your Own Boss Workshop – MSB 1510

Rose Nash

 

Resume Review – MSB First Floor Atrium & Second Floor Cafe

2:10 pm – 2:25 pm  Break
2:25 pm – 3:05 pm Workshops and Resume Review

Salary Negotiations and Funding Outside Academia Workshop – MSB 1420

Greg Potts and Kyle Leistikow

 

Job Search Strategies Workshop – MSB 1520

Matt Begemann, Edna Chiang, Zomary Flores-Cruz, Sarah Studer

 

How to Build Your Science Journalism Business Workshop – MSB 1510

Carolyn Beans

 

International Trainee Informational Workshop – MSB 2511

Jennifer Taylor, Nikki Schram, Yinzi Liu

 

Resume Review – MSB First Floor Atrium & Second Floor Cafe

3:05 pm – 3:45 pm Informal Mixer

Map of Microbial Sciences Building