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 |