Career and Education Programs at ASCB 2016

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Career Development Programs and Events at the Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting offers a wealth of programs and events to give you the tools, insights, and inspiration you need to advance your career or explore a new career trajectory.

  • Career Awareness and Development Resources for Junior Scientists
  • Applying for the NIH K99
  • Confident Career Decision-Making through Internships
  • Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: U.S. Immigration Options
  •  Navigating the Faculty Job Search
  •  Exploring and Preparing for a Faculty Career
  •  Career Panel: Entrepreneurship and Consulting
  •   Career Panel: Industry
  •  Career Panel: Science Communication
  • Career Panel: Science Policy
  • Career Panel: Teaching and Administration
  • Delivering Science: Effective Communication Skills to Become a Successful Scientist (Future of Research Group Workshop)
  •  International Affairs Committee Research and Training Exchange Fair
  • MD/PhD, Is It Right for Me?
  •  Mentoring in Research
  •  One-on-One Career Coaching
  • One-on-One CV Review
  • Science Writing Lecture and Workshop
  •  Vendor Networking Happy Hour
  • Your Most Important Lecture: How to Give an Effective Chalk Talk
  • Meet the Editor of CBE—Life Sciences Education
  • Meet the Editor of Molecular Biology of the Cell
  •  Poster Competition and Reception
  •  Biotech Mini-Course (Friday, Dec. 2)
  • Advocacy Toolbox
  •  Career Discussion and Mentoring Roundtables
  • E.E. Just Award Lecture
  • Mentoring Keynote
  • Women in Cell Biology Network Reception
  •  Women in Cell Biology Mentoring Theater
  • From Application to Interview: A Guide to Getting into Graduate School
  •  Hit the Ground Running: Early Success in Graduate School
  • Planning Your Exit from Graduate School
  • Negotiation: Getting a Faculty Job
  • Mentoring Up: Communication Style Assessment for Postdocs and Junior Faculty
  • How to Set Up and Manage Collaborations

Education Programs/Events

Workshop: Teaching All Students—Inclusive Pedagogy in Higher Education

Workshop: Using Cancer Resources to Actively Engage Introductory and Cell Biology Students (complimentary but pre-registration required; includes lunch)

Special Interest Subgroup: Science with Undergraduates: Authentic Experiences from the Laboratory to the Classroom (and in Between)

Foundational Cell Biology Workshop—Promoting Success of ALL Students in the STEM Classroom

Education Minisymposium—Evidence-Based Education: Evaluation of Cell Biology Innovations

Undergraduate Program—Animating Cell Biology
Janet Iwasa, University of Utah

High School Program—Explore the World with a Fold-Your-Own Microscope
Manu Prakash, Stanford University
(outdoor program; capped at 100 students)

Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education, presented to David Lopatto, Grinnell College

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Science Denial? One Conversation at a Time
Ann Reid, National Center for Science Education

 

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