Jefferson College of Graduate Studies


Career Paths for Postdoctoral Fellows Seminars

FALL 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009

Career Path Seminar -- Jefferson Postdoctoral Association -- October 19, 2009

Guest Speaker Lisa Kozlowski, PhD,
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs and Recruitment
Title Preparation, Research, and even Experimentation: Finding the Right
Scientific Career Path
Company Thomas Jefferson University
Location JAH 407
Time 12:00 noon
 

Lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Jefferson Career Seminar -- September 30, 2000

Guest Speaker Lenoard Freedman, PhD, TJU Vice Dean for Research
Title Crossroads: Which Path to Take in Biomedical Resarch?
Company Thomas Jefferson University
Location BLSB 105-107
Time 1:00-2:00 PM

WINTER/SPRING 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Women in Science, Panel Discussion -- Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Panelists Dr. Marion Siegman, Dr. Karen Novielli, Dr. Karen Knudsen
Title Women in Science – Panel Discussion
Sponsor Jefferson Graduate Student Association
Location Eakins Lounge (First Floor, Jefferson Alumni Hall)
Time 1:00-2:00 PM
  Lunch will be provided
  The Graduate Student Association invites you to join a discussion on “Women in Science.” The panel will include distinguished female members of the Thomas Jefferson University community. Panelistd will share their personal experiences and thoughts on several issues such as gender equality, balancing work and family, and many other challenges that women encounter when pursuing careers in the science field. All are welcome.
  Sponsored by the Jefferson Graduate Student Association
Monday, March 2, 2009

Graduate Student Career Seminar
Guest Speaker Donald Very, PhD, VP for Research
Title A Road Less Traveled: Career Opportunities in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Company Institute for BioAnalytics
Location BLSB 402
Time 12:00-1:00 PM
  Lunch will be provided
  Co-Sponsored by the Jefferson Postdoctoral Association and
the Jefferson Graduate Student Association. For more information
please contact Deborah Jensen.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Career Paths -- Research Advocacy: A Unique and Rewarding Career for the Scientist
Guest Speaker John S. Ellis, PhD, President, JCGS Alumni Board
Organization Executive Director, Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research
Title “Research Advocacy: A Unique and Rewarding Career for the Scientist”
Location BLSB 202
Time 1:00-2:00 PM
  Lunch will be provided

FALL 2008

Monday, December 8, 2008

Special seminar --

The Jefferson Postdoctoral Association will host a special seminar for the end the the Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Program.
Guest Speaker Jefferson Faculty experienced in reviewing NIH “Pathway to Independence (PI) Awards” (K99/R00)
Title “Successful Grant Applications for Postdoctoral Fellows”
Location BLSB 107
Time 3:00-4:00 PM
  Light refreshments will be served

This seminar is sponsored by the the Jefferson Postdoctoral Association

WINTER/SPRING 2008

Friday, August 22, 2008


Career Paths -- Career Opportunities in Scientific Publishing

“Career Opportunities in Scientific Publishing”
Dr. Catherine Goodman – Associate Director of Nature Chemical Biology

BLSB 202 10:00 AM – light breakfast will be served

This seminar is co-sponsored by the Jefferson Postdoctoral Association and the
Graduate Student Association

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Career Paths -- Teaching Science in Independent Schools

Title: “Teaching science in Independent Schools”
Speaker: Melinda Yin, PhD; Friends Central School

BLSB 202 12:00 PM
Lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis

This seminar is co-sponsored with the Graduate Student Association

Please contact Kristen Kahle for more information Monday, June 16, 2008

Philadelphia Regional Postdoctoral Symposium

8:15 AM-5:15 PM

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Symposium information

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Career Paths -- Patent Law Seminar

Title: “Patent Law Seminar”
Speakers: Frank Cottingham, JD, PhD, Senior Patent Attorney, Wyeth; and
Janet Reed, JD, PhD, Partner, DrinkerBiddle

BLSB 202 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis

Monday, April 14, 2008

Career Paths for Postdoctoral Fellows

Title: “The Twists and Turns of Finding Your True Career Niche —
From Government Researcher to Professor to Medical Director”
Speaker: Mary Dominiecki, PhD, Medical Director
Company: AOI Communications, LP

BLSB 101 1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch will be provided

Wednesday, March 12, 2008


Career Paths for Postdoctoral Fellows

Title: Global Medical Communications: More than just Medical Writing
Speakers: Jennifer Kulak, PhD, Medical Writer, and Lorraine Provost, Scientific Services Director
Company: Wolters Kluwer Health

BLSB 105 1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch will be provided

Friday, February 8, 2008

Career Paths for Postdoctoral Fellows

Title: “From the Ivory Tower to Big Brother: My Experience as a Regulatory Scientist with the FDA”
Speaker: Carrie Hendrickson, PhD, Consumer Safety Officer
Organization: US Food & Drug Administration

BLSB 101 1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch will be provided Friday, January 11, 2008

Graduate Student Association Career Seminar

Title: “Pharma: Careers and Challenges”

Speaker: Dave End, PhD, Project Manager,
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

BLSB 602 2:00-3:00 PM
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided


FALL 2007

Monday, December 3, 2007

Career paths for postdoctoral fellows

"Careers in Medical Writing"

Carl Clay, PhD, Senior Medical Writer, Complete Healthcare Communications, Inc.
Christy Risser-Milne, Director of Corporate Development, Complete Healthcare
Communications, Inc.

JAH 407 3:00-4:00 PM
Refreshments will be provided.

Co-Sponsored by the JCGS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (215 503-5750) and
the JCGS Graduate Student Association


WINTER/SPRING 2007

Thursday, April 19, 2007

“Career Opportunities at Johnson & Johnson”

Mary Whitman, PhD, Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Centocor (TJU Alumna)
Kristin Ruley, PhD, Medical Writer, Centocor (TJU Postdoc Alumna)
Edward Stewart, Manager of Recruiting, Johnson & Johnson

BLSB 101 12:30-1:30 PM
Refreshments will be provided

Co-Sponsored by the JCGS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (215 503-5750) and the
JCGS Graduate Student Association

FALL 2006

November 28, 2006

Careers at Merck Research Laboratories: Process and Analytical Development of
Vaccines and Therapeutic Proteins

Patricia Egan, MS; Research Biochemist, Merck Research Labs
Pamela Mathis, BS; Research Biologist, Merck Research Labs
Marc Van Maanen, PhD; Senior Research Biologist, Merck Research Labs

November 6, 2006

Opportunities in Science Policy for PhDs

Brianne Miers; Manager, Communications and Marketing,
AAAS-Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

October 30, 2006

Careers in Big Pharma

Chad Beyer, PhD; Principal Research Scientist, Discovery Neuroscience, Wyeth Research


WINTER/SPRING 2006

May 26, 2006

Making it on the Tenure-Track

Sara Cherry, PhD; Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Microbiology
Jayasri Das-Sharma, PhD; Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Dept. of Neurology

February 16, 2006

Things Your Professors Never Told You About Making Your Career In Industry

David Peritt, PhD; Director of Research, Therakos

January 10, 2006

“Women in Science Panel”— Co-hosted with Graduate Student Association

All panelists were officers of the Association for Women in Science-Philadelphia Chapter
Ellie Brown, PhD; Ellie Cantor, PhD, MBA; Marian Knechel, PhD; Sheryl Meyer, PhD


FALL 2005

November 29, 2005

Using your PhD in the Sales World

Mitchell Gore, PhD; Regional Manager, Integrated DNA Technologies
Rebecca Wright, PhD; Functional Genomics Specialist, Sigma-Aldrich

September 1, 2005

Career Needs of Today's PhD Scientists

Lisa Kozlowski, PhD; Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs and Recruitment,
Thomas Jefferson University


WINTER/SPRING 2005

June 27, 2005

Resource Scientist or Research Scientist? New career tracks in the NIH roadmap environment

Jonni Moore, PhD; Associate Professor & Director of Clinical and Research Flow Cytometry, University of Pennsylvania (TJU Alumnus)

March 15, 2005

Publishing good science: Life as an editor at Nature Methods

Daniel Evanko, PhD; Assistant Editor, Nature Methods (TJU Alumnus)

February 22, 2005

Alternative Careers in Science and Medicine: Medical Writing

Carl Clay, PhD; Senior Medical Writer, Complete Healthcare Communications


FALL 2004

December 7, 2004

Careers in Science: The Long and Winding Road
Elisa Eiseman, PhD; Natural Scientist, RAND Corporation

November 1, 2004

Using your Jefferson PhD in the Business World
Brian Halak, PhD; Associate, Domain Associates, LLC (TJU Alumnus)


WINTER/SPRING 2004

May 20, 2004


Questions and Answers from an Industry Recruiter and a Research Scientist at Wyeth

John Robinson, PhD; Principle Research Scientist, Wyeth Research
Sarah Uhland; Senior Strategic Staffing Representative, Wyeth Research

May 13, 2004

Intellectual Property Careers Panel

Richard Bork, PhD, JD; Senior Attorney, Novo Nordisk
Christine Goddard, PhD; Patent Agent, Cozen O'Connor
Lisa Lau, PhD; Technology Licensing Associate, Thomas Jefferson University
Office of Technology Transfer
Janet Reed, PhD, JD; Attorney, Woodcock Washburn LLP

February 3, 2004

Getting a job in industry: How to be at the right place at the right time

Marielena Mata, PhD; Research Scientist, Centocor, Inc.