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Robert Sauer (MIT), “Machines of protein destruction”
"MYC and p53: emerging strategies for targeting cell survival pathways in cancer"
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Leveraging Your Science or Engineering PhD: Start-ups
Thursday 29th November, 4:00-5:30pm, Houston Hall 218 - Ben Franklin Room
Over the last few months many of you have been exploring possible careers in the consulting industry. There are many scientists and engineers who go on to become successful consultants, but consulting is not for everyone. If you are looking for ways to make use of your extensive hands-on research expertise in more applied settings, then working in the biotech start-up field may be a good option for you. Indeed, with a little business smarts, you can even be a founder of your very own start-up!
Join us for this panel discussion to learn about what scientific research looks like in a start-up environment, and whether this might be a good fit for your future career path. Come and explore another career option open to you where your academic research skills are highly valued. Four panelists with diverse start-up experience will talk about their own journeys into the start-up world, how they adapted to the faster-paced environment, what their average day looks like, and how you might be able to get your foot in one of the many start-up doors that exist in the local Philadelphia region and beyond. You can find out just how much business know-how you need to succeed (an MBA or not), and what job security and benefits are like as an employee or founder of these types of organizations.
Whether you know little about the start-up culture, or know for sure that you want to be involved, come and participate in this career exploration to gain additional insights into start-up opportunities and get your questions answered.
Dr. Sharon Willis
Co-founder, and Director of Manufacturing and Sales at Integral Molecular
Dr. Rob Hart
Principle Scientist at Optofluidics
Dr. Scott Shandler
Founder and CEO, Longevity Biotech
Dr. Lebo Xu
Principal Scientist, Nelum Sciences
If you want to get a head start on exploring the start-up world, then take a look at these resources:
· Career Services start-up resources: click here
· A job board for start-ups: www.startuphire.com
· An online resource for start-ups and small businesses: http://www.inc.com/start-up
We look forward to seeing you at this panel discussion. Have a good Thanksgiving, and don’t forget to register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YVMSYW2
Bilgay Izci-Balserak, PhD, RN “Sleep Disturbances in Pregnancy and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes”