Tentative Schedule (with very minor adjustments possibly forthcoming).
ALL TIMES IN EDT (UTC—4)
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Monday, July 26 |
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1:00-2:00 p.m. |
Opening / Amgen Biotech Talk – Rob Lenz, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Development, Amgen |
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4:00 p.m. |
Exploring Biotech Career Pathways |
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Ailon Haileyesus (Harvard 2015), Project Engineer – Emerging Tech, Stryker |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
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1:00-2:30 p.m. |
Alumni Research Spotlights (3 sessions) |
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4:00 p.m. |
Life of a Scientist Talk – KC Huang, Professor of Bioengineering and Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
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1:00 p.m. |
Life as a PhD candidate in Europe |
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Mirlinda Ademi (Cambridge 2014), PhD candidate, Cambridge University |
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4:00 p.m. |
Research Roundtables (unassigned and scholars can move amongst tables; tables hosted by alumni) |
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7:30 p.m. |
Industry Talk – Victoria Elegant, VP of Regional Medical for Japan Asia Pacific region, Amgen, Hong Kong |
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Thursday, July 29 |
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12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Alumni Research Spotlights (2 sessions) |
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2:00 p.m. |
Life as a PhD candidate in the US |
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Janet Antwi (moderator) (UCSD 2010), Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Ohio Dominican University |
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4:00 p.m. |
Closing / Giles Yeo, Principal Research Associate and Scientific Director of Genomics/Transcriptomics Core at MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Cambridge University |
The confirmed Alumni Research Spotlights participants so far (session slots TBD) are:
- Kai Littlejohn (UCB 2017), PhD candidate, Georgia Tech and Emory University
- Christina Niavi (Cambridge 2017), PhD candidate, Emory University
- Ivan Simpson-Kent (MIT 2015), PhD candidate, Cambridge University
There will also be an open networking lounge for the Scholars to engage informally on Congregate during the following times:
- Tuesday 7/27 6-8pm
- Wednesday 7/28 10am-12pm