The Whole Scientist, Long Beach California

Whole Scientist SACNAS Workshop

Agenda

9:00am        
Overview of the workshop

9:30am        
Identifying Your Skills: interactive session
Speaker: Melanie V. Sinche, Author, Next Gen PhD

10:30am         
Break

11:00am        
Exploring Careers: Panel on career options

Speakers:
Andrew Aguilar, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Cal State LA;
Annette Angus, PhD, Scientist, Advanced Measurement Sciences – Microbiology, Clorox Technical Center;
Shandee Dixon, OHSU Diversity and Inclusion in Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Oregon Health & Science University;
Gayani Weerasinghe, IP Counsel, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

1:00pm        
Networking Lunch

2:00pm     
Drafting an Individual Development Plan: Hands-on exercise to create a plan for the next step in your career

Speaker:
Abenicio Rael, Director, CU Pre-Health Scholars Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

3:00pm        
Break

3:30pm    
Managing Scientific Career Transitions: Panel discussion on making the transition from a 2-year to 4-year college, from undergrad to graduate school, and from graduate school to postdoc

Speakers:
Julieta Aguilar, UC President's Postdoctoral Scholar, IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow University of California, San Diego;
Angelica Riestra, Ph.D. IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow Center for Immunity, Infection & Inflammation University of California, San Diego;
Lee Uranga, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow  New Mexico State University;
Elizabeth Torres, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology California State University, Los Angeles
Moderator: Charlie Wray, PhD, Director of Courses and Conferences, The Jackson Laboratory

4:30 pm        
Adjourn