Second Fridays, monthly: Second Friday Science Social. Highlights of UR research presented to an audience from all UR departments involved in biological and biomedical research.
Date TBA: PDA Meeting and Election. General election for new leadership of the Post-Doc Association for the coming year.
Date TBA: Career Development Series, What really happens during grant review?
26: Post-doc and Faculty Social Hour
5: Lunch with industrial consultant, John McCall, Ph.D.
6: Career Development Series, Fellowship and Grant Writing Information Session
The notes and handouts from this seminar can be downloaded:
17: Career Development Series, Industy Career Day: URMC alumni will participate in a panel discussion on their paths to industrial careers. Please contact Marcia Perotto for more information.
20: Genetics Day, Postdoc Poster Prizes: Sponsored by the Office for Graduate Education, prizes will be awarded for the top posters presented by postdoctoral fellows at the University Genetics Day.
19: URMC Convocation, Class of '62 Auditorium, 4 PM. University awards for members of the URMC community, including, new this year, an award to a post-doctoral fellow.
20: Post-doc Association General Meeting, Louise Slaughter Conference Room (1-9555), 4-6 PM. Light refreshments will be served.
12: 18th lecture of "Second Friday Science Social" series will be given by Hucky Land. His presentation is entitled "Construction and Deconstruction of Cancer Cells". Introduction by Dirk Bohmann, Adolph Auditorium (1-7619) at 4pm, followed by drinks and snacks. Click here for more information.
18: James P. Wilmot Cancer Symposium, URMC Class of '62 Auditorium and Flaum Atrium, 9 AM- 4 PM.
22: Teaching Workshop: Introduction to Course Planning (The first workshop in a series aimed at preparing postdoctoral fellows for careers with teaching responsibilities), Le Chase Conference Room (G-9576), 10am-1pm, Lunch will be provided.
9: 19th Lecture of Second Friday Science Socials will be given by Elissa Newport, Brain & Cognitive Sciences. Her presentation title is TBD, introduction by Michael K. Tanenhaus, Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425) at 4PM, followed by drinks & snacks. Click here for more information.
10: Career Development Series, Job Searching 101: The Academic Job Search Process. Panelists James Melvin, Craig Jordan, William Ricke and Lei Xu discussed their experiences in finding faculty positions and their insights from hiring faculty members into their departments.