The Maximizing Student Development (MSD) course is offered by IMSD @ Rutgers-New Brunswick program directors (course number 16:718:582). This is a zero-credit, Pass/Fail course that meets six times each semester. Our fellows are required to take the course for four years.
Congratulations to Rukia Henry on receiving the New Jersey Commission on Cancer research award. Rukia's project is entitled: "Elucidating the Role of LYN Src Kinase in DNA repair".
Exponent Consulting is a multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific consulting firm that is hiring PhDs to work on client projects. Come hear from employees about their career paths and we will discuss some case studies including one on medical devices and another on an environmental project.
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Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including Python computer language, program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
SciPhD is run by Human Workflows, LLC (http://sciphd.com/) and helps trainees assess their current skill set, express it in business-friendly language as well as recognize/fill skill gaps in areas such as communication, leadership, team building, negotiation and project management.
PhD level scientists from Merck’s Pharmacology Department in West Point, PA will be on campus to provide an interactive seminar. They will give an overview of Merck, opportunities for students, and the role of pharmacology in industry.
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Data Science is one of the hottest growing fields in the business and graduate students can use their transferrable skills to enter this career area. Come hear from PhDs working in data science and learn what the leading industry tools are.
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CRISPR technology is opening up numerous gene-editing possibilities and policymakers need to keep up with these scientific advances to ensure they are used in an ethical manner. Come hear from Jonathan Moreno, PhD Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at UPenn as well as other experts in scientific policy and engage in an interactive workshop in which we will consider the implications of this technology on lawmaking.
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Colgate-Palmolive provides consumer products globally and employs PhD-level scientists in many roles. Come meet those employees and learn how they have applied the various research skills learned in graduate school to the consumer industry and tour the facility and labs.
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Come listen to and network with PhD level employees in various roles at Novartis and tour the facility. With more than 200 projects in their clinical pipeline and more than 500 clinical trials in progress, Novartis maintains substantial investment in research and development (R&D) aimed at areas of unmet medical need. Their areas include cancer, cardio-metabolic, immunology and dermatology, ophthalmology, neuroscience, respiratory.
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