Pfizer Laboratories in Groton, CT, are inviting all interested local seniors, graduate students and postdocs studying biology, chemistry, and pharmacy to an open house on April 16. "From Student to Scientist: An Inside Look at Career Opportunities in the Pharma Industry" will allow participants to speak with recent hires about their journey from student to Pfizer scientist, learn more about Pfizer as a company, and find out about career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry. Please RSVP to PfizerFreshFaces@pfizer.com if you plan to attend.

Thursday, April 16, 2015
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Pfizer Groton Laboratories
445 Eastern Point Road, Groton CT 06340

ASBMB's Student/Postdoc Capitol Hill Day
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Student/Postdoc Capitol Hill Day brings together young researchers from across the country to meet with their Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. This fully-funded opportunity gives participants the chance to help promote scientific research by directly interacting with government officials. The deadline to apply is April 29 and the event will be June 10-12. Please contact ASBMB Policy Analyst Chris Pickett with questions; click here to apply.

Professional and Career Advancement Sessions at AACR Meeting
Attending the American Association for Cancer Research Annual meeting April 18-22 in Philadelphia? You may be interested in these special sections aimed towards early career scientists. Workshops like "Careers in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries" and "Science Reproducibility: Proper Management and Publication of Data" will be offered. Get all the details here.

Save the Date: OWIMS Professional Development Conference
The Office of Women in Medicine and Science will hold its 11th Annual Professional Development Conference, The Path to Your True North, on Thursday, June 11, 2015, from 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM at the Alpert Medical School, 222 Richmond Street. Keynote Speaker Phyllis A. Dennery, MD, FACP, will present "Finding your passion in Academic Medicine and Science: paving the road to success," and the program will include strategies and skills workshops designed for early, mid and senior level faculty and trainees. There will be excellent opportunities for networking too. More information to follow.

Career Exploration Panel: Government Careers For PhD Scientists
Have you ever considered a job in government, but weren't sure what your options were or what exactly you might be doing? Come hear from a variety of PhDs who have taken the skills learned in their advanced studies in the life sciences to such places as an environmental advocacy group on Cape Cod, an Army research laboratory, an association influencing science policy on Capitol Hill, and a RI state laboratory. Please register here and submit your questions for the panel. Wednesday, April 8 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM in BERT Room 130, 85 Waterman Street.

Graduate Wellness Series: Alcohol and You in the Graduate Scene: What's Normal? What's Healthy?
This session will discuss social norms about alcohol consumption in graduate school and the various reasons graduate students might develop alcohol use disorders. Participants will explore ways to develop healthy habits and to form positive social bonds without using alcohol. Pizza and soda provided. There is no registration or attendance log for this session. First come, first seated. Wednesday, April 8 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Robert Center, Room 225, 75 Waterman Street.

Academic Job Search: International Career Pathways
Join the Sheridan Center for an interactive video panel featuring former Brown graduate students who have successfully landed international careers in academia. They are: Jan Bruder: 2008 BioMed MPPB graduate, currently at the Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, Germany; and Kathleen Millar: 2011 Anthropology graduate, currently Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. These two alums will discuss their strategies, experiences, and lessons learned through the international job search and their current career paths. Please register here. Wednesday, April 15 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM at the Sheridan Center, 96 Waterman Street.

Graduate Wellness Series: Anxiety, Books, Caffeine, and Dissertations:  The ABCDs of Getting Enough Sleep in Graduate School
This presentation will discuss the basics of sleep and circadian rhythms, review some of the findings on sleep and learning and memory, and provide practical tips on improving your sleep and, in turn, your academic success.
Pizza and soda provided. There is no registration or attendance log for this session. First come, first seated. Wednesday, April 15 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Robert Center, Faunce Memorial Room, 75 Waterman Street.

Grant Finding @ Brown and Beyond
Do you need money for your research? Will external grants allow you to travel more and improve your job prospects? Are you interested in notifications about potential awards, fellowships and honors in your field? Come to this Grant Finding Workshop and learn tools to make all this and more possible. Please register here. Friday, April 10 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM in the Rockefeller Library's Hecker Center, 10 Prospect Street.

Providence Area Aging Research Forum
Tuesday, April 14 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM in the Alpert Medical School, 222 Richmond Street.

How to Raise Money for Startups in Today's Environment
Please join Brown's Technology Ventures Office for a lively and expert panel on how to raise money in today's environment with experienced investors and entrepreneurs in both physical and life sciences. Please register here. Friday, April 17 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM in Sidney Frank Hall, Marcuvitz Auditorium, 185 Meeting Street.

Informal Science Communication Workshop
This workshop explores ways to create informal conversations that cross disciplinary boundaries and engage voices within and beyond Brown. The Sheridan Center's Kathryn Trenshaw and Jessica Brodsky will start the workshop by describing their experience with two informal communication projects at Brown: Science Friday, an informal meeting for STEM faculty to discuss teaching and learning, and Science Underground, a science cafe for scientists to share and discuss their research with the Providence community. Participants will share their own informal conversation experiences and brainstorm ways of engaging in low-stakes communication activities with different audiences. Please register here. Monday, April 20 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM at the Sheridan Center, 96 Waterman Street.

Upcoming Training Module: “Resources, Tools and Basic Techniques in Biomedical Research”
Gain familiarity with key methodologies in modern biology and an overview of Brown’s shared core research facilities.
Dates: Wednesdays: April 22- May 13
Time: 3:00-5:00 PM
Place: Sidney Frank Hall, Room 218 and 70 Ship Street
Faculty Trainer: Robbert Creton
Senior Scholar: Vérida Léandre
Register: http://goo.gl/forms/kTpjrAbfMh

Lessons Learned from the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
This breakfast program is sponsored by the Office of Women in Medicine and Science and the Office of Continuing Medical Education. A Brown faculty panel will present on their experiences at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar. Panelists will address how the seminar has impacted their career development. The program will include a period for questions and discussion. Please register here. Thursday April 30 from 8:00 – 9:15 AM at The Brown University Faculty Club, 1 Magee Street.

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Commercial Career Paths in Research and Development I
This Futures in Life Science program will bring together experts across a wide range of disciplines and functional areas within the life science industry, who detail their roles and provide a rich context for the audience to gain a clear understanding of the skills, aptitudes, competencies, and personalities that thrive in their particular functions. This event will highlight careers in the research and development areas of the industry. Attendance for this program is open to current graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and medical residents. Tickets are $20; for more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 5:30 - 8:00 PM
MassBio Office
300 Technology Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139

NIH Webinar on Academics: Transitioning Successfully from Postdoc to Faculty
Congratulations, you've accepted a faculty position! This seminar covers navigating the academic environment in your future department. The topics of discussion will include: Deciding what resources you need, Finding and hiring the best research personnel, Department expectations of a junior faculty member, What you should expect early on and setting your early priorities. Click here for more information.
Wednesday, April 22, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Access the webinar at http://videocast.nih.gov

Flagship VentureLabs Fellows Program
Interested in using your BioMed degree to start a business or invent a product? This program provides an exclusive opportunity for graduating students to gain hands-on experience in Flagship VentureLabs' approach to company conception, innovation and entrepreneuring. Fellows will work with VentureLabs Partners and Associates on Explorations focused on significant market opportunities, involving the formulation and testing of venture hypotheses around new technological platforms. Each Exploration will have the potential to advance from Exploration to ProtoCompany to a Flagship Ventures backed company. For more information and to apply, please visit the event's website.
Cohort 1: June 8, 2015 – August 28, 2015
Cohort 2: September 14, 2015 – December 4, 2015
Flagship VentureLabs
1 Memorial Drive, 7th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142

Mechanisms in Plant Development
This FASEB conference is an important and unique scientific meeting where the intersections of plant development, signaling, modeling and genomics are explored through talks, poster sessions, and intensive scientific discussion. This conference, which has been held every 2-3 years for the past twenty-five years, is the only regular international meeting devoted entirely to plant developmental biology. The interactions between established scientists and young investigators entering in this field are facilitated by special sessions that maximize interactions between the two groups. For more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
August 2-7, 2015
Vermont Academy
10 Long Walk, Saxtons River, VT 05154