CAREER ADVANCEMENT
& TRANSITIONS
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
10am to 10:50am
TRANSITIONING TO FACULTY & SETTING UP YOUR LAB
Preparing for your job search and interviewing
Strategies for salary and start-up package negotiations
Setting up your lab and managing
PICKING THE RIGHT "POSTDOC"
Strategies for how to find the right lab for you
How to have a meaningful postdoc experience
Aligning goals and expectations
MENTORING
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
11am to 11:50am
DEVELOPING YOUR MENTORING SKILLS
How to approach your next career step with your mentor
Which skills are important to develop to be a good mentor
How balancing three vital key traits (teacher, coach and sponsor) to be a successful mentor
How managing differences in gender and multicultural differences.
FINDING, ESTABLISHING & MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE MENTORED RELATIONSHIPS
McMillian Auditorium
Address the pros & cons of differing personalities between mentor & mentee.
How to maintain and establish long-term realtionships
What topics to discuss with your PI and which to avoid
LUNCH
ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Alkek Lobby
11:50am to 1:00pm
Lunch will be provided at the symposium.
Attendees are encouraged to use this opportunity to network with peers from across the TMC. In addition, several of the symposium guest speakers will host separate informal table discussions for attendees to solicit additional career advice.
Representatives from BCM and UT Health’s Human Resources will also be available to address current vacancies at their respective institutions.
RICHARD R. BEHRINGER, PH.D.
LACEY E. DOBROLECKI, M.S.N.
GIULIO F. DRAETTA, M.D., PH.D.
JOHN P. HAGAN, PH.D.
ANNA KONOVALOVA, PH.D.
BRITTANY PARKER KERRIGAN, PH.D.
CLIONA ROONEY, PH.D.
DEREK HASELTINE, M. ED.
FUNDING AND GRANT WRITING
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
1pm to 1:50pm
HOW TO NAVIGATE FUNDING
Attend the funding session to hear first-hand experiences and advice and to interact with a panel of successfully funded scientists! Both postdocs and independent group leaders will talk about how to get funded throughout the different steps of your career, and the relevant steps towards independent funding. The challenges met by international scientists when it comes to apply for funding will also be addressed during the session.
GRANT WRITING TIPS
By attending the grant writing session, you will have the opportunity to get insights on the Art of Grant Writing. Independent investigators from various institutions will give a short presentation with general guidelines to write a successful grant. Moreover, they will provide specific details on the do’s and don’ts of grant writing. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A.
COLLABORATIONS
BREAKOUT SESSION 4
2pm to 2:50pm
ACADEMIC-INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS
Insights to breaking barrier of collaborations
Maintaining multiple positions
Elucidate the beg-end process
ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS
McMillian Auditorium
Highlight lab-lab collaborations/management
Working with a core facility
Authorship/Ownership split