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Become a Scienteer!

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Category: Professional Skill Development
Created on Tuesday, 04 October 2011 13:11

Working in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related discipline, you can inspire a new generation of students. Whether you can spare a few hours a week or a few hours a year, you can make a difference in a student’s future.

NPA Week Slides Posted - Richard Woodward, "Life without Lab Coats: Entering the Business of Science"

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Category: Career Support Center
Created on Thursday, 22 September 2011 05:00

Richard Woodward, Ph.D., President of The Business/Technology Interface, LLC, and CEO of Vascular Magnetics, Inc., served as one of our 2011 guest speakers for National Postdoc Appreciation Week. His presentation, "Life without Lab Coats: Entering the Business of Science," addressed how to break into industry and provided information related to career options on the business side of science-based industries.

NPA Week Slides Posted - Derek Haseltine, "Re-Energize Your Career"

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Category: Career Support Center
Created on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 05:00

Derek Haseltine, M.Ed., director of Research Career Development & co-director of the Office of Postdoctoral Scholars at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, served as one of our 2011 guest speakers for National Postdoc Appreciation Week. His presentation, "Re-Energize Your Career," provided an overview of how to be best prepared for the next steps in your career.

A Postdoc's Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave

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Category: Career Support Center
Created on Friday, 09 September 2011 13:21

This resource, created by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), provides information on pregnancy and maternity leave, with a postdoc's specific concerns in mind.

Free National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Membership For CHOP Postdocs

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Category: Professional Skill Development
Created on Wednesday, 10 August 2011 13:49

All CHOP postdocs are eligible to join the NPA free of charge through The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's institutional sustaining membership.

More Articles...

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  2. Free Editing Service for the Penn/CHOP Community
  3. Tooling Up: I've Got a Great Idea
  4. Online Proposal Writing Short Course
  5. Taking Your Passion for Science to a Career Away from the Bench

2013 Distinguished Research Trainees

distinguished trainees
Congratulations to the 2013 CHOP Distinguished Research Trainees:

Yiran Guo, Ph.D.
Kosuke Izumi, M.D., Ph.D.
Wulan Deng, Ph.D.

These exceptional CHOP researchers were nominated by their mentors to receive this prestigious award, presented to them by Dr. Philip Johnson at the 2013 CHOP Research Poster Day. Read more...


Upcoming Events

Summer Scientific Research Colloquium - Clot or Not to Clot

CHOP Event
June 10, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: ARC 123-C
Long Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.

Annual Postdoc Informational Meeting - Diverse Career Options for Postdocs: A Panel of Former CHOP and Penn Postdoctoral Fellows

CHOP Event
June 13, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: ARC123-C
Special Presenter: Matt Weitzman, PhD, Panel Moderator
Pizza will be served at 11:30am

Summer Scientific Research Colloquium - Conducting and Translating Research at the Bedside: A Road Less Traveled

CHOP Event
June 17, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: ARC 123-C
Katherine Finn Davis, Ph.D., RN, CPNP

Summer Scientific Research Colloquium - Lost in Translation: Genetic Diagnostics and Research

CHOP Event
June 24, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: CTRB 1200A
Nancy Spinner, Ph.D., FACMG

Philadelphia Regional Biomedical Postdoctoral Research Symposium

BPP Event
Philadelphia Regional Biomedical Postdoctoral Research Symposium
June 25, 2013
9:00am - 6:45pm
Perelman School of Medicine BRB II/III Auditorium and Lobby