Career Support

Career Support Center

The Research Trainee Career Support Center provides you with articles and resources that will assist you as you contemplate your move into a non-trainee, professional career track.

CHOP research trainees may also enroll in the UPenn Biomedical Postdoctoral Program (BPP), a premiere professional/career support program for UPenn/CHOP fellows.

Visit the BPP Enrollment intranet page for details. *Requires Active Directory Log-In*

Articles of Interest

Conducting Research at CHOP Slides Posted - Rick Borchelt, "Managing the Trust Portfolio: Communicating Biomedical Research"

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Monday, 21 November 2011 13:59

Rick Borchelt, Special Assistant for Public Affairs and Office of the Director for the National Cancer Institute, served as one of our guest speakers during the November session of Conducting Research at CHOP.

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

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Thursday, 22 September 2011 05:00; Written by Dave Taylor

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"

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 05:00; Written by Dave Taylor

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

Details: Category: Career Support Center; Created on Friday, 09 September 2011 13:21; Written by Dave Taylor

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

Announcements

Trainee Announcements - 5/1/13

2013 Distinguished Research 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...