Professional Skill Development

Postdoc Seminar Series Slides Posted - "Your Laboratory as a Small Business and Your Role as a Manager (CEO)"

Trevor M. Penning, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Director of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, provided an overview of how to start-up and run an academic research laboratory.

View Trevor Penning's presentation "Your Laboratory as a Small Business and Your Role as a Manager (CEO)"

Dr. Penning's presentation covered all aspects of running an academic research laboratory including; how to use the start-up package; creative methods for staffing the laboratory; how to generate income; eliminating waste; investment strategies, diversification, and publicity.

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...