Empowering Researchers: Trainee Career Development Boot Camp (Campus Partner Event)

When

10 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., July 26, 2024

On Friday, July 26, for the Trainee Career Development Boot Camp, a free professional development event for biomedical science-focused graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across and outside the University of Arizona. After graduation, trainees are faced with the complex decision of pursuing careers in postdoctoral research, public policy, research administration, industry, and beyond. The next generation of successful and nationally recognized researchers will receive a unique and targeted opportunity to engage in a hands-on workshop designed to help inform and direct their future career choices.

 

The workshop begins with multi-disciplinary experts from the Mentor Institute participating in a panel discussion, “Art of Mentoring: Building Better Communication and Conflict Resolution Strategies.” It also includes sessions on demystifying the pre-award grant process, effective grant writing techniques, and crafting high-quality scientific papers, and includes resources for navigating the dissertation journey.

 

Hosted by Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD, associate dean of basic science research and graduate studies, inaugural Keating family endowed professorship for interdisciplinary research at the BIO5 Institute, and associate professor of immunobiology.