Friday, May 12, 2023     12:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET     West Salon GH

Careers Roundtables and Speed Networking Session

Sponsored by the AAI Minority Affairs Committee
Generously supported by the Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine

Chair

• Tonya J. Webb, Univ. of Maryland Sch. of Med., AAI Minority Affairs Committee Chair

Networking skills have never been more crucial to ensure success for early/mid-career scientists, including those traditionally under-represented in biomedical research. At the session, take advantage of the opportunity to meet in small-group format with accomplished, senior immunologists and others to hear how they have handled the career challenges you now face and learn what they believe will work for you today. Then, practice networking in a relaxed environment offering a structured networking exercise and personalized feedback on communicating your scientific interests/objectives most effectively. Scientists and trainees of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend!

Registration Fee: $30 (Includes lunch)

Discussion Topics

• NEW! Navigating the Transition from HBCUs and MSIs to PWIs
• Grad Student: Finding a Mentor, Setting Sights on Postdoc Training
• Navigating Challenges Unique to International Graduate Students and Postdocs
• Postdoc: Finding a Mentor, Setting Sights on a Faculty Position
• Junior Faculty: Preparing for Promotion and Tenure
• Maintaining Research Productivity at a Primary Undergraduate Teaching Institution
• Academia or Industry: How to Decide (or Switch Sides)
• Government Agency Careers
• Non-Bench-Research Careers:
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Grants Review
  • Nonprofits/Foundations
  • Research Technology
  • Science Policy
  • Scientific Patent/Trademark Law
  • Scientific Publishing