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your PhD program hosting notable activities? Are your PhD students accomplishing remarkable achievements? Let's share! Contact kristin.russell@duke.edu to request a feature in an upcoming newsletter.
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In this month's spotlight, read about the experience of one OBGE Peer Mentor, Minel Arinel, serving in this role of mentoring the first year students.
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OBGE Seminars/Workshops/Events
2nd year cohort – "Preparing for Your Prelim" - For all 2nd year students. February 26 at 2pm in MSRB III, 1125.
Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) Program - An awards presentation will take place on March 7, 2024. The Dean and Vice Dean, as well as PhD program leaders, will be in attendance. Details of the ceremony and invitations have been sent to award recipients.
5th year+ cohorts - "Preparing to Graduate" for senior students. March 25 at 11am on zoom: https://duke.zoom.us/j/96678882148
Graduate Student Appreciation - April 3rd Ice Cream social with Maple View Ice Cream! 2pm-3:30pm at Genome Court. We appreciate you SoM students! Come enjoy time outside with your fellow students and a sweet treat!
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st year cohort – "Choosing a Lab" - For all 1st year students. April 8 at 2pm in MSRB 1, 001. The first discussion on February 12 was interesting and insightful. The wisdom shared by the student panel is valuable - don't miss out!
'Alumni in Industry' Career Panel - April 9 at 10am on Zoom co-hosted by OBGE and the Duke Career Center. You'll hear from a panel of alumni about their careers, the paths they took and tips to help you in your career planning. Submit your anonymous questions to the panel here:
https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5iNSgZRw7AprGjs
OBGE Leadership and Management Training for Biomedical Scientists: Leadership course based on Wash-U Leadership and Management in Action Program (LMAP). 4 weeks in May (dates TBD)
Register via email (sent in March)
Contact: obge@duke.edu
Professional Development and wellness workshops:
If you would like to have an OBGE workshop in your department/program regarding professional development and/or wellness, contact kristin.russell@duke.edu to schedule.
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OBGE Professional Development Award
OBGE Professional Development Awards are designed to support professional development for biomedical PhD trainees who have shown an interest in engaging in OBGE’s mission to develop student’s full potential as independent scientists. The award provides reimbursement or travel advance for activities that directly enhance the recipient’s professional growth, including, but not limited to conference registration and travel and workshop attendance.
Awards are open to full-time biomedical PhD students in any School of Medicine or Interdisciplinary PhD program. To be considered, applicants must have successfully completed the preliminary exam prior to submitting an application and have engaged in one of the optional OBGE BIOTRAIN courses or O2 series programs. Each recipient will receive an award of up to $1000.
Congratulations to the February award recipients:
Anushka Katikaneni attending the Molecular Evolution Workshop - Woods Hole
Cole Beatty attending the ARVO conference - Seattle, WA
Next deadline for applications is June 1, 2024. Find more information here.
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COMMUNITY POSTINGS:
DUKE, DURHAM & BEYOND
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Symposium on Race, Ethnicity & Ancestry in Genetics & Genomics Research
For decades, genetics and genomics researchers have used race, ethnicity, ancestry, and other population descriptors in research that has opened powerful areas of study of human history and evolution, biology, diseases and heritable traits. But these descriptors are slippery words with hard-to-pin-down meanings. They are also contested words, and the use of “race” as a surrogate for biology or genetics has led to confusion, discrimination and increased race-based health inequities.
In March 2023, a national committee co-chaired by Duke Professor Charmaine Royal and NYU Professor Aravinda Chakravarti issued a report that emphasized the high stakes of ensuring that genetics research benefits all groups in society and mitigates harm.
This March 19 symposium at Duke will highlight and stimulate discussion about the recommendations from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine report and will include brief presentations from Drs. Royal and Chakravarti, followed by a panel discussion and reception in Jones Research Building, Room 143.
Register To Attend
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Duke Career Center resources
Do you have questions about your resume, CV, or the next step to take in your career?
Michael "Rudi" Rudisill, Assistant Director in the Duke Career Center, will be hanging out in the OBGE suite (MSRB III, 1260), on the following dates:
Thursday March 14th 11am-12:30pm
Thursday April 11th 11am-12:30pm
No appointments needed - just stop by with any career related questions you may have!
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Duke Datathon
Help identify potential projects that lead to publications and improve the care of critically ill and injured patients
April 13-14, 2024
Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education and Care Building
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Top TWO teams will receive $500
The Datathon is a collaborative two-day event that connects critical care clinicians with data scientists to develop pragmatic data-driven models using de-identified critical care electronic health record datasets. No experience required.
More Information Register
For questions, contact Ian Wong, MD, PhD
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Industrial Internship Program (IIP) for the spring and summer of 2024
NCBiotech is funding 50 internships with companies in North Carolina
Internships are defined by companies in several life sciences sectors, including research and product development, regulatory activities, marketing and commercialization, and business development
There are opportunities for students with a range of backgrounds and experiences, including undergraduate and graduate students
The qualifications vary by position and are defined by participating companies
Although some companies may not have the capacity to hire international students, we have no restrictions on the program
To view available internship opportunities, visit NCBiotech's Career Center.
Applications can be submitted HERE. The application deadline for IIP internships is March 1, 2024. Contact me
if you have any questions about the program or the application process.
David Rosenthal
Program Manager
Emerging Company Development
919.549.8839
david_rosenthal@ncbiotech.org
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RTI Medical Writer job opening
Medical writing is the perfect avenue for people with a biomedical background and a love of science communication to play to their strengths and make an impact. This listing is fully remote and open to applicants in the US, UK, EU, and Canada, and I would really appreciate it if you could share it with anyone interested in science communications or medical writing. The listing can be found below, and I’m happy to chat with anyone interested.
Medical Writer-Publications in Durham, North Carolina | Careers at RTI Headquarters (RTP Area) (icims.com)
Sara Musetti Jenkins, PhD
Medical Writer, MEDS
smusetti@rti.org
RTI Health Solutions
3040 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
Connect with us: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
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AWIS
Our AWIS Scholarships opened in early December and will be closing February 29. We have added an additional scholarship for first generation undergraduate students in addition to our existing undergraduate scholarship, doctoral scholarship, and career re-entry scholarship.
As a reminder, students/staff/faculty from your institution are eligible to join AWIS through our partnership at no cost for them, making them eligible to apply for our scholarships. They are also able to participate in all our upcoming webinars
and all other member benefits.
Students may be highly interested in our next webinar as they begin planning their future careers. Our Webinar will be focusing on How to Choose Your Next Lab or Workplace.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to me, I am happy to help.
Abby Swett (she/her/hers)
Membership & Institutional Engagement Manager
Association for Women in Science
202-827-9798| swett@awis.org
Join / Donate / Partner at www.awis.org
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Catalent, Inc. (Catalent Pharma Solutions)
Catalent is a multinational corporation headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. It is a global provider of delivery technologies, development, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapies and consumer health products. It employs more than 14,000 people, including approximately 2,400 scientists and technicians. In fiscal year 2020, it generated over $3 billion in annual revenue.
We will hold an upcoming company visit with Catalent at Morrisville on February 29th 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. During which, we will have a panel with current Catalent employers and leaders about working at Catalent, their transition of a career from PhD to Catalent, etc.
Space is limited for the first 15 registered PhD students and postdocs. PhD students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome to register.
This is an in-person company visit that includes traveling to Morrisville, NC, 27560 (about 30 min drive from Duke west campus). Transportation can be arranged, please email jiayue.liu@duke.edu or angela.bonner@duke.edu by Feb 23rd 12 PM after you registered for the event. If you plan to drive there yourself, please be sure to allow for the travel time.
Students should register via handshake.
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Duke Arts Create
This is a series of free hands-on arts workshops designed to help all Duke students including undergraduates, graduates, and professionals (including health professionals), faculty, and staff develop a variety of creative skills in the visual arts, dance and movement, creative writing and more. Browse our partner workshops or past DukeCreate workshops.
Registration for the following week’s workshops go live on Friday morning at 9 a.m. – sign up in advance to guarantee your spot. Didn’t get a spot? No problem! We always reserve space for walk-ins and waitlist registers. Email DukeCreate@duke.edu if you have any questions.
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CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who is defending this month! You did it!
Charlie Mu
February 19, 2024
Immunology
Advisor: Barton Haynes, M.D.
"Design and Immunogenicity of Stabilized HIV-1 Modified Messenger RNA Vaccines"
Chang Su
February 23, 2024
Molecular Cancer Biology
Advisor: Mari Shinohara, Ph.D.
"Dissecting Mechanisms of Sarcoma Response to Immunotherapy and Radiotherapy in Primary Tumor Mouse Models"
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