Symposium Information
Monday September 16th. HF DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building.
Registration
Symposium schedule
10.00 AM Registration & Check-in Opens
10.30 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
11.00 AM Career Panel Discussion
12.00 PM Lunch & Networking with panelists
1.00 PM Workshop : Career Development
2.00 PM Coffee break
2.30 PM Blitz Talk competition
4.00 PM Poster session, Art exhibit, Reception and Awards
5.30 PM Symposium ends
Register for the symposium here by Thursday 9/5.
Questions? Contact Blaise Manga Enuh (enuh@wisc.edu).
Panel : Career Panel Discussion 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. HF DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building.
Panelists:
- Snehal Chaudhari, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, UW–Madison
- Julia Gilden, Senior Scientist, Promega
- Wes Marner, Engagement, Education and Equity Director, Morgridge Institute for Research
- Daniel Radecki, Program Officer, Additional Ventures
- Lauren Usher, Partner and VP of Investment Accelerators, gener8tor
The panel discussion will be facilitated by Anumitha Venkatraman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Surgery
Any questions for the panelists? Email Mallikarjun Jillella (mjillella@wisc.edu).
Career Development Workshop 1:00 pm-2:00 pm. HF DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building.
Connect to Success: Purposeful Networking for Postdocs
Building a strong professional network can help you make the most of your postdoc experience and prepare for the next step in your career journey. This interactive workshop will equip you with the critical skills to build meaningful connections that support your research, career aspirations, and long-term success as a faculty member, in industry or any other career sector.
By the end of this workshop, you will:
- Develop effective, authentic networking strategies that align with your personal and professional values.
- Connect with fellow postdocs from across UW in a supportive and friendly environment.
- Craft and refine your personal elevator pitch, ensuring you can confidently convey your expertise and career aspirations.
- Gain insights into building sustainable relationships with future collaborators, colleagues, and students.
Whether you’re looking to bolster your academic connections for the faculty job market or preparing for a future outside of academia, this session will provide valuable insights and opportunities that will serve you across your entire career.
2024 Postdoc Symposium Committee
- Jamie Hibbert (Co-chair), Department of Comparative Biosciences
- Balendra Sah (Co-chair), Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
- Mallikarjun Jillella, Department of Bacteriology
- Freya Joessel, Department of Psychology
- Blaise Manga Enuh, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
- Khadijeh Masumnia-Bisheh, Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics
- Kavita Mitkari, Space Science and Engineering Center
- Smrithika Subramani, Department of Neuroscience
- Nate Willis, Department of Nutritional Sciences
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Sponsor : UW-Madison Departments
Sponsor : Morgridge Institute for Research
The Morgridge Institute for Research is a biomedical research institute working toward a fundamental understanding of biology to drive the next advances in human health.
The mission of the institute is to improve human health through innovative, interdisciplinary biomedical discoveries, spark scientific curiosity and serve society through translational outcomes, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Sponsor : WARF
Shepherding the cycle of research, discovery, commercialization and investment at UW-Madison. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) was created by University of Wisconsin visionaries to enable the university’s research to solve the world’s problems. As the designated patenting and licensing organization, they’ve helped advance transformative discoveries to market for the past century.
Sponsor : proteintech
Sponsor : WiCell
Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, WiCell is a supporting organization of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a world leader in the area of human pluripotent stem cell research. WiCell is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to advance stem cell technologies. The global leader in cell banking, characterization testing and distribution of stem cell lines, WiCell builds on these core strengths by also providing characterization testing for a wide variety of cell types, clinical grade stem cell lines, quality control testing, contract cell banking and long-term LN2 storage services.