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Biophysical Society 59 th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland
11:45 am–1:15 pm Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast”
1:00 pm– 3:00 pm Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Grant Writing Workshop: How (Not) to
Write Your NIH Grant Proposal
1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: Super Resolution Microscopy
2:15 pm–3:45 pm How to Get Your Scientific Paper Published
2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry
2:30 pm–4:00 pm Overcoming Unconscious Bias & Barriers in
Science
2:30 pm–4:00 pm US Science Education in a Global Context
4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Successfully Navigating the International
Job Search
One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling*
8:30 am–10:00 am • 11:30 am–12:30 pm • 2:00 pm–5:20 pm
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
9:30 am–10:30 am
Successfully Navigating the International
Job Search
10:00 am–5:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome
12:00 noon–1:30 pmFunding Opportunities for Faculty at
Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
12:00 noon–2:00 pmPostdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions
Forum and Luncheon**
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Industry and Agency Opportunities Fair
1:30 pm–2:30 pm Conversation with NIGMS Director
Jon Lorsch
2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions
(and Ten Pretty Good Responses)
2:30 pm–4:30 pm Grant Opportunities for Early Career Faculty
3:00 pm–4:00 pm Networking with Minority Biophysicists:
Resources & Opportunities
One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling*
8:00 am–9:00 am • 11:00 am–1:00 pm • 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
* Slots for the one-on-one resume and career counseling sessions are
available on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly. You may
sign up for a slot beginning at 12:00 noon on Saturday, February 7 in
the Career Center, Room 301-303. Please come prepared with resumes,
CVs, and other appropriate materials.
** This event requires pre-registration. If space is available, individuals
who have not pre-registered may attend. Please stop by the event at the
beginning of the session to see if space is available.
The Society’s committees have planned many professional
development activities to take place during the Annual Meeting.
Below is a schedule of all of those activities. Detailed descriptions
of the sessions can be found in the daily program. In addition,
a student lounge for undergraduates will be available Sunday,
February 8, to Wednesday, February 11, in Room 334.
Sessions in italics will be held in Career Center, Room 301/302/303.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Networking: Optimizing Your
Time at BPS 2015
4:00 pm–5:00 pm Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Fest
One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling*
1:00 pm–2:40 pm • 4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Sunday, February 8, 2015
7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast
9:00 am–10:00 am
Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry
10:00 am–5:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome
10:30 am–11:30 am
Career Planning and Job Searching for
Science Professionals: Academic Opportunities
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Networking: Optimizing Your
Time at BPS 2015
1:30 pm–3:30 pm Navigating the Transition:
Grad Student to Postdoc
2:00 pm–3:30 pm Teaching Science Like We Do Science:
Integrating Research and Education
2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Having the Right Stuff: Outstanding
Resumes/CVs for Outstanding Career
Opportunities in Academiaand Industry
2:30 pm–4:00 pm Science Funding: Is It Time for a
New Paradigm?
4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Beyond the Bench: Preparing for Your Career
Transition in the Life Sciences
5:30 pm–7:00 pm Mid-Career Mixer
One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling*
8:30 am–1:00 pm • 2:30 pm–6:00 pm
Monday, February 9, 2015
7:30 am–8:30 am Graduate Student Breakfast
10:00 am–11:00 am
Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions
(and Ten Pretty Good Responses)
10:00 am–5:00 pm Biomolecular Discovery Dome
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Career Planning and Job Searching for
Science Professionals: Academic Opportunities
Professional Development & Educational Sessions