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The Dreaded Networking Event: How a PDCO Workshop Changed My Perspective

December 18, 2019

Professional networking can be intimidating. Check out a PDCO networking workshop to learn how building mutually beneficial relationships via networking can be enriching, educational and painless.

Ashton Omdahl ⋅ Events and Happenings Career, Networking, Professional development, workshop ⋅

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The Widening World of Career Choices

March 20, 2017

As any graduate or medical student will well-understand, choosing a career direction to pursue after graduation can be a daunting task. What is your dream job? Where would you like to be located? Where do you see yourself in five years? These decisions require careful reflection and research, and importantly, mentorship and advice from professionals […]

Benjamin Bell ⋅ A Day in the Life Alternative Careers, Biomedical Careers Initiative, Professional development ⋅

A Career in Law for the Academic Scientist

March 4, 2016

“Now I don’t even consider myself a scientist. I’m a lawyer. But when I started, I was a scientist first.” - Gaby L. Longsworth, Ph.D. Gaby Longsworth earned her Ph.D. in human genetics and molecular biology from The Johns Hopkins University after working in the Department of Cell Biology in Susan Michaelis’ laboratory. Longsworth has […]

ytreesukosol ⋅ A Day in the Life, Honor Roll Professional development, Professional Skills ⋅

Preparing for Conferences: Inside the 2015 ASHG Annual Meeting

October 5, 2015

Attending scientific conferences is one of my favorite things about being a graduate student. I get the opportunity to hear what is hot in the field, who is leading the charge and how they’re doing it. As a genetics student, I’m partial to the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference, an annual meeting dedicated […]

Xuan Pham ⋅ A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings American Society of Human Genetics, Baltimore Convention Center, Conference Networking, Professional development ⋅

Summer Teaching Institute Helps Students Prepare for Academia

June 11, 2015

Academia is a popular career choice for Ph.D. students. While our graduate studies at Johns Hopkins will prepare us to tackle the research side of an academic job, the reality is that professors are expected to teach, yet training to become skilled educators is minimal at best. Recently, a shift in that paradigm could be […]

Shannen Cravens ⋅ Events and Happenings Academia, Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy, Challenges, CIRTL, Classroom, Faculty, johns hopkins, Portfolio, Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy, Professional development, Professors, school of medicine, STI, Summer Teaching Institute, Teaching, trainee, Training ⋅

Postdoc Retreat Features Johns Hopkins Research, Professional Development

May 29, 2015

Imagine halls filled with chatter about obscure proteins that could one day be used to identify cancers, idiosyncratic assays to measure single RNA molecules in a cell and homebrew techniques to create the tastiest beer. This was the scene this past April at the second annual Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Retreat. The event was organized by […]

Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Events and Happenings Professional development ⋅

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