BPS2025 Full Program

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

Monday, February 17, 2025 7:30 AM–8:30 AM

The Society’s committees have planned a variety of professional devel opment 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 available Saturday, February 15, to Wednesday, February 19, in Room 409AB. Sessions in italics will be held in Career Development Center, Room 409B. Saturday, February 15, 2025 3:00 PM–4:00 PM Engaging with Employers at Career Fairs, Info Sessions, Scholarly Meetings and other Similar Opportunities

Graduate Student Breakfast

9:00 AM–10:00 AM Demystifying the Academic Job Search I: Understanding the Search 10:30 AM–11:30 AM Translating Your Credentials: Writing Effective resumes + Cover Letters for Industry, Government, and Nonprofit Jobs 11:00 AM–12:30 PM Annual Meeting of the Student Chapters 12:00 PM–1:00 PM Marketing Your Value: Crafting your Elevator Pitch/30 Second Value Statement/Brand Statement 1:00 PM–2:30 PM Artificial Intelligence Policy in Biomedical Research 1:15 PM-2:15 PM Looking Beyond Academia: Identifying Your Career Options using MyIDP, LinkedIn & More

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Undergraduate Poster Award Competition

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 2:00 PM–2:40 PM | 4:30 PM–4:50 PM

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hands-on Training: Four Interpretable Machine Learning Techniques to Immediately Accelerate Your Research Current and Future Landscapes of Review and Publishing The Industry Interview: What You Need to Do Before, During, and After to Get the Job Managing It All: Making Time for Success Navigating an International Job Search Biophysics 101: Wearable Technology

Sunday, February 16, 2025 7:30 AM–8:30 AM

1:30 PM–3:00 PM 2:15 PM–3:45 PM

Postdoctoral Breakfast

9:00 AM–10:00 AM Networking for Biophysicists: How to Create Your Dream Career 10:30 AM-11:30 AM What Can You Do with a PhD? A Lot More Than You Might Think 11:30 AM–1:00 PM Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” 12:00 PM–1:00 PM Public Speaking Masterclass: How to Rock the Podium and Give a Fantastic Talk 1:00 PM–3:00 PM Education and Career Opportunities Fair 1:15 PM-2:15 PM A Novel Approach to Writing NIH-Style Research and Training Applications: Rhetorical Patterns, Storytelling, Verbal Feedback 2:00 PM–4:00 PM Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:30 PM–3:30 PM The NIH K99/R00 Award – A Unique Award for Postdocs Who Have Demonstrated Readiness for Independence

2:30 PM–3:30 PM

2:30 PM–4:00 PM 4:00 PM–5:00 PM 4:30 PM–6:00 PM 5:00 PM–6:00 PM

Speed Networking

JUST-B Networking Hour One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 9:00 AM–1:10 PM | 2:30 PM–4:30 PM | 5:20 PM–6:00 PM

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 9:30 AM–10:30 AM

How to champion yourself – in the lab, at work, in your career

11:30 AM–12:30 PM Demystifying the Academic Job Search II: Preparing your Written Application Materials 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Founding and Establishing a Research Laboratory at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution

2:30 PM–4:00 PM 4:00 PM–5:00 PM 4:00 PM–6:00 PM 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Sustainability in Scientific Research

Nailing the Job Talk, or Erudition Ain’t Enough

PI to PI Mixer

Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Network Annual Meeting Mixer

1:00 PM–2:30 PM 2:00 PM–3:30 PM

Careers in Industry: A Q&A Panel Inside NIH: Explore Biophysics Grant Opportunities in Key Institutes Leveraging LinkedIn in the PhD Job Search: Networking, Informational Interviews, and More Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants - CANCELED

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 9:20 AM–1:00 PM | 2:30 PM–5:40 PM

2:30 PM–3:30 PM

3:30 PM–5:00 PM

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 9:00 AM–12:00 PM | 2:00 PM–3:30 PM | 3:50 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 15, in the Career Development Center, Room 409A. Please come prepared with resumes, CVs, and other appropriate materials.

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