Biophysical Society 2020 Annual Meeting

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

The Society’s committees have planned a variety of 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 16, to Wednesday, February 19, in Room 21. Sessions in italics will be held in Career Development Center, Room 26AB. Saturday, February 15, 2020 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Communicating Your Science Workshop 3:00 pm–4:00 pm Leveraging LinkedIn in the PhD Job Search: Networking, Informational Interviews, and More 3:00 pm–5:00 pm Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Award Competition One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 1:00 pm–2:40 pm | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm Sunday, February 16, 2020 7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast: Tales From Two Sides of Recruitment 9:00 am–10:00 am Networking for Nerds Night: How to Create 11:15 am–3:00 pm Exploring Careers in Biophysics Day** 11:30 am–1:00 pm Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” 12:00 pm–1:00 pm Demystifying the Academic Job Search I: Understanding the Search Process from the Perspective of Search Committees and Decoding Job Announcements 1:00 pm–2:30 pm The World Outside the Lab: Following Your IDP Roadmap to the Career You Want 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Education & Career Opportunities Fair 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:30 pm–3:30 pm The Industry Interview: What You Need to Do Before, During, and After to Get the Job 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Science and Research in the Global Political L andscape: The US and China 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Nailing the Job Talk, or Erudition Ain’t Enough 4:00 pm–6:00 pm PI to PI, a Wine & Cheese Mixer One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–1:00 pm and 2:30 pm–6:00 pm Your Unicorn Career 10:30 am–11:30 am Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to win your EB-1A/NIW Case! with Getson & Schatz, PC

Monday, February 17, 2020 7:30 am–8:30 am Graduate Student Breakfast 10:00 am–11:00 am Demystifying the Academic Job Search II: Preparing your Written Application Materials: CV, Cover Letter, and Research Statement 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Annual Meeting of the Student Chapters 11:30 am–12:30 pm Networking for Nerds: How to Create Your Unicorn Career 12:30 pm–2:00 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Your NSF Grant 1:00 pm–2:30 pm Careers in Industry: A Q&A Panel 1:00 pm–2:30 pm How Does Congress Set the Federal Budget for Biomedical Research? 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: An Introduction to Molecular Dynamics Simulation and its Application to Biological Systems 2:15 pm–3:45 pm How to Get Your Scientific Paper Published 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Translating Your Credentials: Writing Effective Resumes + Cover Letters and Your LinkedIn Profile 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Beyond Reporting: How to be an Ally to Those Experiencing Harassment 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Marketing Your Value: Crafting Your Elevator Pitch/30 Second Value Statement/Brand Statement 4:30 pm–6:00 pm Speed Networking 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 Negotiation for Nerds: Negotiation Strategies and Tactics and Evaluating a Job Offer 12:00 pm–1:30 pm Funding Opportunities for Faculty at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions 12:00 pm–1:30 pm Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions Forum and Luncheon 1:15 pm–2:45 pm Climate Change We Want to See: Mitigating Unconscious Bias in the Biophysical Professions 1:30 pm–3:00 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Your NIH Grant 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Going Live: Preparing for Interviews in Industry and Academia Tuesday, February 18, 2020 9:30 am–10:30 am Looking Beyond Academia: Identifying Your Career Options using MyIDP, LinkedIn & More 11:30 am–12:30 pm

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:00 am–12:00 noon and 1:30 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 26AB. 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.

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