Biophysical Society 61st Annual Meeting | Program Guide

Professional Development & Educational Sessions

Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions (and Ten Pretty Good Responses) Demystifying the Academic Job Search II: Preparing Your Written Application Materials: CV, Cover Letter, and Research Statement

The Society’s committees have planned several 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 12, to Wednesday, February 15, in Room 224. Sessions in italics will be held in Career Development Center Room 212/213.

10:00 am–11:00 am

11:30 am–12:30 pm

1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: Cryo-electron Microscopy 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Industry Panel: Breaking Into Industry 2:15 pm–3:45 pm How to Get Your Scientific Paper Published 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Speed Networking 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Beyond the Bench: Preparing for Your Career Transition in the Life Sciences 2:30 pm–4:00 pm A Driving Force for the Middle of the Journey: Funding Opportunities for Mid-career Researchers 4:00 pm–5:00 pm The Strategic Postdoc: How to Find & Leverage Your Postdoc Experience

Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:00 pm–4:00 pm

Networking: Optimizing Your Time at BPS 2017

4:00 pm–5:00 pm Undergraduate Mixer and Poster Fest 7:30 pm–8:30 pm All-In Networking Hour One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 12:40 pm–1:40 pm and 2:00 pm–5:30 pm

Sunday, February 12, 2017 7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast 8:00 am–8:30 am

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–12:00 noon and 2:00 pm–5:20 pm

Career Q&A with Joe Tringali

Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry

9:00 am–10:00 am 10:30 am–11:30 am

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:00 am – 8:30 am

Looking Beyond Academia: Identifying Your Career Options Using MyIDP, LinkedIn & More 11:30 am–1:00 pm Undergraduate Student Pizza “Breakfast” 11:30 am–5:00 pm Colleges in the Community Day 12:00 noon–1:00 pm Networking: Optimizing Your Time at BPS 2017 1:00 pm–2:30 pm The World Outside the Lab: Many Ways to Use Your PhD Skills 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Graduate & Postdoc Institution Fair 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Teaching Science Like We Do Science 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Demystifying the Academic Job Search I:

Career Q&A with Joe Tringali

Demystifying the Academic Job Search II: Preparing Your Written Application Materials: CV, Cover Letter, and Research Statement

9:30 am – 10:30 am

11:30 am–12:30 pm Selling Yourself to the Life Sciences Industry 12:00 noon–1:30 pm Career Opportunities at PUIs: Finding a Job and Finding Success 12:00 noon–2:00 pm Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions Forum and Luncheon** 1:00 pm–2:15 pm Bringing Mentees and Mentors Together in a National Network 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Industry and Agency Opportunities Fair 1:00 pm–3:00 pm NIH Grant Writing Workshop 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Looking Beyond Academia: Identifying Your Career Options Using MyIDP, LinkedIn & More 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Networking and Personal Branding: The Workshop

Understanding the Search Process from the Perspective of Search Committees and Decoding Job Announcements

2:30 pm–4:00 pm CRISPR from a Policy Perspective 4:00 pm–5:00 pm

Ten Tough Industrial Interview Questions (and Ten Pretty Good Responses)

5:00 pm–7:00 pm PI to PI, a Wine & Cheese Mixer 7:00 pm–9:00 pm Setting Standards for Data Sharing: Community by Community One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling* 8:30 am–1:00 pm and 2:30 pm–6:00 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 11, in the Career Development Center, Room 212/213. 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.

Monday, February 13, 2017 7:30 am–8:30 am Graduate Student Breakfast 8:00 am–8:30 am Career Q&A with Joe Tringali

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