Biophysical Society 63rd Annual Meeting | Program Guide

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, March 3, to Wednesday, March 6, in Room 304. Sessions in italics will be held in Career Development Center, Exhibit Hall A. Saturday, March 2, 2019 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Science Communications Workshop with AAAS** 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–2:20 pm | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm 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: Many Ways to Use Your PhD Skills 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Education & Career Opportunities Fair 2:00 pm–3:30 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 Brexit & Science: Consequences for Research Funding and Immigration Flows 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Nailing the Job Talk, or Erudition Ain’t Enough 5:00 pm–7:00 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 Sunday, March 3, 2019 7:30 am–8:30 am Postdoctoral Breakfast 9:00 am–10:00 am Networking for Nerds: How to Create Your Dream Career Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to win your EB-1A/NIW Case! with Getson & Schatz, PC 10:30 am–11:30 am

Monday, March 4, 2019 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

11:30 am–12:30 pm Networking for Nerds: How to Create Your Dream Career 12:30 pm–2:00 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Your NSF Grant 1:00 pm–2:30 pm Understanding the Congressional Budget Process: How Science is Funded 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Biophysics 101: Gene Editing 2:30 pm–3:30 pm The Strategic Postdoc: How to Find & Leverage your Postdoc Experience 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Virtual Biophysics: Virtual and Augmented Reality Meets Biophysics 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Designing and Implementing Strategies to Prevent and Recover from Burnout 2:30 pm–4:00 pm Speed Networking 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Developing Your 30-Second Value Statement (aka Your Elevator Pitch) 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 The Industry Interview: What you need to do before, during, and after to get the Job 12:00 pm–1:30 pm Founding, Establishing, and Maintaining a Research Laboratory at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions Forum and Luncheon 1:15 pm–2:45 pm Nurturing a More Inclusive STEM Enterprise by Understanding Our Biases 1:30 pm–3:30 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing Your NIH Grant 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Industry Panel 2:30 pm–3:30 pm Nailing the Job Talk, or Erudition Ain’t Enough Tuesday, March 5, 2019 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, March 2, in the Career Development Center, Exhibit Hall A. 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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