T32 Training Program Professional Development Opportunities

Upcoming Events

Spring 2023

February 14, 2023 – Conference Etiquette

Hosted by the ITX T32 Training program

February 21, 2023 – BBS T32-hosted Book Club

 “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture” – Gabor Mate, MD

February 28, 2023 – BBS MOBB: Data Blitz

A 3-minute thesis-style event.

March 6, 2023 – Student Success Series: What is a T32?

March 7, 2023 - BBS T32-hosted Book Club

“The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture” – Gabor Mate, MD

March 24, 2023 – Career Exploration Workshop II

Hosted by the ITX T32 Training Program

March 28, 2023 – BBS MOBB

April 21, 2023 – LinkedIn and Social Media

Hosted by the ITX T32 Training Program

April 4, 2023 - BBS T32-hosted Book Club

“The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture” – Gabor Mate, MD

May 17, 2023 – BBS and CBTP T32 Symposium and Retreat (tentative)

May 26, 2023 – Antibody Engineering

Hosted by the ITX T32 Training Program

Past Events

Professional Development Opportunities

Defining and Promoting Your Brand as a Scientist

June 9 & 16, 2021 - To view these recordings - visit the HSC Graduate Programs Sole site

Experiential Learning; What You Need to Know 

September 9, 2020

Time Management Workshop

Lydotta Taylor from L-EVATION (T32 community exclusively) September 21, 2020

“Superior” Discussion

• Hosted by CBTP T32 

“Inferior” Discussion

• October 5, 2020 - Hosted by BBS T32

Mentoring Up Session with Dr. Julie Lockman

• October, 5, 2020

October 13, 2020

• “Science, Race and Power, Angela Saini, Author of “Inferior” and “Superior” 9-10 AM Webinar

October 15, 2020

• Dr. Allison Gammie, NIGMS-Virtual Keynote Lecture 3-4:30 PM Webinar

October 19, 2020

• Time Management Workshop with Lydotta Taylor from L-EVATION (open to all grad students and T32 students unable to make first workshop) 3:30-5:30 PM Zoom

October 20, 2020

• Book Club with Drs. Clay Marsh and Gibson 5-6 PM Zoom

November 2, 4, and 6, 2020

• SciPhD Webinar Series 3:30-5:00 PM Zoom

  Part 1: Job Types, Finding Jobs, Critical Skills, Building Your Brand
  Part 2: Analyzing a Job Ad, Determining If I'm Qualified, Building a Targeted Resume
  Part 3: Building and Leveraging My Network, Applying For Jobs, Preparing For Interviews, Landing The Job

  Registration for this session is limited.

January 25, 2021

• What is a T32 & How will it Benefit Me?/ 4-5 PM

April 6, 2021

Navigating Academia with Imposter Syndrome

Rachael Sherman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Engineering Technology and Construction Management, Univ. North Carolina at Charlotte

Meeting of Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences (MOBB) 

• September 21, 2020 - "Navigating Academia with Impostor Syndrome" - Dr. Rachel Sherman 12-1:15 PM Zoom
• October 26, 2020
• November 17, 2020
• Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - Data Blitz
• Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / 10:30-11:30 AM
• Wednesday, March 24, 2021 / 10:30-11:30 AM
• Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / 10:30-11:30 AM

ITX Workshops

• September 4, 2020 - Dr. Michael Hu will present on the topic of OMICS. The first session will focus on the different types of OMICS available and their applications.
• October 2, 2020 - Dr. Michael Hu will present on the topic of OMICS. The second session will focus on data interpretation and visualization. 
• October 30, 2020 -  Dr. Pete Mathers will present on the topic of mouse genetic engineering. 
• December 4, 2020 - Dr. Ivan Martinez will present on the topic of CRISPR-Cas. 
• January 15, 2021 - PowerPoint
• Friday, February 19, 2021 - ImageJ/Fiji
• Friday, March 19, 2021 - Functional inference with enrichment analysis Session I
• Friday, April 16, 2021 - Functional inference with enrichment analysis Session II
• Friday, May 21, 2021 - Graphpad Prism 
• Friday, June 18, 2021 - Monoclonal antibody engineering
• Friday, July 16, 2021 - Adobe Illustrator

BBS Spring Symposium 

• Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Afternoon of Science 

September 23, 2020 - COVID-19 Scientific Task Force 

March 10, 2021 - 

Women at Work Podcast 

• September 29, 2020
• October 27, 2020
• January 19, 2021
• February 16, 2021

Non-Academic Careers in Science Seminar Series - Hosted by Hecmarie Meléndez-Fernández & Shelby Bradford

• Wednesday, August 11, 2021: Jo Ramos, Patent Law
• Wednesday, September 15, 2021: Kelly Singel, Cancer Immunologist, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, 2019-2020
• Wednesday, October 8, 2021: Steve Colby, Patent Attorney
• Wednesday, November 10, 2021: Greetchen Díaz-Muñoz, AAAS If/Then Ambassador, Educator, Communicator and STEM Advocate