Regional Career Development Conference at the Chemistry-Biology Interface

描述(由申请人提供)：有效的职业培训对于研究生和博士后伙伴在当今不断变化的就业市场中取得成功至关重要。对于研究传统学科之间的接口的研究人员来说尤其如此，例如 化学-生物界面。现有的职业培训机制往往不涉及职业机会和接口职业机会所需的技能。该应用程序建议通过组织一次年度会议来改进化学-生物接口的职业培训，会议的重点是向学生和博士后助理提供关于如何最好地为某些职业道路做准备的信息。此外，会议将努力说明不同的潜在职业在化学-生物界面，并提供一个论坛，学生在界面上的沟通和网络。大会将每年举行一次，每年在中西部的不同机构举行，在化学-生物界面有一个强大的项目，以接触到广泛的受众，组织者将努力争取与会者和车间各级领导人的多样化构成。这种形式将包括职业发展研讨会，重点关注不同的职业道路，如学术研究机构、教学机构、政府实验室、大型生物技术公司、初创生物技术公司、大型制药公司、大型化工公司、科学作家/科学出版社、资金机构、风险投资公司和专利律师事务所的职业。讲习班还将提供成功编写赠款和深入了解赠款审查过程的培训。在这些不同领域拥有成功职业生涯的研讨会领导者将提供对这些职业道路的实际经验的具体见解，更重要的是，向学生解释如何最好地为特定的职业道路做好准备。反过来，美国的生物医学研究将受益于更多见多识广、准备充分的年轻科学家进入劳动力大军。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Effective career training is essential for graduate students and postdoctoral associates to be successful in today's changing job market. This is especially true for researchers that work at interfaces between traditional disciplines such as the chemistry-biology interface. Existing career training mechanisms often do not address the career opportunities and the skills required for career opportunities at interfaces. This application proposes to improve career training at the chemistry-biology interface by organizing an annual conference focused on providing students and postdoctoral associates with information as to how to best prepare for certain career paths. In addition, the conference will strive to illustrate different potential careers at the chemistry- biology interface and to providea forum for students at the interface to communicate and network. The conference will be held annually, each year at a different Midwest institution with a strong program at the chemistry-biology interface to reach a broad audience, and the organizers will strive for a diverse make-up of attendees and work-shop leaders on all levels. The format will consist of career development workshops focused on diverse career paths such as careers in academic research institutions, teaching institutions, government laboratories, large biotech firms, start-up biotech firms, large pharmaceutical companies, large chemical companies, science writer/scientific publishing houses, funding agencies, venture capital firms, and patent law firms. Workshops will also provide training into successful grant writing and insights into the grant review process. Workshop leaders with successful careers in these diverse areas will provide specific insights into the actual experience of these career paths and, more importantly, explain to students how they can best prepare for a certain career path. In turn, biomedical research in the United States will benefit from more informed and prepared young scientists entering the workforce.