Monday, March 14, 2005

Pelton Auditorium

The Student/Postdoc Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the Second Annual Career Day at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The format is similar to last year, with a variety of panel discussions designed to provide postdocs and graduate students with information about the types of careers available to research scientists at the early stages of their career. A Career Fair will feature representatives from local biotechnology companies and research institutes. Lunch will be provided to all registered participants during the Career Fair. Confirmed panel members come from a variety of institutions including ICOS, Amgen, Seattle Genetics, the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the Benaroya Research Institute, the HIV Vaccine Trial Network, the Washington Research Foundation, and more. The current schedule and registration information are below.

Schedule of Events

10:00 a.m - 11:15 a.m. - Panel Discussion: "Research in the Biotechnology Industry"
Mike Gallatin, PhD, Vice President and Scientific Director, ICOS
Pamela M. Holland, PhD, Principal Scientist, Oncology, Amgen Washington
Leia M. Smith, PhD, Principal Scientist, Antibody Technologies, Seattle Genetics, Inc.

11:30 a.m - 1:00 p.m. - Career Fair and Lunch, B1-072/074/076
Representatives (including scientists) from local companies and institutes will be available to discuss career opportunities for graduate students and postdocs. The companies and institutes are:
Chiron Corporation
Dendreon Corporation
Epigenomics, Inc
Institute for Systems Biology
Koronis Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Seattle Genetics, Inc
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Sonus Pharmaceuticals
Many of the companies will be accepting CVs so please bring updated copies. Lunch will be provided to all registered participants.

1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Panel Discussion: "Research in Academia"
Mark Roth, PhD, Member, Basic Sciences, FHCRC
Joe Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor, SBRI and Res. Assist. Professor, Pathobiology, UW
Barbara Wakimoto, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Biology, UW
Steve Ziegler, PhD, Director, Immunology Program, Benaroya Resarch Institute

2:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Panel Discussion: "Careers in Education"
Clarissa Dirks, PhD, Program Coordinator, Howard Hughes Undergraduate Programs, UW
Guy Hamilton, PhD, Professor, Science Division, Shoreline Community College
Maureen M. Munn, PhD, Director, High School Human Genome Program, UW

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Break (light refreshments included)

3:45 - 5:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion: "Non-traditional Careers"
Ann Duerr, MD, PhD, MPH, Associate Director for Scientific Support, HIV Vaccine Trial Network
Beth G. Etscheid, PhD, Director of Licensing, Washington Research Foundation
Spencer Lemons, Vice President for Industry Relations and Technology Transfer, FHCRC

Registration

RSVP to Michelle Hruby no later than Wednesday, March 9, 2005. Please provide the following information: name, position, division, email address and if you will be having lunch. Space is limited so register soon. Participation in this event is currently limited to FHCRC-affiliated staff scientists, postdocs and graduate students. Individuals from other institutions will be added to a waiting list and notified if room is available for the panel discussions but will not be eligible for lunch.

Organized by the Student Postdoc Advisory Committee. For additional information and an updated list of speakers, contact Mike Schlador.

 

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