Career Day for Biomedical Sciences- October 29, 2009

Thanks to everyone who attended this year's Career Day.  Information about Career Day for Biomedical Sciences 2009 is posted below.  We will post the program for the 10th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences in August 2010.  The date for the event will be updated as soon as it is scheduled.

This event is designed to inform graduate and undergraduate students about the variety of science career options available. This year’s program included traditional careers in academic research and teaching, as well as less traditional career opportunities in industry, government, and scientific publishing. Speakers discussed the job description, advantages, disadvantages, salaries, and opportunities for advancement within each career track.  A continental breakfast and lunch was provided, along with time for Q&A and discussion with speakers and participants.  Undergraduate students and faculty were provided with information on each UAMS Graduate School program (M.S. and Ph.D. programs), as well as the opportunity to meet with representatives and graduate students from each program.  Additionally, a short presentation was given about summer undergraduate research opportunities at UAMS and the Graduate School. 

 If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Kristen Sterba at 501-526-7396 or by email at kmsterba@uams.edu. 

October 29, 2009 - Career Day – Seminars

Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging - Jo Ellen Ford Auditorium

8:30 AM     Welcome to the Event -Bobby McGehee, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School, UAMS

8:40 AM     Introduction to the UAMS Graduate School -Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Student Recruiting and Retention, Graduate School, UAMS

9:00 AM     The Good Life of Running a Research Lab- Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program Director, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; UAMS

9:30 AM     Is that in my Job Description?- Tim Lindblom, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, Lyon College

10:00 AM   Coffee/refreshment break

10:30 AM   Toxicology: The Gatekeeper of Drug Development- Tao Wang, M.D., Ph.D., DABT, Principal Scientist, Preclinical Safety, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Emeryville, CA

11:00 AM   A Glimpse Into a Career with the FBI Laboratory -Christa L. Mason, Ph.D., Mitochondrial DNA Unit, FBI Laboratory, Quantico, VA

11:30 PM   Regulation of Food Safety; From Benchtop to Dinner Plate- Daniel R. Doerge, Ph.D., Research Chemist, National Center for Toxicological Research, USFDA, Jefferson, AR

12:00 PM  Scientific Publishing: The Life and Times of Being an Editor at a High-Impact Journal- Randy Levinson, Ph.D., Senior Editor, Nature Medicine, New York, NY

12:30 PM Luncheon and panel discussion/Q & A with speakers

1:30 PM  Breakout groups:
                1. Graduate students and Post-Doctoral fellows (JEF Auditorium): So you want to be a post-doc? How to find it, get it, and make sure it's the right one for you- Dana Gaddy, Ph.D., Professor, Depts. of Physiology and Biophysics and Orthopaedic Surgery, UAMS
                2. Undergraduate students: Tour of UAMS

2:30 PM Depart