2020 BTBA Virtual Symposium

Boston Taiwanese Biotechnology Association (BTBA) will hold the 2020 BTBA Annual Symposium virtually from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm EDT on July 11 (Saturday) 2020, co-hosted by the Harvard GSAS Taiwan Student Association.

This online symposium will bring experts from academia and industry to share their experiences and knowledge on their research/responsibility, personal career development, and lessons learned for young scientists. This year, we are honored to have Dr. Taiyin Yang, the Executive Vice President of Gilead Sciences, who supervised the development of Remdesivir, to deliver the keynote address.

Please register on Eventbrite where you will then receive information on how to join the meeting virtually.

The event is free.

As a non-profit organization, we appreciate your consideration of giving a small gift to support BTBA! Your donation qualifies for tax-exemption and grants you guaranteed access to the 2020 BTBA Virtual Symposium meeting rooms.

BTBA Website : https://btbatw.org/

2020 BTBA Virtual Symposium website: https://btbatw.org/2020/

Confirmed Speakers

Taiyin Yang, Gilead Sciences (Keynote speaker)

Hsiao-Ying Monica Wey, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Ming-Ru Wu, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School

Wan-Ting Grace Chen, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Han-Yu Shih, National Institute of Health

Yu-Chen Tony Tsai, Harvard Medical School

Steven Chang, Health Advances

Hank Lin, Seqirus

Shianhuey Chiang, Pfizer

Hannah Shen, BridgeBio

Agenda (EDT)

12:30 pm to 12:50 pm Meeting room opens for attendees

12:50 pm to 01:00 pm Opening Remarks

01:00 pm to 02:10 pm Keynote address: Dr. Taiyin Yang

02:20 pm to 03:50 pm Academia Session:

　　　　　　　　　　 A Reality Check on Becoming Faculty

04:00 pm to 05:20 pm Industry Session: Career Exploration:

　　　　　　　　　　 Navigating Your Next Journey

05:20 pm to 05:30 pm Closing Remarks

05:30 pm to 06:30 pm Happy Hour Networking

*Keynote, academia, and industry sessions will be conducted in English

About Us

BTBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization started in 2012 by a group of Taiwanese graduate Students, postdocs and young professionals in the greater Boston area. Our goals are to foster individual career development, to enhance scientific collaborations, to facilitate interactions and to strengthen networking among academic and industrial bioscience communities in Taiwan and the US. We hold annual symposiums as well as seminars and workshops throughout the year. We hope to serve as a platform to foster a community for young scientists to share their research, exchange ideas and explore career opportunities.