iJOBS Annual Symposium

Join us for our iJOBS Program Inagural Annual Symposium!

Network with iJOBS trainees, faculty, and industrial partners and discuss biomedical and life sciences career opportunities with regional experts

The location is Busch Student Center, 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854 and we have arranged for parking in Lots 51, 59, 60B and 67 without a permit that day.

TIME

TOPIC AND SPEAKERS

LOCATION

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Registration and Networking

International Lounge

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Welcome and Program Overview

• Matthew Alcalde (Director, Life Sciences Talent Network)
• Kathleen Scotto (Dean, Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
• Jim Millonig and Martin Yarmush (iJOBS Principal Investigators, Rutgers)

Center Hall

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Plenary Event: Abraham Abuchowski, Founder of Prolong Pharmaceuticals and Enzon, Inc. engages attendees in dialogue about his journey from academia to groundbreaking innovation and establishment of two successful corporations.

Center Hall

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Breakout Session 1: Aligning academic training and coursework for careers in industry

Room 174

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Career Panel 1:

Clinical & Regulatory Affairs: Ramona Lloyd (Principal Consultant, CymReg Consulting)

Business Management: Barry Frankel (Managing Director, The Huron Group)

Center Hall

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Breakout Session 2: Creating a match process for graduate students and postdocs to secure positions in industry

Room 174

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Career Panel 2:

Science and Health Policy: Lorra Hambach (Research Scientist, Department of Health)

IP Management: Karen Akinsanya (Associate Vice President, Merck)

Health Data Analysis: Yodit Seifu (Senior Manager, Allergen)

Center Hall

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

Busch Dining Hall

Register for the event and reserve a spot for lunch atiJOBS Symposium Registration