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color="#000000"><b>TODAY:</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Grant
Writing/R01s (BD)<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Steve Bell,
Ph.D., MIT Professor & Troy Littleton, MD/Ph.D., Associate
Professor, MIT</i><br>
<b>Mon Jan 8, 11am-12:30pm, 68-181<br>
</b>Getting grants is critical to both starting and maintaining your
research lab. Come hear from faculty who have been through the process
from both the application and decision-making side.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><u>Quantitative
Biology (PDAC)</u></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000">Mon. Jan 8, 4-6 PM,
46-3002</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-2">The successes, failures and future
of Quantitative Biology will be addressed in this talk. The panelists
will discuss the benefits and hurdles in the communication between
Biology, Mathematics and Computation by sharing their own research
experiences.</font></div>
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<div><b>LATER ON THIS WEEK:</b></div>
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</font><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Applying for a
PostDoc (BD)<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Phil Sharp,
Ph.D., David Page, Ph.D., Elly Nedivi, Ph.D.<br>
</i><b>Tue Jan 9, 01-03:00pm, 68-181<br>
</b>Session 1: 1pm-2pm, Find out about the postdoc application process
from the faculty perspective in order to learn what makes a good
postdoc candidate and to get tips for a successful interview. Session
2: 2pm-3pm, Hear from current postdocs at MIT and other universities
to find out what they have learned from their application process and
interviews.<br>
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</font><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Career Fields
After MIT (FINANCE)</b> <b> (CO)<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Hannah
Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans</i><br>
<b>Tue Jan 9, 03-04:30pm, 10-250<br>
<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Everything
You Want to Know about Patents: The Patent Process (Li)<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Carol
Robinson</i><br>
<b>Wed Jan 10, 03-05:00pm, 2-105<br>
</b>Come and hear patent attorney Sam Pasternak of Choate, Hall and
Stewart, and Jack Turner from the MIT Technology Licensing Office
discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. This popular session
covers a bit of patent history and a lot about the current practice,
processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent. A portion of the
session is devoted to questions and answers. If you think you will
ever invent something, you need to be here.<br>
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Negotiating the
Offer (CO)</b><br>
</font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Bob
Richard</i><br>
<b>Wed Jan 10, 03-05:00pm, 2-142<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-3" color="#000000">No limit but
advance sign up required (see contact below)</font><font face="Arial"
size="-2" color="#000000"><br>
</font><font face="Arial" size="-3" color="#000000">Signup by:
10-Jan-2007</font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><br>
Learn how to negotiate job offers and what is negotiable. Develop an
action plan for before, during and after negotiations. Determine your
worth. Please register at the website below.<br>
Web:<u> http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html<br>
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</u></font><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#000000"><b>BioTech/Pharma (BD)<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Pamela
Carroll, Thomas Keating, Todd Milne, Brian Washburn<br>
Pamela Carroll, Ph.D., Merck Research Laboratories<br>
Thomas Keating, Ph.D., AstraZeneca<br>
Todd Milne, Ph.D., Microbia<br>
Brian Washburn, Ph.D., Immunetics<br>
</i><b>Thu Jan 11, 12:30-02:00pm, 68-181<br>
</b>Join us for short talks and a question and answer session with
scientists who<br>
have made the jump into industry. What is it like? What's the best
place for<br>
you? Startups, medium biotech, or big pharma? Come meet scientists
from all sectors.<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Environmental
Careers Panel</b> <b> (CO)<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2" color="#000000"><i>Marilyn
Wilson, Amanda Graham</i><br>
<b>Thu Jan 11, 04:15-05:45pm, 4-237<br>
</b>Environmental careers can be forged from a wide range of interests
and experience: science, engineering, journalism, business, policy,
technology, architecture, education, law, health, art, to name a few.
Some people work in an industry focused specifically on environmental
issues while others work on environmental considerations within a
broader industry. Panelists with experience in some of these fields
will discuss their work and answer questions about how to develop a
career in these areas. Come and broaden your knowledge about options
available to you.<br>
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</font><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Career Fields
After MIT (CONSULTING</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-2"
color="#000000"><b>)</b> <b> (CO)<br>
</b><i>Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans</i><br>
<b>Fri Jan 12, 03-04:30pm, 10-250</b></font></div>
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<div>Janet E. Fischer<br>
Co-Administrator<br>
MIT Postdoc Advisory Council<br>
http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs</div>
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