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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Dear MIT
Postdocs, this information is being forwarded to you at the
request of Lauren Celano from Propel Careers
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lauren@propelcareers.com">lauren@propelcareers.com</a>). Note the registration information
further below ($20 - $25 fee). <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">RE: Upcoming
kickoff event for 2013 Futures in Life Sciences Series:<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#91cd50">January 15<sup>th</sup>,
2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#5a3291">Futures in
Life Sciences Program – Overview of Life Sciences Career
Paths </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Location</span></b><span
style="color:#404040">: MassBio Offices, 300 Tech Square, 8th
Floor, Cambridge, MA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040;border:none
windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Time:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> 5:30-8:00pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040;background:white">To
Register: </span><a
href="http://fils12013-eorg.eventfizz.com/"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291;background:white">http://fils12013-eorg.eventfizz.com/</span></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><u><span
style="color:#5a3291">Meeting Agenda:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291">5:30pm-6:00pm</span></b><b><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></b><span
style="color:#404040">– Registration and Open Networking</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291">6:00pm-6:10pm</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> – Introductions, Overview, and
Recognition of Sponsors</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top">
<b><span style="color:#5a3291">6:10pm-7:30pm</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> – Panel Discussion – </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291">Moderator: </span></b><b><span
style="color:#412c79"> </span></b><span
style="color:#313131">John Hallinan, CBO MassBio and CFO Cytel</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291">Panelists: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span
style="color:#404040">Stephen L. Altieri, associate, Cooley
LLP</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span
style="color:#404040">Rita Viegas, </span><span
style="color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Clinical
Trial Manager, Biogen Idec</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span
style="color:#404040">Erin Whalen, </span><span
style="color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Lab
Head and Project Team Leader, Novartis Institutes for
Biomedical Research</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span
style="color:#404040">Nessan Bermingham, Atlas Venture,
Monsanto Seed Fund Alliance Advisor and Managing Partner, Bio
Equity Capital. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top">
<b><span style="color:#5a3291">7:30pm-8:00pm</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> – Open Networking</span><span
style="color:#404040"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#5a3291"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">
<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#404040">The
FILS events are open to current graduate student (MBA, MPH,
JD, Eng, Ph.D., MD etc,), post doctoral fellows, or medical
residents, interested in learning about the variety of career
paths ranging from R&D, consulting, commercial, business
development, marketing, clinical, regulatory, medical affairs,
bioinformatics, systems biology, modeling, pharmacoeconomics,
reimbursement, patient advocacy, market access, finance,
legal, and operations. </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#404040">We
believe that the career paths that exist in the Massachusetts
Life Science Industry are numerous, exciting, and rewarding
and that it is imperative that students considering these
careers be well informed regarding the areas that their
education and training are relevant. </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#404040">Together,
Propel Careers, MassBio, and MassBioEd are committed to
fostering the next generation of industry leaders in the life
sciences. We look forward to seeing you there!</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">The year-long program provides in-depth
overviews of specific careers in the life science industry
that often require advanced degrees. We have focused on
covering the various functional areas in the life sciences
sector including, R&D, consulting, commercial, business
development, marketing, clinical, regulatory, medical affairs,
bioinformatics, systems biology, modeling, pharmacoeconomics,
reimbursement, patient advocacy, market access, finance,
legal, and operations. Most graduate students and post-docs
are well prepared to take numerous directions in their
careers, and it is our intent to provide a comprehensive
understanding of the aptitudes and work environments that are
associated with specific career paths, so that the individuals
who attend these events can make more informed career
decisions. We are also big believers in the power of
connections and networking, so each seminar will have specific
time set aside to meet the presenters and the attendees and to
develop relationships that will be an asset to those in
attendance.</span></p>
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style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:#404040">For event details on the Propel
Careers Website, click here:</span><span
style="color:#404040;background:white"> </span><b><span
style="color:#5a3291;background:white"><a
href="http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events"><span
style="color:#5a3291">http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events</span></a></span></b><span
style="color:#5a3291"> </span><span style="color:#404040"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291">Full FILS 2013 Series Event Schedule:
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">January 15<sup>th</sup>,
2013 - Futures in Life Sciences Program – Overview of Life
Sciences Career Paths </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Location:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> MassBio Offices, 300 Tech Square, 8th
Floor, Cambridge MA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040;border:none
windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Time:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> 5:30-8:00pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:#404040;background:white">To Register: </span><b><span
style="color:#5a3291;background:white"><a
href="http://fils12013-eorg.eventfizz.com%20%0d"><span
style="color:#5a3291">http://fils12013-eorg.eventfizz.com
</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span
style="color:#5a3291"></span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">February 19<sup>th</sup>,
2013</span></b><span style="color:#404040"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Futures in
Life Science Series - Consulting Career Paths in the Life
Science Industry</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Location:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> MassBio Offices, 300 Tech Square, 8th
Floor, Cambridge MA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040;border:none
windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Time:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> 5:30-8:00pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040;background:white">To
Register: </span><b><span style="color:#5a3291"><a
href="http://fils22013-eorg.eventfizz.com/">http://fils22013-eorg.eventfizz.com/</a></span></b><span
style="color:#5a3291"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">March 19<sup>th</sup>,
2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Futures in
Life Science Series -Commercialization 1 (Marketing, Product
Management, Business Development) Career Paths</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Location:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> MassBio Offices, 300 Tech Square, 8th
Floor, Cambridge MA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#404040">Time:</span></b><span
style="color:#404040"> 5:30-8:00pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040;background:white">To
Register: </span><b><span style="color:#5a3291"><a
href="http://fils32013-eorg.eventfizz.com/"><span
style="color:#5a3291">http://fils32013-eorg.eventfizz.com/</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:#404040">April 16th, 2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Futures in Life Sciences Program –
Research and Development</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Registration Details will be available
shortly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:#404040">May 21st, 2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Futures in Life Sciences Program –
Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Registration Details will be available
shortly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:#404040">September 17th, 2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Bio-Informatics, Modeling and Systems
Biology Career Paths</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Registration Details will be available
shortly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:#404040">October 15th, 2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Commercialization 2 (Reimbursement,
Pharmacoeconomics, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access) Career
Paths</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Registration Details will be available
shortly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span
style="color:#404040">November 12th, 2013</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Finance, Legal, Operations Career Paths</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="color:#404040">Registration Details will be available
shortly</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">With kind
regards, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#404040">Lauren </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<span style="color:#1f497d">Lauren Celano <br>
Founder and CEO, Propel Careers<br>
cell: 215-370-2285<br>
email:</span><span style="color:#5a3291"> <b><a
href="mailto:Lauren@propelcareers.com"><span
style="color:#5a3291">Lauren@propelcareers.com</span></a></b></span><span
style="color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="color:#404040"><a
href="http://www.propelcareers.com/"><span
style="color:#404040">www.propelcareers.com</span></a></span><span
style="color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><b><span style="color:#5a3291">Making connections that
fuel innovation.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#5a3291"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span
style="color:#5a3291">Upcoming Events: </span></b><span
style="color:#404040"><a
href="http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events/"><span
style="color:#404040">http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/events/</span></a></span><b><span
style="color:#5a3291"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Subscribe to our
newsletter: </span><span style="color:#404040"><a
href="http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/about-us/contact-us/"><span
style="color:#404040">http://www.propelcareers.com/index.cfm/about-us/contact-us/</span></a></span><span
style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#5a3291">Twitter:</span></b><span
style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="color:#404040"><a
href="http://twitter.com/Propel_Careers"><span
style="color:#404040">http://twitter.com/Propel_Careers</span></a>
</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><br>
</span><b><span style="color:#5a3291">Blog:</span></b><span
style="color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="color:#404040"><a
href="http://www.propelcareers.com/blog/"><span
style="color:#404040">http://www.propelcareers.com/blog/</span></a></span><span
style="color:#1f497d"><br>
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style="color:#1f497d"> Propel Careers</span></p>
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