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<span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Please register
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Wed, Mar 6 · 5 PM-6:30 PM EST, Room 2-190</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Attend this panel to learn more about career opportunities for PhDs and postdocs in the life sciences, biotech and pharma.
Hear insights from alumni and industry professionals about career paths, roles in industry, and advice on leveraging your skills and conducting a job search in industry. Get your questions answered about transitioning to industry positions. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">5:00-6:00 pm Panel Discussion </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">6:00-6:30 pm Networking </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Panelist Bios: - Cynthia Barber: Senior Director, Portfolio and Program Management @ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Education/Training:
PhD, Molecular Biology, MIT 2009; Postdoc, Brandeis University, 2013 Industry experience: medical writer, clinical scientist, portfolio and program management </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">-Tobias Kaiser: Director, Discovery Research @ Emugen Therapeutics (startup) Education/Training: PhD, Brain and Cognitive
Sciences, MIT 2021; Postdoc, McGovern Institute, MIT, 2023 Industry experience: R&D, entrepreneurship, startups </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">- Eric Ma: Principal Data Scientist @ Moderna Education/Training: PhD, Biological Engineering, MIT 2017 Industry experience:
biomedical data science, AI, biostatistics </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">- Katie Worringer: Director, Neuroscience Targets & Technologies @ Novartis Education/Training: PhD, Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, UCSF 2007; Postdoc, Gladstone Institutes 2014 Industry experience: R&D, principal scientist, director</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); font-weight: 700;">Comedy Social: A Laughter-Filled Break from Bench Work and Data Crunching</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Boston Postdoctoral Association (BPDA) is excited to announce an event designed to add a touch of humor and camaraderie
to our postdoc community. We invite you to join us for the BPDA Comedy Social, a night filled with laughter, good company, and a break from the usual rigors of research. Please RSVP for your spot for this BPDA-sponsored social
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registration deadline is February 25, 2024, 5 pm. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.5pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-weight: 700;">Ready to set your career in motion?<br>
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up</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"> for the annual European Career Fair at MIT, the largest European career fair in North America! This event brings together a massive gathering of leading
European companies and organizations eager to connect with you and to discover your potential. Whether you're a recent graduate seeking your first professional venture or a seasoned student looking to explore international career options, this fair is your
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The 2024 European Career Fair will be held at the Johnson Race Track in the Z-center on March 2, 9am-4pm. All students, irrespective of University and degree program, are welcome!
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);"><u><a href="https://mit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=58206525a3e6cda71346eef70&id=0534189957&e=54ffbcb424" id="OWAb04549ac-38b2-cf79-a782-21d616f16860" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); text-decoration: none;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Sign
up here</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"> [https://euro-career.typeform.com/to/bvlpgxKV]. Companies pre-select students for interviews as early as December 1. Don’t miss the opportunity to
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">The ECF2024 Team</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">MIT Deshpande grants available</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">The MIT Deshpande Center awards grants annually to research teams that are looking to spin out within the next 1-5
years. The funding comes with mentoring and guidance on getting market-ready and starting a company.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Although the grants are formally awarded to Principal Investigators,
<u>the whole team</u> benefits. Postdocs and advanced degree students are often the ones leading the startup company, and they find the mentoring especially helpful. </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">March 4</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Do you want your technology to make an impact? </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">If you are looking to commercialize your research, and plan to launch a start-up company in the next few years, then
the MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation may be a fit for you.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">The Deshpande Center is offering two grant programs for 2024. Both are available to MIT researchers with Principal Investigator
(PI) status. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">DESHPANDE CENTER GRANT</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">First year: Up to $50,000</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Renewal years: $50,000-$150,000</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Pre-proposals due 6 pm, March 4, 2024</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Grant cycles start September 1, 2024</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Open to all technologies. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE ABILITY (TTIA) GRANT</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">First year: Up to $100,000</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Renewal years: up to $150,000</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Rolling deadline – Apply anytime.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Open to all technologies that would improve the quality of life for people with Down Syndrome and other disabilities.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">For more information or to apply, please visit our
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Why work with the Deshpande Center?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Since 2002, we have supported 200+ research projects, with more than $20 million in grants. More than 50 of the projects
have spun out into</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://deshpande.mit.edu/spinouts/" id="OWA6dc2bb98-39d0-2129-db12-64f9f6eec736" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly"> companies</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> that
have raised over $1.5 billion in capital. In addition to grants, our projects receive mentoring from our
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://deshpande.mit.edu/mentors/" id="OWA48082475-8f91-4345-ac3e-3ff75f8cb2b8" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Catalysts</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> –
mentors with significant domain and entrepreneurship expertise.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> "Excellence + Curiosity" by MindHandHeart</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Our next</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://www.mit.edu/values/" id="OWA7c6a0648-fb69-ad8a-32a0-3bd2db795ac4" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">MIT</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://www.mit.edu/values/" id="OWA7c6a0648-fb69-ad8a-32a0-3bd2db795ac4" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
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will focus on "Excellence + Curiosity" and is centered around</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">the various journeys of women faculty in STEM at MIT.</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Thursday, March 7</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.8002px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">th</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.1998px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">from 4-5:30 pm, MindHandHeart welcomes professors Paula Hammond, Ann Graybiel and Sangeeta Bhatia for the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">“Women in STEM, MIT Values: Excellence + Curiosity panel event” where attendees will hear about their career
journeys, challenges experienced along the way, and advice for those interested in pursuing careers in STEM.
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/ebfc334078a788aaad79137cd1c6e522?r=use1" id="OWA7ba37d4e-194c-83e2-4ffd-d0a080fe44fc" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Register
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Location: Bush Room, 10-105</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Appetizers and refreshments will be available immediately after the panel discussion. </span></p>
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