Wednesday, April 21, 2:00-3:00 pm EST | Register

In this webinar, Dr. Anita Corbett will focus on the application and review process for K99 and K22 grants. After her presentation, Dr. Corbett will be joined by Dr. Jelani Zarif, Assistant Professor of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, current K22 recipient, and Dr. Valerie Tutwiler, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University, current K99/R00 recipient for a question/answer panel session.

In this webinar, participants will:

1. Learn about the application process and K99/K22 eligibility

2. Understand the review process and components specific to K99 and K22 applicants

3. Receive first-hand knowledge and recommendations for crafting fundable applications

Organized by the American Society for Cell Biology.

6-week course, starting April 26 | MIT discussion sessions Thursdays 1-2pm, April 29 -June 3

We invite you to join the The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc, a comprehensive professional development program featuring flexible online modules accompanied by live virtual discussion sessions specifically for MIT postdocs.

See more details below, and be sure to register for both the online course and the discussion sessions.

Self-Paced Online Modules: The Postdoc Academy online modules were developed by a consortium of universities and can be accessed by registering on the edX platform (free).

MIT Discussion Sessions: The goal of the MIT discussion sessions is to create a supportive community as you reflect on and develop your personal and professional goals during your postdoc position at MIT. Each discussion session will be based on the Postdoc Academy topic covered that week. Register here for the weekly virtual discussion sessions on Thursdays 1-2pm from April 29 -June 3.

Facilitated by Ann Skoczenski (annskocz@mit.edu), Office of the Vice President for Research, and Simona Rosu (srosu@mit.edu), Career Advising and Professional Development. Feel free to contact Ann or Simona with any questions.  

Tuesday, April 27th, 7:00-8:00 pm EST | Virtual | Register

My Green Lab runs programs that help scientists reduce the environmental impact of their research. Christina Greever, Sustainability Program Manager, will provide an overview of several of My Green Lab programs, as well as some practical ideas for engaging into sustainable practices in your own laboratory. We will go into a deeper dive towards the steps to take to become a “green lab”. A Q&A session will follow, where our speaker will answer questions from the participants. Organized by INet-NYC.

Wednesday, April 28th, 1:30-2:30 pm EST | Virtual | Register

This comprehensive seminar provides an overview of career opportunities with emphasis on the various skills, aptitudes, competencies, and personalities that thrive in sectors including academia, industry, government and non‐profit. This event is tailored for graduate students and postdocs.

The guest speaker Lauren Celano has experience in the life sciences, biotech, consulting, venture capital, and investment banking. Learn more about Lauren here.

CAPD is collaborating on a pilot with Codebasil, a coding learning and interview practicing platform. MIT students and postdocs will have access to their Pro Membership for free when registering with their mit email address — at least until the end of August 2021! Try it out!

Use Codebasil Pro for access to:

Codebasil was founded by a group of engineers at Silicon Valley companies to help others understand algorithms and pass software coding interviews at the most prestigious tech companies.