MICR Professional Advancement Reception and Roundtable: Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Room 601-605, Colorado Convention Center
Co-Chairpersons
Maria Elena Martinez, Ph.D., Univ. of Arizona Cancer Ctr., Tucson, AZ
Duane T. Smoot, M.D., Howard Univ., Washington, DC
All Annual Meeting registrants are invited to attend this event. This interactive session will provide a forum in which students, postdocs, and junior faculty may discuss important career development issues and survival skills with established senior scientists. This session will included a keynote talk followed by mentored roundtable discussions facilitated by senior researchers from a variety of sectors in the cancer community including academia, government, and industry.
Full listing of facilitators and topics:
Careers in Cancer: Academia
Dr. James W. Lillard, Jr., Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Dr. Daisy D. De Leon, Loma Linda Univ. School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
Careers in Cancer: Government
Dr. Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, FDA-NCTR, Jefferson, AR
Dr. Alexis Bakos, NCI-Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, Rockville, MD
Careers in Cancer: Industry
Dr. Carlton D. Donald, PHIGENIX, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Career Objectives: Clinical Fellows
Dr. Manuel L. Penichet, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Career Objectives: Clinical Researchers
Dr. Adriana Báez, Univ. of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR
Career Objectives: Junior Faculty
Dr. Ronald Glaser, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
Career Objectives: Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Kevin Sean Kimbro, Emory Univ. School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Career Transitioning: From Fellow to Junior Faculty
Dr. Minnie Q. Holmes-McNary, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC
Career Transitioning: From Graduate School to Fellow
Dr. Arti C. Patel Varanasi, Westat, Rockville, MD
Dr. Cimona V. Hinton, Clark Atlanta Univ., Atlanta, GA
Career Transitioning: Junior Faculty to Tenure
Dr. Sandra L. White, North Carolina Central Univ., Durham, NC
Career Transitioning: From Medical School to Careers in Research
Dr. Edna M. Mora, Univ. of Puerto Rico Cancer Ctr., San Juan, PR
Career Transitioning: Researcher to Administrator
Dr. Lydia Armstrong, Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Florham Park, NJ
Career Transitioning: From Undergraduate to Graduate/Medical
Dr. Brandi C. Brandon Knight, Emory Univ. School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Steven C. Smith, Univ. of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Effective Communication, Leadership, and Negotiation Skills
Dr. Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann, Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr., Aurora, CO
Grantsmanship: Junior Faculty
Co-facilitators: Dr. Suresh Mohla, NCI-DCB, Rockville, MD and Dr. Neeraja Sathyamoorthy, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
How to Get Your Papers Published in the Best Scientific Journals
Dr. Yves A. De Clerck, USC/Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Timothy R. Rebbeck, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
How to Set-up a Lab and Management of Resources and Personnel
Dr. Wayne D. Bowen, Brown Univ., Providence, RI
Networking Professional Meeting Successfully
Dr. Joseph D. Rosenblatt, Univ. of Miami Sylvester Cancer Ctr., Miami, FL
Networking for Professional & Scientific Development
Dr. Donald S. Coffey, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Oral Presentation Skills
Dr. Delores J. Grant, North Carolina Central Univ., Durham, NC
The Physician/Scientist
Dr. Levi A. Garraway, Dana-Farber Cancer Inst., Boston, MA
Research in Developing Countries and International Partnerships
Dr. Serigne M. Gueye, Univ. Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar-Etoile, SENEGAL
Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Graduate Student Level
Dr. John M. Lehman, East Carolina Univ. School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Postdoctoral Level
Dr. Pamela Anne Marino, NIH-NIGMS, Bethesda, MD
Survival Skills: Graduate Level
Dr. Jessica M. Faupel-Badger, NCI, Bethesda, MD
Survival Skills: Junior Faculty
Dr. Leisha A. Emens, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Survival Skills: Postdoctoral Level
Dr. Antonio T. Baines, North Carolina Central Univ., Durham, NC
Tenure Track - Research Track
Dr. LeeAnn Bailey, NCI-Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD
The Role and Responsibilities of a Good Mentor
Dr. Carlos A. Casiano, Loma Linda Univ. School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
What to Look for in a Good Mentor
Dr. Carlton R. Cooper, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE
Dr. Ricardo J. Parker, Oncotech, Inc., Tustin, CA