MICR Professional Advancement Roundtable: Navigating the Road to a Successful Career in Cancer Research
Presented by AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR)
Monday, April 16, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Pacific/Sierra Ballroom, Wilshire Grand Hotel
This exciting session is a must for individuals pursuing careers in cancer research or other biomedical sciences. This interactive session provides a forum in which students, postdocs, and junior faculty can discuss important career development issues and survival skills with senior established scientists. This session has been extremely successful in past years and will include 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.
Co-Chairpersons:
Patricia S. Lorenzo, Cancer Research Ctr. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Jessie A. Satia, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Roundtable Discussion Topics and Facilitators
Career Objectives: Junior Faculty
Sarki A. Abdulkadir, Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Ctr., Nashville, TN
Networking for Professional and Scientific Development
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Howard Univ. Cancer Ctr., Washington, DC
John D. Carpten, TGen, Phoenix, AZ
Effective Communication, Leadership, and Negotiation Skills
Beverly D. Lyn-Cook, FDA-NCTR, Jefferson, AR
The Physician/Scientist
Alex A. Adjei, Roswell Park Cancer Inst., Buffalo, NY
Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Graduate Student Level
H. Nelson Aguila, Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch, NCI, Bethesda, MD
Survival Skills: Postdoctoral Level
Adriana Baez, Univ. of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR
Career Transitioning: From Fellow to Junior Faculty
Arthur W. Blackstock, Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC
Career Transitioning: From Graduate School to Fellow
Eileen J. Brantley, Loma Linda Univ. School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda, CA
Careers in Cancer: Academia
Daisy D. De Leon, Loma Linda Univ. School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
James W. Lillard, Jr., Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Strategizing for a Successful Career in Cancer Research
Chanita Hughes Halbert, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Career Transitioning: From Fellow to Junior Faculty
Anne W. Hamburger, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Tenure Track-Research Track
Stephen Hecht, Univ. of Minnesota Cancer Ctr., Minneapolis, MN
Survival Skills: Junior Faculty
Jennifer Jung-Hwa Hu, Univ. of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Networking Professional Meetings Successfully
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Ctr., Baltimore, MD
Donald S. Coffey, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Career Transitioning: Researcher to Administrator
Marian C. Johnson-Thompson, NIH-NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC
Survival Skills: Graduate Level
K. Sean Kimbro, Emory Univ. School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Career Transitioning: From Undergraduate School to Graduate School
Teri L. Larkins, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Research Funding/Grant Opportunities: Postdoctoral Level
Belinda Locke, Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch, NCI, Bethesda, MD
What to Look for in a Good Mentor
Jean G. Ford, Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Albert C. Lockhart, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Ctr., Nashville, TN
The Role and Responsibilities of a Good Mentor
Diana M. Lopez, Univ. of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Ricardo J. Parker, Oncotech, Inc., Tustin, CA
Careers in Cancer: Government
Paulette S. Gray, NCI-DEA, Bethesda, MD
Trevor Archer, NIH-NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC
Career Transitioning: From Graduate School to Fellow
Gustavo A. Miranda-Carboni, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Research in Developing Countries and International Collaborations
Sulma I. Mohammed, Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN
Grantsmanship: Junior Faculty
Suresh Mohla, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
Career Transitioning: From Medical School to Careers in Research
Edna M. Mora, Univ. of Puerto Rico Cancer Ctr., San Juan, PR
Careers in Cancer: Industry
Coleman K. Obasaju, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Bertha Alicia Pelayo, Procter and Gamble, Fullerton, CA
How to Get Your Papers Published in the Best Scientific Journals
John D. Potter, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr., Seattle, WA
Timothy R. Rebbeck, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Career Objectives: Postdoctoral Fellows
Carrie W. Rinker-Schaeffer, Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Career Objectives: Clinical Fellows
Wayne A.I., Frederick, Howard Univ. Hospital, Washington, DC
How to setup a Lab and Management of Resources
Wayne D. Bowen, Brown Univ., Providence, RI
Researcher-Advocate Partnership
Mary J. Scroggins, In My Sister's Care, Washington, DC
Career Transitioning: From Undergraduate to Medical School
Steven C. Smith, Univ. of Virginia Health Sciences Ctr., Charlottesville, VA
Career Transitioning: Junior Faculty to Tenure
Sandra L. White, North Carolina Central Univ., Durham, NC