Small group discussion about Careers in Pharma

Small group discussion about Careers in Pharma!

Time: 6pm, Thursday, Jan 9, SHM C-225

Mentor: Dr. Jim King, principal scientist at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI). 

Bio: As a scientist in the Immunology and Inflammation department at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), Dr. Jim King’s focus is on developing linkages between therapeutic targets and diseases such as Crohn’s Disease and Lupus.  In this role, he works closely with colleagues in the therapeutic area, medicinal chemistry, therapeutic antibody discovery, translational medicine and medicine to advance drug concepts (molecules and targets) through BI's pipeline.  

Space is limited! Please email Yan Gao (yan.gao@yale.edu) if you want to secure a spot. 

Flu-Block Party - Saturday Dec 7th

1. It’s a Flu-Block Party! Saturday, December 7th, 10am-2pm at 875 Research Parkway in Meriden. Radio 104.1 will be broadcasting live. There will be free food, fitness demos, exhibits and prizes. Meet Blaze, the Connecticut Sun-WNBA mascot. Wayne Hachey, DO (Colonel, U.S. Army, ret.) will tell us about his experience with public health in Afghanistan. Flublok vaccinations will be available.

2. The Flublok Contest has launched - win a trip for 2 to the Wyndham Bonnet Creek in Orlando (airfare included) and other great prizes! No fee to enter. Visit http://facebook.upickem.net/r/4a6u5zQC37e to play.

Consulting Connection on Dec 10th at 6:30PM

The Yale Graduate Student Consulting Club (YGCC) invites you to the December edition of The Consulting Connection. Come learn about management consulting, flex your problem-solving skills, and network with other YGCC members. Join us for this workshop where we will work through a mock consulting project.

No prior consulting knowledge or experience is necessary. You are welcome (but not required) to bring mobile devices and/or laptops for research during the case.

Please join us for our next Consulting Connection:

·       December 10^th, 6:30-8:00pm

·       HGS 119

·       Please register here, and email us if you have any questions

·       Light refreshments will be served

NYC Healthcare and Life Sciences Trek

This is the moment you’ve been waiting for! Registration for the NYC HC&LS trek is here!

Details:

When? Wednesday 18 December, 2013

Time? All day!

Itinerary:             10 AM Visit to Forest Laboratories, NYC

                                1 – 2:30 PM Free time for in-person informationals with companies not participating

                                3-5 PM Interactive  Alumni Q&A Panel and networking, Yale Club of NYC

                                The Yale SOM Alumni panelists include:

Alex Schumm – The Chartis Group

Colleen Connell – Clinton Health Access Initiative

Erin Solano – Deallus Consulting Group (formerly with IMS – two for the price of one!)              

Ariel Lenarduzzi – New York Presbyterian Hospital

Ari Caroline – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

                                Evening – potential closing happy hour (self-sponsored)

Price: $15 for SOM students, $25 for non SOM students

Registration link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3S3JDNN

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY 21 NOV

PAYMENT DEADLINE: MONDAY 2 DEC (same day as our spring tuition bills! YAY!)

Cash: Please find Ria Harracksingh or Jordana Kozel

Check: Please find Ria or Jordana, please make the check to Yale University and mention YHLC Job Trek at the bottom notes or comments line

Burning questions? Comments? Special requests?  Please contact Jordana Kozel :Jordana.kozel@yale.edu or Ria Harracksingh: ria.harracksingh@yale.edu

Healthcare Network Trivia Night - This Wednesday at GPSCY at 8PM

Healthcare Trivia Night*

Date: Wednesday, November 13th, 8:00pm
Place: GPSCY Ballroom (2nd floor), 204 York St

Love trivia? Love healthcare? Join us and like-minded Yale students for a
little of both! We will have mixed teams with students from different
schools and the question will reflect everyone?s different knowledge areas.
There will be fun prizes for the winners and the first 50 students will get
a drink ticket!

Submit healthcare questions
here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YJC36a4cO8PMdl5T-ViESkLj2VJqsFJ2swcUJcZ97-E/viewform>-
Topics include: Health Policy, Name That Disease, How To Treat That
Disease, The Business of Healthcare, Affordable Care Act, Yale Health,
Healthcare Economics, and Other

Bioscience Clubhouse Event - Thurs 14th at 4-7pm

 

CURE & Yale OCR present the BIOHAVEN entrepreneurship series

Crowdfunding: Three Different Models

The leaders of three companies share what they have learned so far about Crowdfunding, a collective effort by individuals who network and pool their money usually via the Internet, to finance a particular project or venture. Presentations by Beats of Laughter, BlackStartup and Lab Candy.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Location: The Grove, 760 Chapel Street, New Haven

Details & registration

Bioscience Clubhouse Event Today at 5PM

Virtual Biotech – The Journey & Lesson’s Learned

We are delighted to have Dr. Paresh Soni as our speaker this month. He will take us on a journey of a small biotech taking an idea to market.

Paresh Soni, MD, PhD, was until recently Senior Vice President and Head of Development at Amarin Pharma Inc., where he led the development team that submitted the NDA and subsequent approval of Vascepa® for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia. Prior to that, Paresh was at Pfizer where he held a number of leadership roles in Pfizer Global Research and Development in both experimental medicine and late phase development.

Wednesday, October 30th

5:00pm - 6:30 pm

Location: BAR, 254 Crown Street, New Haven, CT

RSVP: bioscienceclubhouse@edcnewhaven.com

Reminder: Application for Boehringer-Ingelheim visit (Nov 1st) is due TODAY

Application for Boehringer Ingelheim visit on November 1st. 
Please send your application to administrator@careernetworkforsciencephds.org
Name:
Affiliation:
Graduate Student or Postdoc:
How you envision benefitting from attendance (200 word limit):

For more information: http://cnspyglass.blogspot.com/2013/10/boehringer-ingelheim-visit-nov-1st.html

YGCC Consulting Connection - Nov 5th at 6:30PM

The Consulting Connection is back on November 5^th. Come learn about management consulting, flex your problem-solving skills, and network with other members of the Yale Graduate Student Consulting Club. We welcome you to join us for this workshop where we will work through a team simulation of a consulting problem.

No prior consulting knowledge or experience is necessary. You are welcome (but not required) to bring mobile devices and/or laptops for research purposes as part of the simulation.

Please join us for our next Consulting Connection:

·       November 5^th, 6:30-8:00pm

·       HGS 119A

·       Please register here, and email us if you have any questions

·       Light refreshments will be served

Prep School Teaching - Tuesday Oct 29th at 6:30PM

Graduate Career Services 

is pleased to invite you:


Prep School Teaching - A Career Pathway Explored. (Panel/Workshop/Recruitment)

Teaching in Independent Schools (also called prep or private schools) is one avenue that many graduate students pursue. The focus on this discussion and workshop is three fold. 1. Learning what it is like to move from Ph.D. life to teaching in secondary private schools. 2. Help you prepare your application materials 3. Discuss the benefits of working with a recruiting agency.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 29 – Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 119

6:30-7:30  - Alumni Panel
Lauren Martini - Ph.D. '12, Chemistry Teacher, Choate Rosemary Hall
Nicholas Salazar - Ph.D. '12. Greek/Latin Teacher, Brunswick School
7:30-8:00pm - Resume/Cover letter workshop
November 8th - Deadline to submit resume to Carney Sandoe
November 15 - Carney Sandoe at Yale GSAS for interviews of candidates