Come Fly with Me: Career Advice and Connections
Are you seeking career advice from established scientists who can help guide your journey? Do you want to expand your network and connect with other early- and mid-career scientists? Register for Come Fly with Me: Career Advice and Connections to ask your scientific career questions and connect with fellow researchers in a moderated discussion with established Drosophila community members. Lunch will be provided.
Participants will:
- Have opportunities to ask questions in a small, informal setting
- Learn useful information
- Connect with established scientists & peers
When
Friday, March 3
12:45-1:45 pm CST
Who should join
Early-career and mid-career researchers are welcome to join this event. Early career researchers include graduate students at all levels, postdocs and postdoc equivalents who have not received an independent research award, and Assistant Professors or equivalents. For this event, mid-career researchers are considered Principal Investigator Researchers and/or Associate Professors who are ready to reorient their career path and enrich their careers.
How to register
If you have already registered for the conference, you can sign up for this event by clicking “Register today!” below and indicate your top three topics. Attendance is limited, so register early!
Event registration is now closed. Thank you for your interest!
Session Topics, Moderators, and Example Subtopics
- Applying to postdoc positions (3 tables)
- Moderated by:
- Ana-Maria Raicu (Michigan State University)
- Harmit Malik (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center)
- Helena Araujo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
- Mariana Wolfner (Cornell University)
- Savraj S. Grewal (University of Calgary)
- Yoichiro Tamori (Kyoto University)
- Example subtopics:
- US-based postdocs
- International postdocs
- Applying for a postdoc in industry
- Navigating the job market
- Applying to graduate school
- Moderated by:
- Angela Depace (Harvard Medical School)
- Tânia Reis (University of Colorado)
- Example subtopics:
- US-based graduate schools
- International graduate schools
- Finding a PI
- Letters of reference: who to ask and how much time to give them
- What should go into a short research description; what should go into a “personal statement”
- Do’s and Don’ts of the interview process
- Research and teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
- Moderated by:
- Hakeem Lawal (Delaware State University)
- Karen Hales (Davidson College)
- Example subtopics:
- Work-life balance
- Recruiting undergraduates to your lab
- Requirements for faculty – % teaching, % research
- Teaching-research balance
- What does a laboratory start-up package look like?
- How to negotiate the entire job package
- Securing funding for your research
- Research and teaching at a Research-Intensive Institution
- Moderated by:
- Alexey Veraksa (University of Massachusetts)
- Mia Tauna Levine (University of Pennsylvania)
- Example subtopics:
- Work-life balance
- Recruiting people to your lab
- Requirements for faculty – % teaching, % research
- Teaching-research balance
- What does a laboratory start-up package look like?
- How to negotiate the entire job package
- Securing funding for your research
- Creating inclusive lab and classroom environments
- Moderated by:
- Julie Secombe (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
- Paul Rafael Sabandal (The University of Texas at El Paso)
- Example subtopics:
- Making field work inclusive and accessible
- Mentoring across cultures
- Advocating for your lab’s needs
- Accessibility tips at lab meetings, seminars, and other events
- Building support networks for students
- Knowing the requirements for accommodations
- Non-academic careers (2 tables)
- Moderated by:
- Adam Henry (Leica Microsystems)
- Daniel Mariyappa (Drosophila Genomics Resource Center)
- Mary Lilly (National Institute of Health / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Lisa Meadows (Vienna Drosophila Resource Center)
- Example subtopics:
- Tailoring a resume to the job
- The power of internships
- Remote versus in-person: how to decide?
- Total compensation: What’s in a benefits package?
- Time management skills
- Mid-career scientist challenges & opportunities
- Moderated by:
- Blake Riggs (San Francisco State University)
- Jennifer Mierisch (Loyola University)
- Example subtopics:
- Professional development
- You have tenure; what’s next?
- Early-career scientist challenges & opportunities
- Moderated by:
- Brian Lazzaro (Cornell University)
- Norma Velazquez Ulloa (Lewis and Clark College)
- Example subtopics:
- Professional development
- The road to tenure
- Navigating committee assignments/requests
- Navigating scholarly publishing
- Moderated by:
- Daniela Raciti (microPublications)
- Lorri Marek (Cell Press)
- Example subtopics:
- Choosing a journal
- Responding to reviewers and editors
- Communicating your work
- The publishing process
- Disability in science
- Moderated by:
- Gavin Rice (University of Pittsburgh)
- Nigel Muhammad-Lahbabi (Case Western Reserve University)
- Example Subtopics:
- Advocating for yourself
- Accessibility tips at lab meetings, seminars, and other events
- Building a support network
- Knowing the requirements for accommodations
- LGBTQ+ in science
- Moderated by:
- Claire Thomas (Penn State University)
- Yang Lyu (Rutgers University)
- Example Subtopics:
- Coming out in a scientific community
- Dealing with state laws
- Building a support network
- Parenting in science
- Moderated by:
- Rhea Datta (Hamilton College)
- Theodora Koromila (University of Texas at Arlington)
- Example Subtopics:
- Establishing a work-life balance
- Attending a conference with children
- Building a support network
