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Professional Development Programs

Virtual Professional Development Events

Publishing Workshop
Friday, August 12, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (PDT)

Curious about the peer review process? Join us for an overview of peer review presented by the GSA Journals GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. Editors from GENETICS and G3 will then participate in a panel discussion answering attendee questions about the entire process—from submission to review to publication. Students and postdocs are invited to attend. All questions welcome!

Panelists:
Brenda Andrews, PhD
Editor in Chief, G3

Susan Forsburg, PhD
Senior Editor, G3

Craig Kaplan, PhD
Associate Editor, GENETICS

Jeff Sekelsky, PhD
Senior Editor, GENETICS

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Careers in Academia/Industry Panel
Monday, August 15, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (PDT)

This event will showcase the broad options available to those with a PhD by hosting a panel of individuals from multiple career paths. Career sectors highlighted may include academic research, industry research, biotech, science writing, science teaching, and academic administration.

Moderator:
Paul Rowley– University of Idaho

Panelists:
Andrea Duina– Hendrix College
David Garcia– University of Oregon, Institute of Molecular Biology
Mustapha Yusuph– Kaduna polytechnic
Celina Galles– NOVA SA
Edith Wong– Saccharomyces Genome Database

Virtual Networking Meet-ups
Monday, August 15, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)

GSA will host virtual discussion sessions featuring breakout rooms focused on specific topics. These topics will include scientific discussions, professional development, academic applications, and community topics. Each breakout room will have a designated moderator to help lead a discussion. All career stages are welcome.

Virtual Multilingual Networking
Monday, August 15, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (PDT)

Join us for this exciting event to network in the language of your choice! At this Multilingual Networking event, conference participants who speak languages other than English have a chance to network and talk about science in their native language or language of choice with other participants.

 

In-person Professional Development Events

Conference Success Tips and Welcome from GSA Engagement
Wednesday, August 17, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PDT)

The purpose of this event is to help first-time conference attendees and early career scientists make the most of the conference. Topics covered may include introductions to organizers of the meeting, advice on having meaningful interactions virtually and in person, a chance to meet other attendees in an informal setting, and an introduction to scientific events and other conference programming.

Multilingual Networking
Wednesday, August 17, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (PDT)

Join us for this exciting event to network in the language of your choice! At this Multilingual Networking event, conference participants who speak languages other than English have a chance to network and talk about science in their native language or language of choice with other participants.

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