An Introduction to Life Sciences Consulting. BCSS Club of GPS-STEM
Creating Actionable Change for STEM Education & Workforce Development.
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Life Beyond the PhD with Vania Cao, PhD
7th Annual Elevator Pitch Workshop & Competition
Watch 2020 Elevator Pitch Competition
Register here: www.tinyurl.com/whatrecruiterswant
GPS-STEM’s Professional Development programming.
Policy Elevator Pitch Competition – 2021
Effective Communication Skills Training for STEM Scientists. RSVP Now!
Academic Advancement Activities – GPS-STEM
Drug Repurposing: A non-traditional approach to drug discovery
Career Cohorts – Data Science Club
6th Annual Elevator Pitch Competition.
Policy Pitch Competition-2020. Science Policy & Advocacy for STEM Scientists
GPS-STEM Orientation & Registration – 2020
Academic Advancement Activities: Behind the Scenes of Scientific Publication. Ruth Zearfoss, PhD. Deputy Director, Cell Reports
Elevator Pitch Workshop & Competition – 2020
Career Exploration: Biomedical Industry Site Visit. Medtronic Neurovascular
Art in Science Career Cohort: Visualizing Science. 4-week bootcamp
Career & Networking Mixer: Teaching Careers for STEM Scientists
Career & eNetworking Mixer: Careers in Non-Profits for STEM Scientists
2020 Online Mentoring Program-
Science Communication Skills for STEM Scientists – Boot Camp (3 weeks).
GPS-STEM Career Cohorts: Business & Consulting for STEM Scientists (BCSS).
An Introduction to Life Sciences Consulting.
Speaker: Andrew Kirkley, PhD, Scientific Product Manager, Insights at Tempus Labs Inc. Chicago
Science Communication Skills for STEM Scientists
Speaker: Sandra Tsing Loh, NPR’s Podcast series – Loh Down on Science
Science Communication Careers Club: GPS-STEM Career Cohorts
Basics of Medical Writing for PhD Students & Postdocs. Mini-course (5 weeks).
Classes start Aug 14 (Fridays) at 12PM until Sept 11, 2020. Register Now!
Life Beyond the PhD Seminar Series
July 29 (Wed); 12PM; RSVP
Data Science Careers for STEM PhDs
July 22; 4:30PM; RSVP
Career & e-Networking Mixer: Industry Research Careers
July 15, 4:30PM; RSVP
Career & eNetworking Night ft. Medical Device industry careers.
June 18, 4:30PM. RSVP
Public Policy Prep (P3) program of GPS-STEM is thrilled to unveil a certificate program in Science Policy and Advocacy for STEM Scientists (PhD students & postdocs) with a focus on learning basic skills and concepts, as well as identifying concrete ways to transition into careers in these areas.
June 29 – Oct 5, 2020. RSVP to attend all the sessions and receive certificate. Due to overwhelming response, the registration is closed for now. However, if you are UCI trainee and belong to Ridge-2-Reef program or any of the 4 schools (Physical Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, BioSci), please write to us and we will add you to the list.
Business Pitch Competition
Participants form the ‘Business Concepts for STEM Scientists‘ course will come together and present their idea via business model canvas.
June 12 (Fri) ; 4:00PM ; RSVP
GPS-STEM Career Cohorts : Art in Science Club
5 Easy Steps to Creating Diagrams, Figures & Infographics to Hook Your Audience INSTANTLY!
June 3 & June 11 (Note change in the date), 12PM, RSVP
Mentoring 101 for Mentors & Mentees – Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Diretor, Addgene
June 4, 12PM, RSVP
Managing Career Progress & Job Search in Pandemic times!
May 28 (Thu) at 12PM; RSVP
Networking for Smart Geeks > Structured Networking for Scientists
May 21, 4:30PM e-Networking with industry & higher education professionals. RSVP
Nature Masterclasses – Informational Session
May 13, 9:00am. RSVP here
Career Transition Series -III: What Recruiters Want: A recruiter’s perspective on finding the best candidates via LinkedIn
May 14, 12PM. RSVP here
Career Transition Series. LinkedIn -II. Stepping Up your LinkedIn Game
May 6 (Wed) 12PM. RSVP Here
Life Beyond the PhD Webinar: Transitioning from Academic Lab to Startup Space
STEM PhD to Technology Commercialization: Maximizing a PhDs Value in Private Equity Space
April 30th, 12:00PM. RSVP for webinar
Career & e-Networking Mixer
Science Communication: Application Scientist/Specialist Careers
April 17 (3PM Pacific) RSVP for webinar & Zoom e-networking sessions.
Life Beyond the PhD Seminar Series: From A PhD in Neuroscience to Venture Capitalism
UCI alumnus, Christopher Lay, PhD, will share his career journey from PhD/Postdoc in neuroscience to career as Venture Capitalist.
April 23, 12:00PM. RSVP for webinar now!
Business Concepts for STEM Scientists (Online)
8 Week certificate program is a collaboration between GPS-STEM & UCI Beall Applied Innovation to help PhD students & Postdocs understand the business jargon, business concepts and functional aspects. These modules are a series of lectures, guest presentations and hands-on activities that will help you understand Business Model Canvas and its applications in STEM based companies.
Detailed curriculum can be found on the TRAIN element of our website and the flyer below.
Register Now and we will offer spots based on your GPS-STEM membership status and the time you RSVP (limited spots)
The Art of Email. Keiland Cooper, PhD student, UCI
April 8(Wed), 12PM. RSVP for Webinar now!
Are You LinkedIn or Left Out.
LinkedIn Webinar. April 10 (12PM), Friday.
Health & Wellness in COVID19 Times
Business Concepts for STEM Scientist (Online)
GPS-STEM 2020 Annual Elevator Pitch Competition (Online).
Results will be declared on April 7, 2020
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Elevator Pitch Series-2020 (ONLINE)
This year, GPS-STEM Elevator Pitch series will be Online. Submit your elevator pitch videos (Q: tell me about yourself?) by March 23rd to Activatetocaptivate@gmail.com or/and Harinder.Singh@uci.edu (via Google Drive share)
Participate in Online elevator pitch preparation sessions with Bri McWhorter from Activate to Captivate March 24th to April 1st.
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Recurring Event (Until April 14th, 2020)
ONLINE – The Art of Resume/CV Writing: 1-on-1 Sessions with the Expert. Set up appointments here.
