CRAFT Seminar Series
CRAFT Seminar Series
CRAFT Seminar Series
Naresh Sunkara giving a CRAFT talk on entrepreneurship.
CRAFT (Career Research Advancement Focused Training) Seminar Series meets monthly during the academic year for a lunchtime meeting focusing on career development for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at the University of Louisville.
Past Craft Speakers
Speaker | Title/ Summary | Date |
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MEDPACE | Discussed MedPace drug development and opportunities to use your scientific background within clinical research. | 12/5/2018 |
Jim A. Turpin, Ph.D. NIH-PMPRB | 11/8/18 | |
Jason Hinzman, Ph.D. MSL, Eli Lilly & Co. | "Industry Careers: Medical Science Liaison" | 9/11/18 |
Torsten Hopp, Ph.D., RBP U of L | "Career Options for PhD's in Biosafety & Research Oversight" | 8/21/18 |
Matthew Lawlor, Ph.D. Novavax | "Preparedness, Pandemics, and Program Management:Embracing Serendipity in a Scientific Career" | 7/19/18 |
Sandeep Dayal, Ph.D. NIDDK/NIH | 6/19/18 | |
Irina Tcherepanova, Ph.D. Argos Therapeutics | 2/13/18 | |
Yvette Seger, Ph.D. | "From Pipettes to Policy: Career Opportunities in Science Policy" | 1/23/18 |
Pritesh Kumar, Ph.D. KYDS LLC | "Isolation, Separation and Purification of Compounds Derived from Industrial Hemp" | 10/24/17 |
Jessica Indrigo U of L | 9/20/17 | |
Eric Prager, PhD | 8/23/17 | |
Cedric Francois, MD/PhD | From the Bench to Biotech: Stories for the Road | 7/11/17 |
Dr. James Pusey MedPace Special Presentation | Discussed Medpace drug development and opportunities to use your scientific background within clinical research. | 5/23/17 |
Seth Kelly, PhD | " The Ins and Outs of Working at a Small Liberal Arts College" | 4/18/17 |
Chris Pickett, PhD | 3/7/17 | |
Joerg Schlatterer, PhD | 2/14/17 | |
Nathan Vanderford, PhD | "Preparing for the Realities of the PhD job market." | 1/11/17 |
Amanda Krzysiak, PhD | "An unexpected life as Faculty at a Private University" | 11/29/16 |
William Chambers,Ph.D. | "Research and Training Opportunities at the American Cancer Society" | 10/5/16 |
Chris Barton Ph.D., J.D. | "A Career in Technology Transfer: Commercializing Research Discoveries in Academia" | 9/13/16 |
Naomi Charalambakis | "The Federal Budget-How it works and Why Students Should Care" | 8/26/16 |
Dr. Rachel Gerlach | "Academia-A Primer for a Career in Pharma" | 8/16/16 |
Dr. Yuri Klyachkin | "How to know if a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Career Is Right for You." | 7/19/16 |
Dr. Pritesh Kumar | "Industry Perspective- Emerging Markets: Play it Safe or Roll the Dice?" | 6/14/16 |
Dr. Joan Simunic | "The (somewhat) Long and Winding Road: From Bench Chemist to Patent Attorney" | 5/10/16 |
Dr. Naresh Sunkara | “Entrepreneurship as a Career: Transition from Academia to the Startup World.” | 4/7/16 |
Dr. Randy Ribaudo | “The Business of Science: Preparing for Professional Careers.” | 3/10/16 |
Dr. James Gould | “Strategically Navigating Your Early Research Career.” | 2/18/16 |
Dr. Josh Henkin | “Government Consulting: Fast-track Career Opportunities for the Strategic-minded Postdoc/Grad Student.” | 11/19/15 |
Dr. Kevyn Merten | *Research! Louisville* CRAFT symposium- "Successful Entrepreneurship" | 10/28/15 |
Dr. Meghan Mott, NINDS | *Research! Louisville* CRAFT symposium- "Careers in Science Policy." | 10/28/15 |
Stephanie Eberle, Stanford University | **Research! Louisville* CRAFT symposium- "How to Find Your Career Path." | 10/28/15 |
Dr. Kinga Hosszu | "Careers in Science Publishing." | 7/30/15 |
Jason Priem | "Altmetrics and Revolutions: How the Web is Transforming the Measure and Practice of Science" | 5/16/15 |
Dr. Bryan Loy | "Alternative Employment Opportunities for Oncologists- One person's perspective" | 5/7/15 |
Dr. Bill Mattingly | "Data Visualization and Clinical Research Informatics" | 4/16/15 |
Dr. Daniel Eustace | "Preparing for Your First Year on the Job" | 3/5/15 |
Dr. Lindsay A. Bonsignore | "New Roles for N-terminal Methylation in Breast Cancer Progression and Aging." | 1/27/15 |
Rebecca Fleischaker and Ted Smith | They discussed recent economic development efforts and highlighted local oppotunities for budding entrepreneurs. | 12/4/14 |
Dr. Kyle Keeney and Andrew Steen | They discussed entrepreneurial opportunities for post-docs and highlighted the KyMass Turnpike and KyMass Mentorship programs which connect Kentucky reseatchers with the Boston bio-tech community. | 11/6/14 |
Dr.Keith Micoli | "Hope is Not a Plan: Becoming the Professional You Want To Be." | 10/9/14 |
Justin Hallgren | "The Role of the Nucleolus in Neurodegeneration." | 8/25/14 |
Dr. Natia Qipshidze-Kelm | "Combination Treatment with Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Nitrite Protects Againest Myocardial Infarction." | 6/26/14 |
Dr. Lori Millner | "Detection, Isolation, and Characterization of Single Circulating Tumor Cells." | 4/3/14 |
See Event Calendar for future CRAFT talks.
Anyone interested in presenting at a future meeting can contact Katie Hasper.