After a very successful run of the Using Python for Research course earlier in the summer, we are pleased to be able to accept another cohort for a course run that begins July 31st. The course is based on the Harvard X course of the same name and, in addition to completing those lessons, students meet every Wednesday and Friday for Zoom-based problem solving sessions. A more detailed syllabus and schedule are attached. Interested students should fill out...

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The role

We are looking for an Immunologist to lead the interpretation of our efforts to generate an Immune Cell Atlas (Human Cell Atlas Project) and to delineate mechanisms of immuno-therapy (clinical trials). We are looking for an enthusiastic (clinician) scientist, motivated to improve our understanding of immune cell function and to positively impact on patient prognosis. We require a solid background in Immunology and the ability for working in a multi-disciplinary team on collaborative projects.

The candidate will be integrated in the Single Cell...

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The position

A new Third Rock Ventures portfolio company in San Francisco, CA has an exciting and unique opportunity available. We are looking for highly motivated research scientists ready to take on new challenges in their career. We have developed an exciting technology to create a novel class of biotherapeutics that will make a major impact in the treatment of high unmet need diseases like cancer and autoimmunity. This new company offers the opportunity to work with a fun, collaborative, and experienced...

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Graduate school is never easy, but as I neared the end of my first year, my Ph.D. training was about to get much harder. It wasn’t that the classes or research were any different. I had simply come to recognize the truth about myself: I was nonbinary, a gender identity sometimes falling under the transgender umbrella. Excited to finally express my true self, I came out to my colleagues and began to pursue my transition. Here I will share some lessons from my own experience as a...

Read more about The Invisible Minority in STEM [Inside Higher Ed]

The full impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientific careers might not be known for years, but hiring freezes and other signs of turmoil at universities have already shaken faith in academia as a career option. As universities try to adapt and survive in a pandemic world, a growing number of PhD students and other early-career researchers will be looking at careers in industry, government and other sectors.

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Read more about Seeking an ‘exit plan’ for leaving academia amid coronavirus worries [Nature]

We need equity-minded scholars now more than ever, writes Deborah S. Willis, and she shares some practical strategies for how to become one.

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Read more about Career Exploration Through the Lens of Equity [Inside Higher Ed]

Nature is encouraging postdoctoral researchers working in academia in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to respond to its first-ever survey dedicated entirely to postdocs, a crucial but often marginalized segment of the scientific workforce. The survey, now accessible at https://go.nature.com/3fDup2u, addresses issues at the heart of the postdoctoral experience, including job satisfaction, career progression,...

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RA Capital Management is running a virtual version of our popular "Business of Biotechnology" short course (July 14, 21, and 28), free to accepted applicants. Our application is now open and will close on July 9. 

Our course has been described as "the Freakonomics of the biotech industry" and comes highly recommended by prior students at Harvard, MIT, and throughout the Boston community.

RA Capital's "The Business of Biotechnology”
Virtual Short Course
July 14, 21, 28 (3-5 PM)
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The second Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars will convene online August 3-5, 2020.

The purpose of this conference is to showcase the research achievements of outstanding molecular life scientists from historically underrepresented groups. Featuring keynote presentations by Breann Brown, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University) and Saul Villeda, Ph.D. (UCSF), the conference program also includes short talks, small group discussions, poster sessions, a faculty panel and a junior researchers’ roundtable. Speakers will be selected...

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