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FirstHand Advisors

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The Firsthand Advisors platform connects students with alumni virtually from a variety of Harvard schools who have worked at top organizations worldwide and have volunteered to support current students in their career pursuits. With your HarvardKey, you...

[Career Navigator Workshop] Applying to Ph.D. Programs with David Van Vactor, Ph.D.

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Presentation on assessing prospective schools, the components of a typical application (and their relative importance), crafting an effective personal statement and an effective CV, what to expect from doctoral training, career options for PhD holders and...

[Career Navigator Workshop] Making the Most of Your Lab Rotations with Taralyn Tan, PhD

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A primary goal of the first year of graduate school is to identify a dissertation laboratory. Lab rotations are a major mechanism to guide students in this process. This interactive workshop will provide students strategies to maximally leverage lab...

[Career Navigator Workshop] Making the Most of Your Virtual Rotations (Dr. Taralyn Tan - HMS Department of Neurobiology, Dr. Jason Heustis - HMS Program in Graduate Education)

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PART 1: Understanding the Value of Rotations and Setting Your Goals A primary goal of the first year of graduate school is to identify a dissertation laboratory. Lab rotations are a major mechanism to guide students in this process. Students are currently...

Helping STEM Students Thrive: Graduate Students in STEM

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Information on the full series of events, along with previous recordings, can be found on the the Women in STEM Cooperative website: http://womeninstem. buffalo.edu/events/online- series/index.php Registration link for the May 13th event (focusing on...

Charting Your Course III, Part 1: Navigating Graduate School -- Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and Making the Most of Your Rotations

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[2:30 pm - 3:25 pm] Meet the Individual Development Plan (IDP) Speaker: JIm Gould, Ph.D. (HMS/HSDM Office of Postdoctoral Fellows) The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a mentoring tool that links research goals with career development and progress...

Charting Your Course III, Part 2: CV of Failures - A Scientist's Guide to Resilience (EPISODE 2: Dean Emma Dench, Professor Cassandra Extavour, and Professor Rachel Wilson)

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The Program in Graduate Education (PGE) is pleased to host an open forum to discuss resilience and overcoming failure, featuring the following speakers: Dr. Emma Dench Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern...

Charting Your Course II, Part 2, Track B: Applying to PhD Programs (for HMS Master's students)

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Applying to PhD Programs: Preparing Competitive Applications for Life Sciences Doctoral Programs and What to Expect from Doctoral Training WORKSHOP. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Jason Heustis (Program in Graduate Education) Davie Van Vactor (Professor of Cell...

CV of Failures: A Scientist's Guide to Resilience

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The Program in Graduate Education (PGE) is pleased to host an open forum to discuss resilience and overcoming failure, where Dean George Daley and other HMS faculty will share their stories as part of an educational forum and social event. Resilience -...

Choosing Mentors and Mentoring Up: An Interactive, Peer-Mentoring Workshop

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Positive mentor-mentee relationships are a cornerstone of success for any graduate student. Choosing the right principal investigator (PI) and starting off with a proactive strategy to maintain a positive and productive work relationship is an early step...