SBS Postdoc Association

Join us for our May event, a panel discussion on how to land a K99/R00 award from NIH. This award, known as the “Pathway to Independence,” funds the final years of postdoctoral training AND your first years as an independent researcher. Thus, this is one of the most coveted awards offered by NIH, and increasingly becoming a must-have to get a faculty position at America’s top research institutes. In addition, it is one of the few NIH awards open to non-American citizens at the postdoctoral level.
We’ve convened a faculty panel of K99 awardees and reviewers who will answer YOUR questions about how to land this incredible fellowship. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to be competitive for this award, just in time for the June deadline!

Interested in NIH funding opportunities? — the School of Biological Sciences Postdoctoral Association and the College of Natural Sciences will host a panel discussion about the NIH Pathway to Independence award. Questions for the faculty panelists can be submitted in advance to: Anne Tibbetts at a.tibbs@austin.utexas.edu

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
NHB 1.720
12 Noon – 1:30 PM
Pizza and refreshments will be served

Please refer to the event flyer for more information.

This year we again have available two competitive annual funding opportunities for biology postdocs at UT-Austin:

See our Resources page for links to additional information on these awards, as well as other funding opportunities.

Are you curious about how novel discoveries make their way from the bench to the clinic? Interested in transitioning from academia to industry? If so, please join us for the next seminar in our Business of Science Series on April 25, 2013, where we are thrilled to be hosting Dr. Thomas Kodadek of the Scripps Institute Florida.

Thomas Kodadek, Ph.D., the fifth speaker in our ‘Business of Science’ seminar series, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute, Florida, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Opko Diagnostics, a Miami-based biotechnology company. A leader in the field of chemical biology, Dr. Kodadek’s lab specializes in developing novel tools and screening technologies for early detection and diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, and is also working to develop new treatment strategies for autoimmune diseases. Among his many honors, in 2006 Dr. Kodadek received a NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for “exceptionally creative research.” Following Dr. Kodadek’s lecture “The Ups & Downs of Moving ‘Disruptive’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology from the Lab to the ‘Real World’”, we will host a networking event with local businesses. Please join us to hear about Dr. Kodadek’s exciting research and his experiences in moving his technologies to the real world!

Previous events in this special seminar series include:

Scientific Collaboration in the Development of New Drugs: The Path to Progress and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Jack Henion, Ph.D. Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Chairman, Advion, Inc. (April 24th, 2012)

The Business of Science III: Bridging Research from Campus to Clinic
Lindsay Burns, Ph.D. Director of Preclinical Research, Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (January 17, 2012)

The Business of Science II: Translating Your Results into Rewards
Brent Iverson, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UT Austin (May 17th, 2011)

The Business of Science I: Careers in Industrial Settings
Tom Baughman, Technology Licensing Associate, UT Austin Office of Technology Commercialization and Gregory Ippolito, Ph.D. Research Associate, Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UT Austin and Former Director of Preclinical Research & Development, XBiotech USA (April 19th, 2011)

At the March 19th meeting, Christiana Cough of the College of Natural Sciences Career Design Center gave many helpful pointers on writing resumes and cover letters, as well as a rundown of the top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of networking. In case you missed something, or were unable to attend, you can view or download her entire presentation by clicking here.