Navigating a Changing Landscape: Developing and Evolving a Research Program Involving Undergraduates
Effectively engaging undergraduates has always represented a unique set of challenges and opportunities for faculty and trainees alike. Now, the responses of academic and industrial institutions to the global pandemic have created a shifting landscape…
Biodesign and Education: Using Design Principles and Synthetic Biology to Engage Diverse Learners
The intersecting fields of biodesign and synthetic biology use biological systems and materials to innovate new technologies or solutions to problems. Working on projects like bioremediating bacteria, or designing biosensors can engage diverse learners…
Learning from our Mistakes: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are high impact practices in biology education. Although there are numerous published, inquiry-based exercises as well as dedicated CURE training networks, these resources sometimes lack descripti…
Rethinking Course Design and Assessments for Undergraduate Cell Biology in Online Learning
In response to the COVID19 pandemic, many classes in the Spring of 2020 were forced into an online modality. Rather than try to mold online teaching to the traditional lecture format let’s rethink how to structure our course design, assess student lear…
Reimagining Publishing, Networking, and Mentoring
Feeling like your lab isn’t taking advantage of new technology or advancements? Failed to convince your labmates or PI to modernize? This session is for you! Learn strategies to use technology and online networking to maximize lab and career developmen…
Raising Mental Health in the CellBio Research Community: Sidestep Stigma and Learn Peer and Trainee Support
Sponsored By: COMPASS and Dragonfly Mental Health Maintaining mental health among academic researchers has become increasingly urgent. Mental illness among academics has reached epidemic proportions with approximately 50% of graduate and professional s…
Careers in Science Writing, Editing, and Communication
Scientific writing skills gained during training can be applied in several ways, from the more conventional scientific editing and medical writing aspects, to newer media such as podcasts and science illustration. We are inviting panelists whose career…
Careers in Management and Business Development
This session will be a panel discussion focused on careers in administration, business, product management and marketing. The interactive Q&A style of this panel will allow attendees the opportunity to gain new insight into non-traditional careers…
Bench Based Industry Careers
This session will be a panel discussion focused on research careers in industry. For academic scientists who enjoy the bench but are interested in opportunities outside of academia. Research careers in industry are an exciting but often poorly understo…