PROGRAM
Sample agenda. Will be updated when available.
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 24 | ||
| 8:00–9:00pm | Attendee Meet and Greet | |
| Tuesday, June 25 | ||
| 8:15–9:00am | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 9:00–9:15am | Opening Remarks from Course Directors | |
| 9:15–11:15am | Attendee Introductions Presentation of Biography Slides (2 min/attendee) | |
| 11:15am–12:45pm | Stories I: Career and Scientific Trajectories How do you find and solve important problems? Moderator: Nir Hacohen Panelists: Ira Mellman Miriam Merad Pam Ohashi Sergio Quezada Cathy Wu | |
| 12:45–1:30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30–2:30pm | Applying for Lab Head Positions and Starting a Lab Moderator: Gavin Dunn Panelists: Stefani Spranger (MIT) Chloe Villani (MGH) Don Shafer (Sanofi) Jennifer Guerriero (DFCI) | |
| 2:30–3:45pm | Small Group Discussions (Trajectories and Applying/Starting a Lab) | |
| 3:45–4:00pm | BREAK | |
| 4:00–5:30pm | One-on-One Meetings with Assigned Mentor | |
| 6:30pm | Irving Welcome Reception | |
| Wednesday, June 26 | ||
| 8:00–9:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00–10:00am | Panel Discussion: A Framework for Leadership Moderators: Nir Hacohen and Cathy Wu Panelists: Ira Mellman Pam Ohashi | |
| 10:00–10:30am | Panel Discussion: How to Recruit and Retain Your Team (Lab and Collaborators) Finding, interviewing, recruiting and hiring How to address DEI Moderator: Sergio Quezada Panelists: Shawn Demehri Nick Haining Pam Ohashi Shannon Turley | |
| 10:30–10:45am | BREAK | |
| 10:45am–12:00pm | Panel Discussion: How to Mentor and Manage Your Team How to provide mentorship How to manage conflict and relationships How to address mental health How to seek and benefit from mentorship Moderators: Nir Hacohen & Shannon Turley Panelists: Greg Delgoffe Bob Schreiber John Wherry Cathy Wu | |
| 12:00–1:00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00–2:00pm | Small Group Discussions (Leadership, Mentoring and Recruiting) | |
| 2:00–3:00pm | Panel Discussion: How to Raise Funds Grants, foundations, industry-sponsored research Moderator: Bob Schreiber Panelists: Nir Hacohen Nick Haining John Wherry | |
| 3:00–4:30pm | Break/One-on-One Meetings with Mentors | |
| 6:00–8:00pm | Schooner Cruise/Dinner | |
| Thursday, June 27 | ||
| 8:00–9:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00–10:00am | Panel Discussion: How to Communicate and Publish Your Research Speaking at conferences/universities Writing, submitting and revising papers Approach to reviewing papers Moderator: Shawn Demehri Panelists: Greg Delgoffe Gavin Dunn Ira Mellman Shannon Turley | |
| 10:00–11:00am | Small Group Discussions (Fundraising and Publishing) | |
| 11:00am–12:30pm | Lunch/One-on-One Meeting with Mentors | |
| 12:30–1:30pm | Final Small Group Discussions (Overall Lessons Learned) | |
| 1:30–2:00pm | Review of Lessons Learned | |
| 2:00–2:15pm | Final Remarks | |
PROGRAM
The symposium will consist of talks/stories by faculty mentors on critical topics, followed by small group discussions with trainees and two faculty mentors. A shared goal will be to integrate lessons learned during the workshop and share with the entire group. Personal goals include developing stronger ties with mentors and updating/refining research statements with feedback from mentors.
| Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 7 | ||
| 8:00–9:00pm | Attendee Meet and Greet | |
| Monday, June 8 | ||
| 8:15–9:00am | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 9:00–9:10am | Opening Remarks from Course Directors | |
| 9:10–11:05am | Attendee Introductions | |
| 11:05–11:15am | BREAK | |
| 11:15am–12:45pm | Scientific and Career Trajectories (Talks) How do you find, frame and solve important problems? | |
| 12:45–1:30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30–2:45pm | Applying for Lab Head Positions and Starting a Lab (Panel) | |
| 2:45–4:00pm | Small Group Discussions Trajectories and applying/starting a lab | |
| 4:00–4:15pm | BREAK | |
| 4:15–5:45pm | One-on-One Meetings with Assigned Mentor | |
| 6:30–8:30pm | Irving Welcome Reception Wharf Room | |
| Tuesday, June 9 | ||
| 8:00–9:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00–10:00am | A Framework for Leadership (Talk and Interview) | |
| 10:00–10:30am | How to Recruit Your Team (Panel) Finding, interviewing, recruiting, and hiring Identifying great collaborators | |
| 10:30–10:45am | BREAK | |
| 10:45am–12:00pm | How to Mentor and Manage Your Team (Panel) How to provide mentorship How to manage conflict and relationships How to address mental health How to seek and benefit from mentorship for yourself | |
| 12:00–1:00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00–2:00pm | Small Group Discussions Leadership, recruiting, and mentoring | |
| 2:00–3:20pm | How to Raise Funds (Panel) Grants, foundations, industry-sponsored research | |
| 3:20–4:50pm | Break/One-on-One Meetings with Mentors | |
| 6:00–8:00pm | Cruise/Dinner | |
| Wednesday, June 10 | ||
| 8:00–9:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00–10:00am | How to Communicate and Publish Your Research (Panel) Speaking at conferences/universities Writing, submitting, and revising papers Approach to reviewing papers | |
| 10:00–11:00am | Small Group Discussions Fundraising and publishing | |
| 11:00am–12:30pm | Lunch/One-on-One Meeting with Mentors | |
| 12:30–1:30pm | Final Small Group Discussions Overall lessons learned | |
| 1:30–2:15pm | Review of Lessons Learned and Final Remarks | |
| 2:15–3:00pm | Social Mixer | |