Career Symposia

Career Symposia are held each year for our students and postdoctoral fellows that consists of speakers from the following fields: academic track, industry track, four-year college track, biotech track and the post-doctoral experience.  This may include professional development sessions within the Fall NGP Retreat, Summer Alumni Speaker sessions, or other sessions hosted throughout the year. Students have the opportunity to meet with the speakers. This allows for questions from the students and personal interaction from the PhDs. The day normally concludes with a social hour.
 

Student Government Initiatives

Our NGP Student government organizes a number of events each year, supported by the program.  These include community outreach events, such as Brain Awareness Week or visits to local schools, as well as events for our current students.  The student government organizes both social events and professional development or peer-support activities.

Recruitment Weekend 

Every year in January/February, the Admissions Committee invites qualified applicants to join us for our recruitment weekend. The applicants arrive on Thursday night and join our graduate students for dinner that evening.

 

On Friday morning, the candidates are welcomed by program and College of Medicine leadership, view data blitz talks by our faculty and students, and a poster session presented by our students. They also tour facilities, enjoying lab demos and lab meetings. The candidates have faculty interviews all afternoon on Friday, and then join our students and faculty for a reception in the evening.  For those who would like, our current students also plan social events for applicants on Friday evening.

Saturday morning consists of additional data blitz style talks, as well as opportunities to learn about our program, our campuses, and any other questions applicants might have.  The Saturday sessions are followed by an optional luncheon and city tour with our current students.

The candidates have the opportunity to ask questions about the program and the graduate students have the opportunity to socialize with their potential fellow classmates, throughout our recruitment events.