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NSYCC 2010 Career Day Each year, the NSYCC holds a free career symposium for younger chemists. The aim of this event is to provide young chemists with information on current trends in the job market, possible careers in chemistry, resume writing, and interview skills. This marks the first year that we are combing the symposium with our annual Industrial Career Fair. Monday, February 15, 2010 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center Emmanuel College 400 The Fenway Boston, Massachusetts
Registration is FREE but Mandatory To register, send resumes to: careers@nsycc.org and include name, affiliation, and contact information
8:30-9:00am:
Registration & Breakfast - Wilkens Science Center Atrium
Enjoy coffee, donuts and bagels. Check out your information
packet. 9:00am: Opening Comments 9:10-9:30am: Michael Singer, PhD, R & D Manager, Sigma-Aldrich
“Life away from the Bench: Career Opportunities at Sigma-Aldrich” In 1986, Dr. Singer earned his B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook (1986) and then his Ph.D., from Brandeis University in 1993 where he worked with Dr. James B. Hendrickson. From 1991-94 he was Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Organix Inc. and then worked at ArQule Inc. until 2001, and has worked for Sigma-Aldrich in 2001. Dr. Singer is also a very active member of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society since 1991. 9:35-9:55am: Andrea L.C. Robidoux, JD, Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP "Intellectual Property for Chemists: Feed Your Inner Geek" 10:00-10:20 am: Michael Pollastri, PhD, Associate Profesor of Chemistry, Northeastern University "To academia via the long and winding road" Professor Pollastri earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross, a 10:25-10:45 am - Coffee break 10:45-11:05am- Mukund Chorghade, PhD, President Chorghade Enterprises / THINQ Pharma
"The Chemistry is Right" Dr. Mukund Chorghade is President of Chorghade Enterprises and Chief Scientific Officer, THINQ Pharma. He provides consultations to pharmaceutical researchers on collaborations with academic, government and industrial laboratories. He advises technology based companies on process re-engineering and project management of technology transfer; establishes strategic partnerships and conducts cGLP/cGMP compliance training and implementation in chemical laboratories. He oversees projects in medicinal chemistry, chemical route selection, process development, manufacturing and formulation of bulk actives to finished dosage forms. Dr. Chorghade earned his B. Sc. and M. Sc. degrees from the University of Poona in India and a Ph. D. in organic chemistry at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C.. He completed postdoctoral appointments at the University of Virginia and Harvard University, visiting scientist appointments at University of British Columbia, College de France / Universite’ Louis Pasteur, Cambridge and Caltech and directed research groups at Dow Chemicals, Abbott Laboratories, CytoMed and Genzyme. A recipient of three “Scientist of the Year Awards”, he is an elected Fellow of AAAS and RSC and has been a featured speaker in several national and international symposia. He is active in ACS, was NESACS and Brazosport Chair and serves on the International Activities Committee. 11:10-11:30 am - Mahnaz El-Kouedi, PhD, Faculty Appointments at Harvard Medical School
“Alternative
Pathways: Careers for Chemists Away from the Bench” 11:35-11:55 am - Lisa Marcaurelle, PhD, Director of Synthetic Chemistry, the Broad Institute
"Drug
Discovery in Academia" 12:00-1:30pm: Catered Lunch & Door Prizes 1:30-4pm: Career Fair- Wilkes Science Center Atrium Boston Area Industrial Recruiters!! Must register to participate in either event (see above). 1:30-2:15 pm Workshop 1: Resume Preparation for Recent Graduates-WSC 112
2:25-3:10 pm Workshop 2: Effective Interviewing Techniques- WSC 112 3:20:4:00 pm Workshop 3: Targeting the Job Market-WSC 112 | ||||||||||
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