Academic Careers Panel Discussion, 11/18

What: Academic Careers Panel Discussion
Who: all interested graduate students
When: November 18th, 4:00-5:30pm
Where: BRC building Room 282
Light refreshments will be served.

Description: Faculty from U.T., M.D. Anderson and Rice University will share their experiences and personal decisions about becoming an academic faculty member. The panelists (see list below) will discuss choosing a graduate school that is right for you; the different types of advanced degrees; career tracks; and share some of the decisions and choices that led them to their current position.

Panellists:
-Sharon Y. R. Dent, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rebecca Meyer Brown and Joseph Mellinger Brown Chair in Basic Science Research, MDACC
-Carmen P. Escalante, M.D., Professor and Chair of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment and Emergency Care, MDACC
-Lavinia P. Middleton, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, MDACC
-Judith K. Wolf, M.D., Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, MDACC
-Cindy Farach-Carson, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Associate Vice Provost for Research, Rice University
-Moderator: Elizabeth L. Travis, Ph.D., FASTRO, Associate Vice President for Women Faculty Programs and Professor of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Mattie Allen Fair Professor in Cancer Research, MDACC