Welcome to the 2007 American Physiological Society Trainee

Symposium!

Multiple Career Paths for a Physiologist: Understand Your Options and How To

Get There

Session Co-chairs: Erica A Wehrwein, Michigan State University

Jennifer Pluznick, Yale University

American Physiological Society

Trainee Advisory Committee(http://www.the-aps.org/trainees/index.htm)

Individual Development Plan(http://opa.faseb.org/pdf/idp.pdf,

http://ucsf.edu/career/docs/idp.pdf )

• BE PROACTIVE!

• Conduct a self-assessment

• Survey opportunities

• Write an IDP, share with mentor(s) and revise

• Implement the plan

Organization of session• 8:05 AM Perspectives from a small undergraduate college.

Margaret Anderson, Smith College

• 8:25 AM Opportunities in industry: small pharmaceutical/biotechnology company. Jelveh Lameh, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

• 8:45 AM Perspectives from a U.S. government scientist. Edward J. Zambraski, USARIEM, Natick

• 9:05 AM Insight into a career in scientific writing. Keri Poi, Eli Lilly & Company

• 9:25 AM Break-out session: Individual Q&A with speakers

Dr. Keri Poi: Scientific Writing

Front of room

Dr. Margaret Anderson: Small College

Dr. Edward Zambraski: Government Lab

Dr. Jelveh Lemeh: Small Pharma/Biotech

Back of room

Break-out Session Format

Thank you for attending!

Please complete and return the survey before you leave

Thank you,

Trainee Advisory Committee