2022 Biology Symposium

The 2022 Biology Department Research Symposium will be held Thursday, April 28th, in the Genome Science Building and Coker Hall from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

The annual Biology Department Research Symposium is an event that brings the entire department together for a day of learning, sharing, and discussion. This year we are back to an in-person setting and we want to take this opportunity to focus the symposium on building back the community that has been lost in the past few years by promoting active participation from more members throughout the department. In addition to three morning workshop sessions (see below for more detail), this year’s symposium will feature:

• Short-format graduate student and postdoc talks (5 minutes each)
• Keynote talks from EEOB, MCDB, and QBio students and postdocs that were nominated by the Biology Department community
• Panels with the department faculty on current topics that have affected us all

Check the tentative schedule here (or down below)!

Workshop Descriptions:

Bystander intervention with Indigo Edwards, Liz Troy, and SSC

How do we address situations that affect the wellbeing of the Biology Department community? How do you respond? What can you do? Members of the Safe Spaces Committee have partnered with the Office of Student Affairs and Student Wellness to bring us a workshop tailored to the needs of the Biology Department. Learn the basics of bystander intervention, work through a handful of Biology-specific scenarios, and be familiar with mandatory reporting and other resources. Sloan Thompson and Shelley Gist, Violence Prevention Coordinators from the Office of Student Affairs and Student Wellness, will join the panel for a discussion and Q&A session at the end.

Finding careers outside academia with Sarah Snell, Gina Wilpiszeski, Ana Aza

Join a group of panelists that have found alternative careers to academia. Learn about their journey from graduate school to industry, the skills they developed as graduate students that have helped them in their current positions, and how to approach a non-academic audience when searching for jobs.

Equitable practices for application reading with SSC

Faculty have the important task of reviewing student and scholar’s applications searching for a position in the Department. How do we make an equitable and inclusive decision? Join members of the Safe Spaces Committee in a workshop designed to develop practices to avoid implicit biases and promote inclusive and impartial reviews.

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