Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Careers & Beers: Science and Consulting

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our November event features scientists who have careers in consulting. Chat with Christopher Konop, innovation and commercialization specialist and venture manager; Sydney Jupitz, staff scientist/senior consultant,…

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Careers & Beers: Science and Writing

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our October event features scientists who have careers in writing. Chat with Anna Bennett, science writer in marketing services, Promega; AnnaKay Kruger, science writer in marketing…

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Careers & Beers: Science and Entrepreneurship

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our first event of the fall features scientists who have careers in entrepreneurship. Chat with Aimee Arnoldussen, innovation and commercialization specialist at Discovery to Product; Connie…

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Careers in Industry: Different Roles PhDs Can Play

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

What career options are there for PhDs in industry? A panel of representatives from Valent BioSciences, which discovers and develops the next generation of science-based agricultural technologies, will describe the breadth of jobs available, and answer your questions about their roles and successfully transitioning into industry. Then, continue the discussion with the panelists and other…

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Careers & Beers: Science and Startups

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

Enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our final event of the fall features scientists who have careers in the startup company space. Chat with Jessica Martin Eckerly, CEO and co-founder of Forward BIOLABS; Kevin Barnett, CTO and co-founder of Pyran;…

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Careers in Industry: Different Roles PhDs Can Play

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

What career options are there for PhDs in industry? A panel of representatives from Thermo Fisher Scientific will describe the breadth of jobs available, and answer your questions about their roles and successfully transitioning into industry. Then, continue the discussion with the panelists and other members of the company during a networking lunch. Featuring: Penny…

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Careers & Beers: Science and Law

Orchard View Room, Discovery Building 330 N. Orchard St., Madison, WI, United States

UW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative science career options after graduate school through informal conversations. Our first event of the fall features scientists who have careers in the legal space. Chat with Angeline Babel, senior patent attorney at Illumina; Meredith Porembski,…

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