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Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Dean of the Graduate School | University of Kentucky
Founder & CEO | G-Space Inc
The career panel is intended to showcase the breadth of careers that PhDs and postdocs choose to pursue and give graduate students and postdocs an opportunity to learn from the career paths of established professionals. To read about our panelists in more detail, please visit the Speakers & Guests page.
Scientific Liaison and Product Manager | Proteintech
Technical Ops Lead | Catalent Pharmaceutical Solutions
Principal Scientist | Merck
Senior Advisor in Health Economics and Outcomes Research | Eli Lilly
Manager of Science Policy and Research Affairs | Endocrine Society
The recruitment fair is intended to connect PhDs and postdocs with their next position by networking with recruiters from industry interested in hiring PhD level professionals.
The Postdoc Poster Session is an opportunity for postdocs to share their research in a relaxed atmosphere with fellow researchers on campus. Posters are encouraged to be accessible to a broad academic audience including graduate students, postdocs, and faculty from a wide spectrum of disciplines.
Winners will be selected based on abstract and presentation quality by the SOPS executive committee.
Prizes: $200 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd place, $100 for 3rd place, $50 for 4th place
The Postdoc Talk Competition is an opportunity for postdocs to showcase and present their research or scholarly work to a scientifically diverse and educated audience in 10 minutes.
Winners will be selected by a panel of faculty judges based on speaker's proficiency in communication, enthusiasm, language, visuals, and articulation of research. For more details see the scoring rubric here: Postdoc Talk Competition Scoring Rubric
Prizes: $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place
Discovery of Mithramycin-Oxime (AK-B46): A New Hope for Treating Childhood and Adolescent Cancer
The New Buzz: Prevalence and Correlates of Nicotine Pouch Use Among US Youth, 2022
Another importance of studying plant viruses: An inspiration for cancer therapy
Functional and Biological Predictors of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) Spinal Cord Injury
Advancements in Iron-Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical Looping Combustion: From Industrial Waste to Valuable Resources
The Postdoc 3MT Competition is an opportunity for postdocs to tell an appealing story about their research or scholarly work to a general audience (i.e. non-specialist audience) in 3 minutes or less with a single static slide. The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) format was developed in 2008 by the University of Queensland in Australia and is now practiced at universities around the globe. It is very different than other academic exercises in research distillation, such as pitches and lightening talks, and is intended to help researchers communicate effectively with a non-specialist audience.
Winners will be selected by a panel of 3MT experts based on speaker's proficiency in communicating and engaging with a non-specialist audience. For more details see the scoring rubric here: Postdoc 3MT Competition Scoring Rubric
Prizes: $200 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd place, $100 for 3rd place, $50 for 4th place
Genomes, wings, and feathers: what long-dead bird specimens can reveal about evolution on islands
Small cells go big: from a simple cut to a complicated skin wound
SGLT1 O-GlcNAcylation enhances the risk of heart failure during diabetes
Is gabapentin used as an alternative for opioids? Characterizing gabapentin initiation in Medicare beneficiaries
Cervical Spine: Clinical Assessments, Advanced Improvements and the Role of Artificial Intelligence
Light at night disrupted day-night rhythms in the heart rate and core body temperature in female diabetic mice
Why So Angry Bees?
Nano-Targeted drug delivery: A New Frontier in Post-Heart Attack Treatment
Soluble IL2R: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Post-COVID Fatigue
Surgical Outcomes on Postural Sway in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
2023-2024 SOPS President, Postdoctoral Scholar of Behavioral Science
SOPS President address
2024-2025 SOPS Executive Committee Announced
Postdoc Poster Session winners announced
Postdoc Talk Competition winners announced
Postdoc 3MT Competition winners announced