The Southeastern NIH Biotechnology Training Grant Career Development Workshop was created in 2016 and is held every year. The participating universities take turns hosting on a rotating basis.
Duke University is excited to host again in 2024!
This year's theme: "How did you get here?"
Exploring Careers in Biotech
- Schedule of Events
DAY 1
10:00am-11:00am Check-In and Poster Set-up
11:00am-11:05am Welcome by Tatiana Segura
11:05am-1:00pm Session #1
11:05am-11:25am Miljan Simonovic, NIH Program Officer
11:25am-11:50am Mike Lynch, Duke, Academic in Industry
11:50am-12:05pm Andrés García, Georgia Tech
12:05pm-12:30pm Christina Silcox, Duke Margolis Center, Research Director
12:30pm-1:00pm Panel Discussion #1: Simonovic, Lynch, García and Silcox1:00pm-2:00pm Lunch and Networking
2:00pm-2:45pm Poster Session #1 (odd numbers)
2:45pm-3:30pm Poster Session #2 (even numbers)
3:30pm-5:00pm Session #2
3:30pm-3:50pm – Laila Roudsari, United Therapeutics
3:50pm-4:10pm – Robin Rasor, Intellectual Property
4:10pm-4:30pm – Susan Lankford, NC Biotech
4:30pm-4:50pm – Ami Kabadi, Serepta Therapeutics
4:50pm-5:20pm – Panel Discussion #2: Roudsari, Rasor, Lankford, and Kabadi
6:30pm Dinner (For Speakers and Current T32 Trainees only)
8:00pm-10:00pm Social at Boxcar Arcade & Bar
DAY 2
8:00am-9:00am Breakfast
9:00am-10:30am Session #3
9:00am-9:20am Guang Yang, McKinsey, Consulting
9:20am-9:40am Kseniya Simpson, Hatteras, Venture Capital
9:40am-10:00am Cameron Kim, Duke, Biotech Education
10:00am-10:20am Lakshmi Goyal, Cell Host and Microbe, Journal Editor
1020am-10:50am Panel Discussion #3: Yang, Simpson, Kim, and Goyal11:00am-12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Biotech Tour (For current T32 Trainees only)
schedule subject to change
- Confirmed Speakers
- Andres Garcia, Georgia Tech
- Lakshimi Goyal, Journal Editor, Cell Host and Microbe
- Ami Kabadi, Director of Gene Editing Research and Development, Sarepta
- Cameron Kim, Biotech Education, Duke University
- Susan Lankford, Director of Science and Technology Development, NC Biotech
- Mike Lynch, Academia and Industry, Duke University
- Robin Rasor, Intellectual Property, Duke University
- Laila Roudsari, United Therapeutics
- Christina Silcox, Duke Margolis Center, Research Director
- Miljan Simonovic, Program Officer, NIH
- Kseniya Simpson, Venture Capital, Hatteras
- Guang Yang, McKinsey, Consulting
- Program Brochure
- Document
- Accommodations
A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at:
AC Durham
2800 Erwin Rd.
Durham, NC. 27705
Last Day to book is Monday, May 13, 2024