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The biennial NHLI Postdoc Day is an event specifically tailored to the needs of the Department’s postdocs. It gives our postdocs an opportunity to explore their career options and focus on their career progression as well as to network with other NHLI postdocs. 

If you are an NHLI postdoc and have not receive an invitation to register yet please contact Dr Sara Marques email: slamasol@imperial.ac.uk

Programme

9:45 – 10:00  Registration

10:00 – 10:15  Welcome & Introductions – Professor Miriam Moffatt – NHLI

10.15 – 10.25  NHLI Future Plans – Professor Edwin Chilvers – NHLI

10:25 – 11:05  Other Career Pathways

Dr Sarah Essilfie-Quaye – Careers in Research Strategy – ICL

Dr Suzanne Cohen – Careers in Industry – Medimmune 

11:05 – 11:25  Grants – Information you can use/should be aware of (including Dos, Don’ts and Timelines) – Dr Alun Owen – NHLI

11:25 – 11:35  Can metrics demonstrate the impact of your research? – Robyn Price – ICL                         

11:35 – 12:00  Pathways for Postdocs – how the PFDC can help you – Dr Inês Perpétuo – Postdoc and Fellow Development Centre

Lunch – Seminar Room A and Refectory

12:00 – 13:00  ‘Meet the Speakers, Institute Lead for Postdocs and your Campus Postdoc Reps’ – Seek advice and ask questions about careers and how NHLI can help you.

13:00 – 14:20  Other Career Pathways

Dr Adam Januszewski – Working within the Department of Health & Social Care

Dr Anna Dixon – Careers in Industry – Atlas Genetics

Dr Graeme Smith– Careers in Bioinformatics – NHS England

Dr Anne Mirabella – Careers in Publishing – Nature Communications                                               

14:20 – 15:00 The Fellowship Route – Teaching versus Research Pros & Cons

Dr James Moss   (Teaching Fellow)

Dr Tamlyn Peel   (Teaching Fellow)

Dr Charis Pericleous   (Research Fellow)

Dr Nicola Whiffin   (Research Fellow)

15:00 – 15:20  Obstacles and challenges in achieving your career path – Interactive session

15:20 – 15:35 Postdoc Survey, Athena and Youm- Professor Sara Rankin – NHLI                    

15:35 – 15:50  How Twitter Can Help Your Career and Help You Find Career Opportunities – Dr Michael Cox – NHLI

15:50 – 16:00  Final remarks

Social gathering – Pizza and drinks