The audience for the Meet-the-Expert Lunch includes graduate, medical, and post-baccalaureate students; clinical fellows; post-doctoral fellows; tenure-track investigators, government employees, and scientists in general; and industry/pharma scientists and employees. Space for this event is limited and priority will be given to early career scientists.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Address most of their open questions and concerns on the selected topic
• Make informed decisions about their career development and research projects 
• Establish connections with experts in their field of interest

Bioinformatics & Big Data: Career Development 

Bioinformatics & Big Data: Harnessing Big Data to Inform Research and Clinical Trials 

Career Paths for Physician Scientists

Careers Outside Academia and Industry – Careers in Government FDA/NIH

Careers Outside Academia and Industry – Careers in Policy, Advocacy and Non-Profit Organizations 

Clinical Trials: Building Bridges to Bring Research from the Bench to the Bedside  

Collaborating with Industry 

Finding the Right Mentor, Sponsor or Advocate

How to Navigate a Clinical Trainee to a Clinical Investigator Position

How to Navigate the Postdoc to PI Transition (Table 1) 

How to Navigate the Postdoc to PI Transition (Table 2) 

Industry: Building Your Career in Industry (Big Pharma) (Table 1)

Industry: Building Your Career in Industry (Big Pharma) (Table 2)

Industry: Building Your Career in Industry (Startup and Midsize Pharma) 

Navigating a Career in Academia: Grants and Collaborations

Setting Up a Successful Biotech (Midsize Pharma and Small Startups) 

Translational Research: Human Samples to Lab and Back to the Clinic 

Translational Research: Mice to Humans