“Professional in Residence” with Katja Brose, PhD

Learn about careers steeped in science while “away from the bench ” including scientific publishing, scientific program management and funding.

Career discussion taking place from 11:00am -12pm in Stanley Hall 177
Additional small group (2-5 people) mentoring sessions available to help you with career transition planning & skill development:

• 1:00-1:40 – developing collaboration and leadership skills
• 1:45-2:25 – developing project management skills
• 2:30-3:10 – skills in applying scientific knowledge outside the lab

BIO: Katja Brose, PhD, is a Science Program Officer at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, contributing to CZI’s goals to support basic science and technology that will make it possible to cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of the century. She leads CZI’s efforts around neurodegenerative diseases and neuroscience. Before joining CZI, she was part of the editorial team at Cell Press for 17 years, where from 2004-20017 she was Editor-in-Chief of Neuron and a Publishing Director at Cell Press-Elsevier. She received her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of California-San Francisco in 2000.

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