Event Registration - Cancer Genomics Consortium

CGC Early Career Initiative: Coffee Break with CGC Mentors
4/17/2024 - 5/17/2024


Location: This is a virtual event


There are currently 5 spots remaining out of 42




Event Description
These hour-long, small group mentoring sessions will be led by a CGC mentor and include up to six trainee/early career CGC members. Placement is on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited to promote small-group interaction. If you aren’t a CGC member, and want to participate, you can become a member today!

Tentative topics of discussion:
●    LGG fellowship applications and training
●    Job search and offer letter negotiations
●    Navigating the journey from fellow to faculty 
●    Strategies for meeting needs for academic promotion 
●    Translation research
●    Industry vs academia (pros and cons)
●    Work-life balance


The Spring 2024 Mentors:
● Marilyn Li, MD, MS
   Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
● Yang Cao, PhD, FACMG
   Washington University in St Louis 
● Avni Santani, PhD, FACMG 
   LetsGetChecked
● Alanna J. Church, MD 
    Boston Children's Hospital
● Adrian Dubuc, PhD FACMG
   Roswell Park Cancer Institute
● Jun Liao, PhD, FACMG
   Columbia University Medical Center

Please note the capacity for this series is 36 people. Each member may only register for a coffee break with one mentor.