How to Design a Successful Career Path in Cancer Research: The Do’s and Don’ts for Early-Stage Investigators

Friday, April 5, 5-7 p.m.
Grand C, Manchester Grand Hyatt

Chairs:
Lissette Delgado-Cruzata, PhD, MPH, John Jay College, New York, New York
Christine M. Lovly, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Jose G. Treviño, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
James SeongJun Han, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

This session is intended for early-stage investigators to acquire skills and develop key strategies in order to avoid “pitfalls” and develop “alternative” tactics to enhance the probability of success in their first independent leadership position. We have recruited an expert panel of established investigators with invaluable experience on “how to” navigate a successful career in cancer research. This session is designed specifically for those who have already made the transition from trainee to the next career stage inside and outside of academia. This is an absolute must-attend session for all early-stage investigators.