Junior Investigator Meeting - Sessions

Special Sessions

Patient advocates: Hearing their story 

(Auditorium, August 22nd 8:45 am)

Learn how Junior Investigators can engage with research advocates, and about NCI resources in research advocacy. Hear the perspective of MetNet research advocates, Katie Craven, Christine Hodgdon and Julia Maués on how to make basic research inclusive, accessible and most importantly patient-centered. 

What can you do with a PhD? 

(Rooms A/B and E1/E2, August 23rd 9:00 am)

Join us for a "What to Do with a PhD" breakfast, where you'll have the opportunity to network with journal editors, NIH professionals, and industry leaders. Gain insights into diverse career paths and discover how to leverage your PhD for success across academia, government, and industry.

“Just Starting Out” Panel 

(Auditorium, August 23rd 1:30 pm)

In this session, early career investigators will share their experiences and lessons learnt during their academic career transitions. Discussion will focus on common questions junior investigators have as they transition to their academic careers. The session features 5 scientists starting out in faculty positions including Drs. Katie Houlahan, Ashley Kiemen, Kate Miroshnikova, Hernando Lopez-Bertoni and Kaitlyn Sadtler.

 

Lunchtime Discussions

Day 1 (August 22, lunch provided) 

  1. Scalable Processing of Multiplexed Tissue Imaging Datasets Using Nextflow and MCMICRO 

(Rooms F1/F2, August 22nd 12:00 pm)

Join our workshop for hands-on training in scalable processing of multiplexed tissue imaging data with Nextflow and MCMICRO. Learn with experts from Harvard Medical School’s Lab of Systems Pharmacology, Sage Bionetworks, and the MC2 Center. No prior experience with these tools needed, just comfort with command line and bioinformatics basics.

  1. NCI SBIR: Small Business Transition Grant Info Session 

(Rooms E1/E2, August 22nd 12:00pm)

The goal of this session is to introduce funding opportunities aimed at supporting early career academic scientists interested in transitioning to entrepreneurship while also supporting the transfer of technology from academic laboratories into small businesses.

 

Day 2 (August 23, lunch provided)

  1. NCI CBIIT Data Science Training Resources 

(Rooms F1/F2, August 23rd 12:00pm)

Have questions about developing data science skills in your cancer research career? Get answers from 6 NCI experts in data science, informatics, and statistics. These NCI staff lead various data science initiatives, but also helped develop the Cancer Data Science 101 course on datascience.cancer.gov.