The Next Step: Career and Grad School Advice from SMD Alumni University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Stefan joins us for our latest episode of The Next Step to talk about his career journey, how he transitioned from a technical role to strategic business development, advice to trainees exploring a career in regulatory affairs, and more.

Stefan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sburde/
Pathology PhD Program: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/phd/pathology.aspx
TÜV SÜD: https://www.tuvsud.com/en-us

If you're interested in career planning, writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/.

Jamie Butler, PhD is a 2002 graduate of our Biophysics graduate program and now works as the Vice President of Marketing at Hamamatsu, a leading company of light and technology products.

We talk about how he became interested in tech, what it was like starting his career in sales, taking a year off from his career for personal reasons, and ultimately how he worked his way up to his current role.

If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/.

Jamie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-butler-5419b95/

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We're thrilled to welcome Brenda Santiago Narvaez, PhD to our next career discussion on The Next Step! Hear about Brendaliz's journey from Puerto Rico to Rochester, why she decided to pursue teaching, how mentors had an impact on her journey, and more.

Brenda is a 2012 graduate of our Microbiology and Immunology program. She also completed the PREP and Summer Scholars programs before pursuing graduate studies. She's currently an associate professor of Biology at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.



Brenda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendaliz-santiago-narvaez-ph-d-6335a596/

SMD PREP program: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/prep-program.aspx
Summer Scholars program: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/summer-scholars.aspx

We're excited to welcome 2021 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate Nazish Jeffery, PhD to the podcast! Nazish is currently a Bioeconomy Policy Manager with the Federation of American Scientists. She talks about what a career in science policy looks like and how she broke into the space.

Nazish on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazish-jeffery/
Federation of American Scientists: https://fas.org/

If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/.

Kicking off season two of The Next Step is 2022 Toxicology grad Ian Krout, PhD! Ian joins us to talk life as a postdoc at Emory University School of Medicine, why he chose to pursue a postdoc, what were some of the key steps he took before identifying the right opportunity, and more.

Ian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ikrout/
Ian on X: https://twitter.com/ADME_Ian

If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/.

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Kaisha Gonzalez, Ph.D., a 2012 graduate of our Microbiology and Immunology program, joins us to discuss the world of scientific affairs.

What does a typical day look like for a senior principal scientist at DiaSorin Molecular LLC? What skills are needed to break into the field? How much communication is involved?

She also encourages graduate trainees to be multidisciplinary thinkers and constantly be learning.

This conversation was recorded live on LinkedIn on Oct. 24, 2023.



Kaisha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaigonzalez/
DiaSorin Molecular: https://us.diasorin.com/en/molecular-diagnostics

If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/