Career Development Workshops

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Room: East Meeting Room 1

Workshop Co-Chairs:
Dorothy Sojka, PhD
Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA

Stella (Styliani) Goulopoulou, PhD
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.	Welcome and Introduction
	Career Development Committee Chair: Mancy Tong, PhD Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Dorothy Sojka, PhD Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA Stella (Styliani) Goulopoulou, PhD Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.	Session I: Getting Your Name Out There - Networking & (Self)Promotion
	Moderator: Stella (Styliani) Goulopoulou, PhD David M. Aronoff, MD Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA Kristin Connor, PhD Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Session II: Basic Elements of Successful Collaborations Panel Moderator: Virginia Cheung, PhD
	Samantha Wilson, PhD McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada Mark Santillan, MD, PhD University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Sandra Davidge, PhD University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Q&A with Panelists
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Session III: Strategies for Maintaining Productivity and Success
	Moderator: Dorothy Sojka, PhD Janna Morrison, PhD University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia Sarah Robertson, PhD The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Andrea Edlow, MD, MS Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Overview of Grant Opportunities with Program Officers & Scientific Directors
	Moderator: Shannon Laughlin-Tommaso, MD National Institutes of Health (NIH) Candace Tingen, PhD Program Official Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Angela Kaida, PhD IGH Scientific Director National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia Peter Rogers, PhD Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP) Danny Schust, MD Program Director American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) / WHRH William Catherino, MD, PhD Chair, AAOGF Scholar Committee
5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks
	Dorothy Sojka, PhD Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA Stella (Styliani) Goulopoulou, PhD Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA