Events Category: ARCTICS

Greg Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE, Chad Vezina, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
March 11, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
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In this session moderated by Alexis Adrian (University of Wisconsin - Madison), established investigators Greg Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) and Chad Vezina, PhD (University of Wisconsin - Madison) will guide participants through exemplary urology grant applications and split participants into break-out rooms to incorporate reviewer feedback to develop their own specific aims. 

Marvin Langston, PhD, Michael Odom, PhD, Petra Popovics, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
April 8, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
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This session's panel will be moderated by Nathan Tykocki, PhD (Michigan State University) who will facilitate discussion between Marvin Langston, PhD (Stanford University), Michael Odom, PhD (Duke University), and Petra Popovics, PhD (Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University). Panelists will help attendees prepare for job interviews in research - whether in academia, industry, private foundation, or non-profit - by reviewing different interview formats, common questions, and strategies to effectively frame your research vision.

Teresa Liu, PhD, Acacia White, PhD, Sonia Fargue, PhD, Michael Neugent, PhD
(12 PM Central | 10 AM Pacific)
May 13, 2026 @ 1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
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This session, moderated by Renee Vickman, PhD will feature a roundtable of current postdocs and early-stage investigators who will provide advice on choosing a lab, setting expectations, and preparing for the next step after grad school. Participants will hear from Teresa Liu, PhD (St. John Fisher University), Acacia White, PhD (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Sonia Fargue, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham), and Michael Neugent, PhD (University of Texas at Dallas).