2025 Winter Quarter Seminar Series

The BSD PDA Seminar Committee is pleased to announce the 2025 Winter Quarter Seminar Series!

Wednesday, January 15 at 9:00 AM | BioRender 101: Professional Science Figures in Minutes
Location: Zoom
Learn how to get started with BioRender and create captivating scientific figures and data visualizations for your posters, presentations, or publications. Register today!

Wednesday, January 22 at 11:00 AM | BioRender 201: Learn New & Advanced Features
Location: Zoom
Take a deep dive into the platform’s latest features including the Poster Builder Tool, Graphing & Analysis and PowerPoint Integration. Register today!

Thursday, January 30 at 3:30 PM | RCR/Ethics Seminar
Location: BSLC 115
Dr. Erin Adams, Vice Provost for Research and Joseph Regenstein Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will be speaking on “Research Integrity: Policy, Process and Why it Matters.” All postdocs are encouraged to attend to receive NIH RCR credit. RSVP here.

Wednesday, February 19 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM | The Faculty Job Search – Session II
Location: BSLC 115
Featuring BSD Faculty: Axel Concepcion, PhD, Sridevi Challa, PhD, and Simon Schwoerer, PhD. This second session of our 3-part series on the faculty job search process will focus on the research statement and other important application components, as well as what to expect after you have submitted your application (timeline of response, initial interviews etc). Co-hosted by the Chicago Fellows Program and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. RSVP here.

Wednesday, February 26 at 3:30 PM | K Award Grant Writing Seminar
Location: GCIS 301
Speaker: Steven White, MD