Organized by the Young Professionals Interest Group and the Nutritional Sciences Council.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
3:00 PM–5:00 PM
Chairs
Ann Yelmokas McDermott, PhD, MS, LDN, Center Assistant Director, Johns Hopkins Global Center on Childhood Obesity, Baltimore, MD
Holiday Durham, PhD, RD, LDN, Instructor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Presentations
Introduction of Speakers, Holiday Durham, PhD, RD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Show em What you Got: Get Noticed in Today’s Job Market, Roger Lee, Human Resources Administrator, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Stand out in corporate America: Tips to Make it Happen, Michael Kelly, PhD, RD, Senior Principal Scientist, Wrigley Jr. Co., Chicago, IL
Scholarly advice from the Ivory Tower, Jon Story, PhD, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Department of Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
The Hunger Games = Navigating Research-Intensive Medical , Elizabeth Parks, PhD, Associate Professor, Clinical Nutrition, Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Think Big, Think Smart, Think Outside the Box, Cathy Kapica, PhD, RD, CEO, The Awegrin Institute Chicago, IL
Carve Your Own Road: New Alternatives, Katya Tsaioun, PhD, President, Pharma Launcher, Boston, MA
Panel Discussion