BTI Post Graduate Society
The mission of the BTI Post Graduate Society is to promote professional development, foster a sense of community, facilitate communication and ensure the representation of Post Docs, graduate students and technicians at BTI.
The PGS carries out its mission through institute support by providing opportunities for the BTI community to interact scientifically and socially and by organizing events that specifically contribute to the professional development of young scientists. Events organized by the PGS are listed below:
Distinguished Lectures
Distinguished Lectures attract top tier scientists from around the world to speak at BTI
Annual Science Retreat
Annual Science Retreat provides the BTI community with one large event that combines three areas for enriching the experience of students, Post Docs and scientific staff at BTI: general scientific seminars, a student / Post Doc / technician poster session and a social gathering.
PGS-sponsored seminars and BTI Fests
PGS-sponsored seminars and BTI Fests cultivate scientific and social interaction and a sense of community within BTI, through scientific seminars that inspire new thinking and debate, and happy hours that provide a casual atmosphere within BTI.
Career Perspectives Seminar Series
Career Perspectives Seminar Series exposes Post Docs, students and technicians to diverse career opportunities open to people with a background in science. This series includes lunch seminars and a large career day that includes a panal discussion.
Professional Development Series
Professional Development Series provides students and Post Docs with an in-house series of lunchtime seminars that aim to strengthen particular skills necessary for professional advancement.
The PGS serves all post-graduates who work in BTI, including technicians, Post Docs and graduate students.
The PGS committee is in charge of organizing events, and is currently made up of:
PGS MEMBERS:
- Rob Sharwood – Chair
- Amber Hotto – Secretary
- Nathan Pumplin – Treasurer
- Georg Jander – Faculty Advisor
- Julio Vega-Arreguin – Distinguished Lecture Coordinator
- Isaak Yosief Tecle – Professional Development Coordinator
- Jing Zhou– Professional Development Coordinator
- Hanh Nguyen – Career Day Coordinator
- Caroline von Dahl – Annual Retreat Coordinator
- Ling Bei – PGS Seminar Coordinator
- Richard Pettison – PGS Seminar Coordinator
- Sarah Collier – Website Coordinator
- Martin de Vos – Committee Member
- Li-Rong Zeng – Committee Member
- Chloe Marchive – Committee Member