
Beyond the Lab Seminar Series
The Beyond the Lab Seminar Series explores topics outside the typical classroom and lab setting to enrich the academic profiles, and expanding the outlook for career advancement for students, postdocs and research professionals.
Beyond the Lab Series - Upcoming Seminars
Due to COVID-19, we are temporarily postponing our seminar series.
Beyond the Lab Series - Past Seminars

[TBD]
Monday, November 18, 2019 | 2:00 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, room 1020
Laura Anguiano
Medical Science Liaison
Otsuka Pharmaceutical

From Bench to Bedside and Beyond: A Personal Journey of Career Charge and Drug Discovery
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 1:15 p.m. (CST)
Malott Hall, Room 2005
Cibele Pinto, Ph.D.
Senior Cardio- Renal Medical Science Liaison
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Beyond the Bench: Realizing the Power of Precision Medicine
Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. (CST)
Malott Hall, Room 2048
Dave Vigerust, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
MyGenetx Clinical Laboratory

How to Strengthen Essential Skills and Advance Your Career in the Life Sciences
Friday, September 28, 2018 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
Malott Hall, Room 2049
Alex Erwin, Ph.D.
Director, Talent Development and STEMM Education
BioKansas

Graduating with a Ph.D., Now What?
Friday, April 27, 2018 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 3004
Shefali Rouen, Ph.D.
Regulatory Writing Senior Manager
Biosimilars, Amgen Research and Development

From Here to There
Friday, November 3, 2017 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Melanie Kitzan, J.D./Ph.D.
Portfolio Manager and Patent Counsel
Invention Science Fund (a fund of Intellectual Ventures)

Life in Pharmaceutical CDMO
Friday, March 31, 2017 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Fredrick Esseku, Ph.D.
Manager, Pharmeceutical Development Drug Delivery Systems
Catalent Pharma Solutions

Building Your Brand Through Networking
Friday, October 21, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Livia Sexton
Assistant Director, Corporate & Foundation Development
KU Endowment

University Early Talent Information Session
Friday, September 30, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
W. Brandon Moore, M.S.
Manager, Site & Resource CRA Development Program Site Management, North America Regions
Quintiles

How Can a Ph.D. Get Involved in Clinical and Translational Research
Friday, May 20, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Richard Barohn, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Neurology; University Distinguished Professor, Gertrude & Dewey Ziegler Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center

Oh the Places You'll Go: How My Training as a Toxicologist Has Led to a Successful Career
Friday, April 15, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Claire Croutch, Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager, Medical Countermeasures Division
MRIGlobal

Making the Shift: Moving from IQ to EQ When Entering the Workplace
Friday, November 13, 2015 | 2:00 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Maureen Purcell, MSHA, MAOD
PCC
SoLwork LLC

Communicating Scientific Discoveries
Friday, October 30, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Pippa Loupe, Ph.D.
Director, Research Scientific Affairs
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The Postdoc Rat Race
Thursday, November 13, 2014 | 2:00 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 3004
Donna Ginther, Ph.D
Professor of Economics & Director of Center for Science Technology & Economic Policy at Institute for Policy & Social Research
University of Kansas

Intellectual Property - What Is It, And Why It's Important
Thursday, September 25, 2014 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 3004
Patrea L. Pabst, J.D.
Partner
Pabst Patent Group, LLP, Atlanta, GA

Risk Assessment in GMO Trait Development
Thursday, September 11, 2014 | 1:30 p.m. (CST)
Malott Hall, Room 5052
Kristin Lichti-Kaiser, Ph.D
Product Safety Scientist
Syngenta

An Insider's Perspective on the Pharmaceutical Business - Skills, Capabilities and Ways of Working for the Future
Thursday, May 22, 2014 | 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Malott Hall, Room 2048
David C. Morris, Ph.D
VP of Biological Sciences, RD platform, Technology & Science
GSK

Positioning Regulatory 'Science' in the Academy: Past, Present and Future
Thursday, April 17, 2014 | 3:00 p.m. (CST)
School of Pharmacy, Room 1020
Frances J.R. Richmond, Ph.D.
Director, International Center for Regulatory Science, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy, USC