The OACD Video Library has been developed as a resource to access recordings of past OACD programming content. Recordings are availble from a variety of programs, and are free to access.
By default, videos are listed in chronological order (newest through oldest), but you can filter results by using any combination of the search options below including keywords, program type, and year.
Tumader Khouja, PhD, MPH, (School of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine) conducted an informational interview with former Pitt graduate student, Dr. Inmaculada Hernandez, now an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of California, San Diego School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Watch this session to learn about her journey and career!
Have you been successfully funded by R-mechanism grants, built relationships and collaborations, and are looking to advance your research career by asking larger questions and addressing more significant issues? Then this session is for you! Pitt faculty shared their experiences with P grants that have funded programs, centers, and consortia. They described components of their grants and how they developed productive and long-term collaborations, discussed challenges, shared tips and strategies, and answered questions from attendees. At the end, a new Pitt initiative to help support you in developing successful P grant applications was announced.
Arundhati Gupta, PhD, (School of Medicine, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) conducted an informational interview with former Pitt graduate student, Carroline Lobo, PhD, now an Associate Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research at EMD Serono. Watch this session to learn about her journey and her career!
Are you looking for a way to make an impact in academia outside of the lab? Watch this session to learn about exciting career paths across the university that are ideal for PhDs like you! Research administration is a profession that is broad, ranging from managing and implementing research initiatives, to ensuring compliance with institutional policies and federal laws, to helping researchers apply for and obtain grants and manage funding. In this presentation, learn about what kinds of jobs are available, what skills and experiences are required, how you can position yourself to be competitive, and why you would find career satisfaction in research administration.
This workshop showed participants how to identify dream jobs and provided practical steps to understanding the industry landscape as well as job opportunities. The presenter, Kerry Boehner, also covered how to best market yourself, and ensure interview success in landing your ideal role. It takes a ton of effort, but it's worth it in the long run!
Stephanie Mutchler, PhD, (School of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine) conducted an informational interview with former Pitt graduate student, Tim Keane, PhD, now the co-founder & CEO of TYBR Health, Inc. Listen to the webinar to learn about his journey and his current career!
NIH is committed to nurturing the next generation of researchers to keep the biomedical innovation pipeline flowing. There are many unique opportunities and special considerations available to junior investigators, but they are not always obvious. If you are a "newbie" to NIH funding, this presentation is for you! An ex-NIH Program Director walks you through your options and realistically points you in the right direction. This presentation covers the funding opportunities and strategies used by NIH to kick-start careers. Both targeted initiatives and avoiding traps in writing grant applications were discussed.
Jianan Jian, PhD, (School of Medicine, Dept. of Urology) conducted an informational interview with Santosh Chandrasekaran, PhD, now a Research Scientist at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Watch this session to learn about his journey and his career!
Karen Carney, PhD, a past postdoctoral associate in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, provided opening remarks at the 2022 SCIENCE Career Symposium that covered 10 insider tips to achieving your career goals.
Presenter Bio: Karen Carney, PhD, is a Product Manager at Elsevier supporting ClinicalPath, an oncology-focused clinical decision support and analytics software tool. Karen previously worked at PittSciVelo as a Senior Commercial Translation Associate where she helped researchers commercialize their digital health innovations. Prior to transitioning to industry, Karen was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She was also actively involved in the leadership of the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association, the not-for-profit consulting firm Fourth River Solutions, and the Pitt Professional Development Consortium.
Learn about Katz graduate courses that were designed for busy, working adults like you! Take one, two, or all four courses, which will earn you a Leading People in Organizations microcredential from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business. In this session, a panel of your peers answer questions about the courseload, the value of the individual courses, the advantage of a business microcredential, and more. Tammy Dennis, from the OACD, explains everything you need to know about the application process and how Pitt tuition benefits work. This comprehensive information session covers the unique opportunity to gain formal business training while working fulltime as a postdoc at Pitt. No matter whether you're ready to apply, undecided, or have never heard of a microcredential, this session is for you!
