The Society of Postdoctoral Scholars and the California NanoSystems Institute are proud to present:
CAREER MENTORING LUNCHEONS
This month’s topic:
Entrepreneurship in Academia and Translating Research to Industry
Want to sit and talk with a faculty member who turned his or her research into something that benefited society on a day-to-day basis? Join us as Dr. Shi shares his extraordinary experience and advice about moving technology from the bench to the marketplace.
When: Friday September 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
Location: CNSI, West Conference Room
* Limited number of attendees: please send request to: education [at] cnsi [dot] ucla [dot] edu
Featured mentor: Prof. Wenyuan Shi
Dr. Shi is Chairman and Professor of Oral Biology at UCLA School of Dentistry and a Professor of Microbiology at UCLA School of Medicine. Therapeutic applications of the Shi group’s technologies include the development of peptide-based targeted antimicrobials and a rationally screened herbal library. These translational research efforts have resulted in six licensed technologies by major pharmaceutical and dental companies and two start-up biotech companies. Dr. Shi obtained his BS degree from Fudan University in 1984 and his PhD degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991, and completed his postdoctoral training at University of California-Berkeley. He has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific articles and is inventor or co-inventor of 12 issued patents.
To ensure a fully interactive experience for each attendee, attendance is limited to 10 postdocs/ graduate students per luncheon. If you are interested in attending, please include a 3-5 sentence statement indicating how your attendance will benefit your specific career interests. Interested parties must respond by Wednesday, September 2nd to education [at] cnsi [dot] ucla [dot] edu. Selected participants will be notified by September 4th.
If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Gordon(jenniferlgordon [at] ucla [dot] edu) or Jia Ming Chen(jmchen [at] cnsi [dot] ucla [dot] edu).