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| | Wed Aug 02 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L6) Setting Goals for Your Scientific Development & Success in Graduate School | Career paths for the professional scientist, career decisions (how and when to make them), what to do in your first year to ensure your success, developing curiosity, coursework (what to expect in grad school), lifelong learning, where to get help and information, thinking now about the next step. | Swindell, Eric | |
| | Wed Aug 09 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L1) Data Acquisition & Record-Keeping Responsiblities | Responsibilities for record keeping, challenges in keeping accurate and understandable notebooks, ownership of research materials, reagent/data sharing. | Nelson, David | |
| | Wed Aug 16 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1M) The Mentor/Mentee Relationship | Selecting a lab and developing a group of mentors, what to look for in the mentor/mentee relationship, keeping on track toward your degree. | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Wed Aug 23 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L7) The Impact of Diversity & Representation in Science | Interactive discussions based on reviews of historical data and cases related to the impact of diversity and representation in science. | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Wed Aug 30 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L5) Rigor & Reproducibility | Reproducibility, transparency, authentication of key biological and chemical resources, types of replication, blinding and randomization | Bertuch, Alison | |
| | Wed Sep 06 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L3) Resilience | Coping with academic challenges | Yang, Peggy | |
| | Wed Sep 13 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L2) Responsible Authorship and Publications | Giving credit when credit is due, when to cite or not, how to use direct quotes, paraphrasing, plagiarism, copyright and copyright permission. | Swindell, Eric | |
| | Wed Sep 20 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1C) Case Studies | Small Group discussions with a faculty discussion leader | | |
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| | Tue Aug 08 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationships | How to set yourself up for success in navigating and fostering your relationship with your mentor and understanding your role in a lab. | Samuel, Melanie | |
| | Tue Aug 15 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Mastering Time Management | The concept of a hidden curriculum and the timescale of a PhD. | Arey, Rachel | |
| | Tue Aug 22 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Navigating wellbeing and mental health challenges in graduate school | How to make decisions when faced with challenges and constraints that can complicate this process. | Samuel, Melanie | |
| | Tue Sep 05 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Tips & Tricks from the Trenches | A panel of successful students at different stages of their graduate career. | Arey, Rachel | |
| | Tue Sep 19 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Networking and Planning your Graduate Career | Principles of inside out versus outside in motivation, the choices and day to day realities of different career paths, resources for career planning, and what goes in the Individual Development Plan (IDP). | | |
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| | Wed Aug 30 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Developing Innovative Ideas into a Thesis Project | The advantages of being able to develop your own ideas and how mentors can point out the path and you can pave it | Kaochar, Salma | |
| | Wed Sep 06 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Mastering the Art of Identifying Publishable Units and Scientific Story Telling | Different approaches to paper writing, explain the concept of storyboarding, and discuss different geometric relationships between projects and how they can influence project outcomes | Kaochar, Salma | |
| | Wed Sep 13 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Project Management: Strategies and Techniques for Successful Teamwork | Fundamentals of project management, including the project life cycle, project phases, and project stakeholders | Kaochar, Salma | |
| | Wed Sep 20 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Navigating the High-Pressure Environment of Scientific Research | The causes and effects of stress in the scientific research environment | Kaochar, Salma | |
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| | Tue Aug 01 | 1:00 PM | N311 | T1 to T4 Translational Research | Covers the different types of translational research from T1 to T4. Learn how to follow outcomes of translation of basic science to clinics. | Suter, Melissa | |
| | Tue Aug 01 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Study Design | A basic overview of study designs including cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies | Suter, Melissa | |
| | Tue Aug 08 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Team Science, Mentorship, and Academic-Industry Collaborations | Understand challenges in the process of bench to bedside translation, issues of team science, mentorship and collaboration in translational research | Lulla, Premal | |
| | Tue Aug 08 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Early-Phase Clinical Trials | | Lulla, Premal | |
| | Tue Aug 15 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Informed Consent | Rules, regulations and practical aspects surrounding the informed consent process. | Parihar, Robin | |
| | Tue Aug 15 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Good Manufacturing Practice Facilities | Learn about preparation of materials for human use and quality control used in GMP facilities. | Lapteva, Natalia | |
| | Tue Aug 22 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Regulatory Affairs | Learn the role of FDA in submitting INDs and IDEs, distinctions between research versus patient care and the distinction between Investigational Drugs, Approved products and over the counter (OTC) products | Grilley, Bambi | |
| | Tue Aug 22 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Practical Aspects of Biobanking | Learn rules and practical aspects of banking of tissues and other biological specimens. Learn rules and regulations regarding sharing of clinical research resources. Understand MTAs and contracts as they relate to human research samples. | Castro, Patricia | |
| | Tue Aug 29 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Patents/Licensing | Learn differences between licensing and patents, basic principles regarding patenting and licensing of discoveries and how they affect clinical translation and use. Learn what types of discoveries can be patentable. Learn how patents and licenses are used and when and why. Learn about using materials obtained from industry in your research. Learn how all this is managed within the context of an academic institution | | |
| | Tue Aug 29 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Epidemiological Studies | A basic overview of epidemiology in translational research including study design and standardized reporting | Scheurer, Michael | |
| | Tue Sep 05 | 1:00 PM | N311 | The Institutional Review Board | Understand IRB rules and regulations; learn composition and role of IRB boards and how they function. Practical aspects of submission and review of an IRB protocols | Luna, Ruth | |
| | Tue Sep 05 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Clinical Trials Recording | Learn about phase I trials, pharmaokinetics; investigational pharmacies; Learn how to conduct a clinical trial including the phases, regulations, compliance, oversight, organization, budget, reporting requirements, adverse events, DSMBs, interim analysis, and endpoints | Mims, Martha | |
| | Tue Sep 12 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Research Integrity and Misconduct | Rules and regulations surrounding research integrity and misconduct including reporting and conflicts of interest | | |
| | Tue Sep 12 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Retrospective study design, working with Datasets/Databases | Considerations for data abstraction, data management and data analytics | Zimolzak, Andrew | |
| | Mon Sep 18 | 3:00 PM | N311 | Correlative Science Analysis | Basic principles of correlative science methodologies and their clinical applications | Horton, Terzah | |
| | Tue Sep 19 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Clinical Ethics Overview | An overview of clinical research ethics with focus on the involvement of vulnerable populations. | Fletcher, Faith | |
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| | Tue Oct 10 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L5) The Funding Structure of Science & Public Policy | Government organizations, private funding sources, applying for fellowships, structure of a grant, grant review system, consequences of fraud in grant applications, science advocacy | Dickinson, Mary | |
| | Tue Oct 17 | 2:00 PM | N315 | (2M) Mentorship Year Two | Meeting with 2nd year students and their mentors, matching expectations between mentor & student, developing communications channels, picking an appropriate thesis topic, the thesis committee as a resource | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Tue Oct 24 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L1) Research Misconduct - NIH-b3 - Safe Practices in the Laboratory | Definitions - Falsification, fabrication, plagiarism - whistleblowers, allegations, investigations, penalties. College policy and mechanisms for handling misconduct allegations, federal policies and procedures. (NIH b3) Safe Practices in the Laboratory | Nelson, David | |
| | Tue Oct 31 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L2) Ethics of Biomedical Studies with Animals | When can animals be used ethically in research, avoiding unnecessary pain/suffering and euthanasia, appropriate selection of numbers/types of animals in research, animal use approval. | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Tue Nov 07 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L3) Conflict Resolution | Potential causes of conflict during graduate training, approaches to conflict resolution. | Yang, Peggy | |
| | Tue Nov 14 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2C) Case Studies | Scientific Misconduct & Research with Animals | | |
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| | Thu Oct 12 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Why presentations are powerful: significance and throughlines | Why presentations are important; The diverse purposes and formats that talks can have; Distinct venues and audiences for talks; How to grab an audience’s attention; Appropriate goals for talks; The importance of “throughlines” for talks; The difference between background and significance. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Oct 19 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Hypotheses, models, and works in progress | Providing structure to a presentation using a “talk abstract,” graphical abstract, and/or outline; Using hypothesis and working model slides to effectively present works in progress, even without data. | Williams, Margot | |
| | Thu Oct 26 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Data delivery, slide construction, and presentation skills | Dos and don’ts of good slide construction; How to increase clarity by describing experiments and possible outcomes; How to present results to non-expert audiences; Tips for giving confident and comfortable presentations. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Nov 02 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Presenting Works in Progress | Students will present their talks and receive feedback from members of their small discussion group and faculty mentor. | Williams, Margot | |
| | Thu Nov 09 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Final Presentations Part 1 | Presentations followed by evaluations from the course director, faculty group leaders, and the class. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Nov 16 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Final Presentations Part 2 | Presentations followed by evaluations from the course director, faculty group leaders, and the class. | Williams, Margot | |
| | Thu Nov 30 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Final Presentations Part 3 | Presentations followed by evaluations from the course director, faculty group leaders, and the class. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Dec 07 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Reflection & Course Wrap-Up | Comparison of students’ self- evaluations of their original talk at the start of the course and their final presentation (both qualitatively and quantitatively) to reflect on how their presentation skills improved during the course; Discussion of key take aways with the entire class. | Williams, Margot | |
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| | Thu Jan 18 | 1:00 PM | N315 | (3L3) Navigating the Mid-Point | Tools & tips for navigating motivation issues typical during the middle years of doctoral study, including unhooking from roadblocks and increasing motivation. | Yang, Peggy | |
| | Thu Jan 25 | 1:00 PM | N315 | (3L1) Authorship/Peer Review & Other Conflicts of Interest | Organizing your paper, preparing manuscripts, who should be an author, responsibilities of an author, manuscript review systems, responsibilities of a reviewer, dealing with criticism - (NIH a) Other Conflicts of Interest - conflicts of interest in the peer review process, financial and professional conflicts and their management. | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Thu Feb 01 | 1:00 PM | N315 | (3L2) Collaborative Research including Collaborations with Industry | The values/responsibilities of collaboration, establishing collaborative relationships, grants, contracts, intellectual property considerations, impact of industry collaborations on publication, thesis submission. | Zechiedrich, Elizabeth | |
| | Thu Feb 08 | 1:00 PM | N315 | (3L5) Rigor and Reproducibility - Part B | Continuation of discussions on reproducibility, transparency, authentication of key biological and chemical resources, types of replication, blinding and randomization. | Bertuch, Alison | |
| | Thu Feb 15 | 1:00 PM | N315 | (3C) Case Studies: Peer Review & Collaboration | Peer review of grants and papers, conflicts of interest, collaboration (small group discussion format with faculty facilitator). | | |
| | Thu Feb 22 | 1:00 PM | N315 | (3M) Mentorship | Meeting with 3rd year students and their mentors, matching expectations between mentor student, developing communication channels, assessing your progress, risky experiments and backup projects, the thesis committee as a resource. | Smith, Carolyn | |
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| | Thu Jan 18 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (4L1) Ethics of Research with Human Subjects | Definition of research with human subjects, experiments with human material, confidentiality of medical data, experiments involving humans, informed consent. | Munoz-Rivas, Flor | |
| | Thu Jan 25 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (4M) Mentorship | Meeting with 4nd year students and their mentors, matching expectations between mentor student, maintaining communication channels, timeline for graduation, backup projects, the thesis committee as a resource, career decisions, the next steps. | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Thu Feb 01 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (4L2) The Scientist as a Responsible Member of Society | Contemporary ethical issues in biomedical research and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific research | Fletcher, Faith | |
| | Thu Feb 08 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (4C) Case Studies: Human Research and Science & Society | Research with human subjects, societal impact of research (genetics/genomics, stem cells, neuroethics) (small group discussion format with faculty facilitator. | | |
| | Thu Feb 15 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (4L3) Steps to Graduation | Explanation of the benchmarks and deadlines for the completion of academic study beyond the 4th year, including dissertation prep, binding, and other required steps to graduate. | Smith, Carolyn | |
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| | Mon Jan 08 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Overview and Words | • Technical Writing: Goals and strategies
• Who is the reader and what do they know
• Word selection and use
• Precise word choice
• Simple word use
• Using power words
• Brevity – omit unnecessary words
• Minimize hedging words
• Word placement | Marriott, Susan | |
| | Mon Jan 22 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Sentences | Homework discussion
• Assembling words into sentences - the importance of position
• Active and passive voice
• Verb tense and Subject – Verb agreement
• Minimizing noun clusters
• Dangers of pronoun use
• Parallel form, comparisons, and lists
• Spelling, punctuation, and grammar
• Readability-sentence length | Marriott, Susan | |
| | Mon Jan 29 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Paragraphs | Homework discussion
• Assembling sentences into paragraphs - the importance of position
• Paragraph organization
• Consistent order of ideas and topics
• Creating continuity and flow
• Linking key words
• Transitioning between paragraphs
• Concise writing
• Readability-paragraph length | Marriott, Susan | |
| | Mon Feb 05 | 1:00 PM | N315 | The Process of Writing | Writing the First Draft
• Prewriting
• Getting Organized and Using Outlines
• Building and Keeping Your Momentum | Marriott, Susan | |
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| | Thu Jan 04 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Introduction to Epidemiology, History and Terminology | Introduction to Epidemiology, History and Terminology | Brown, Austin | |
| | Thu Jan 11 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Measuring Disease | Measuring Disease | Hoang, Thanh Thien | |
| | Thu Jan 11 | 2:00 PM | 111A | Ecological and Cross-Sectional Studies | Ecological and Cross-Sectional Studies | Brown, Austin | |
| | Thu Jan 18 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Case-Control Studies | Case-Control Studies | Richard, Melissa | |
| | Thu Jan 18 | 2:00 PM | 111A | Cohort Studies | Cohort Studies | Richard, Melissa | |
| | Thu Jan 25 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Causation, Bias, and Confounding | Causation, Bias, and Confounding | Brown, Austin | |
| | Thu Jan 25 | 2:00 PM | 111A | Measure of Effect | Measure of Effect | Brown, Austin | |
| | Thu Feb 01 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Rates and Standardization | Rates and Standardization | Hoang, Thanh Thien | |
| | Thu Feb 01 | 2:00 PM | 111A | Screening | Screening | Brown, Austin | |
| | Thu Feb 08 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Molecular Epidemiology | Molecular Epidemiology | Schraw, Jeremy | |
| | Thu Feb 08 | 2:00 PM | 111A | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Sahni, Leila | |
| | Thu Feb 15 | 1:00 PM | 111A | Journal Club Session | Journal Club Session | Brown, Austin | |
| | Thu Feb 15 | 2:00 PM | 111A | Exam Review | | Brown, Austin | |
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| | Thu Apr 04 | 12:30 PM | N315 | (2L2) Ethics of Animal Studies in Biomedical Research | When can animals be used ethically in research, avoiding unnecessary pain/suffering and euthanasia,
appropriate selection of numbers/types of animals in research, animal use approval. | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Thu Apr 04 | 1:40 PM | N315 | (2L5) Rigor & Reproducibility A | Reproducibility, transparency, authentication of key biological and chemical resources, types of replication,
blinding and randomization. | Bertuch, Alison | |
| | Thu Apr 04 | 2:50 PM | N315 | (2L1) Research Misconduct & Laboratory Safety Refresher | Definitions - Falsification, fabrication, plagiarism – whistleblowers, allegations, investigations, penalties.
College policy and mechanisms for handling misconduct allegations, federal policies and procedures.
(NIH b3) Safe Practices in the Laboratory. | Nelson, David | |
| | Thu Apr 04 | 4:00 PM | Multiple | (2C) Case Studies | Scientific misconduct and experiments with animals | | |
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| | Thu Apr 18 | 12:30 PM | N315 | (1L2) Responsible Authorship and Publications | Giving credit when credit is due, when to cite or not, how to use direct quotes, paraphrasing, plagiarism,
copyright and copyright permission.` | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Thu Apr 18 | 1:40 PM | N315 | (4L5) Impact of Diversity & Representation in Science | Interactive discussions based on reviews of historical data and cases related to the impact of diversity and representation in science. | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Thu Apr 18 | 2:50 PM | N315 | (1L1) Data Acquisition and Record Keeping Responsibilities | Responsibilities for record keeping, challenges in keeping accurate and understandable notebooks, ownership
of research materials, reagent/data sharing. | Nelson, David | |
| | Thu Apr 18 | 4:00 PM | Multiple | (1C) Case Studies | Record keeping, ownership of research materials, responsible citation, and plagiarism | | |
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| | Thu Apr 25 | 12:30 PM | N315 | (3L1) Authorship/Peer Review | Organizing your paper, preparing manuscripts, who should be an author, responsibilities of an author,
manuscript review systems, responsibilities of a reviewer, dealing with criticism - (NIH a) Other Conflicts of
Interest - conflicts of interest in the peer review process, financial and professional conflicts and their
management. | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Thu Apr 25 | 1:40 PM | N315 | (3L5) Rigor & Reproducibility Part B | Transparency, passionate disinterest, problems with science lacking rigor and/or reproducibility, outliers and
exclusion criteria, detailed protocols, sex as a biological variable, bias. | Bertuch, Alison | |
| | Thu Apr 25 | 2:50 PM | N315 | (3L2) Collaborative Rsearch | The values/responsibilities of collaboration, establishing collaborative relationships, grants, contracts,
intellectual property considerations, impact of industry collaborations on publication. | Zechiedrich, Elizabeth | |
| | Thu Apr 25 | 4:00 PM | Multiple | (3C) Case Studies | Peer review of grants and papers, conflicts of interest, collaboration | | |
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| | Thu Apr 11 | 12:30 PM | N315 | (1M) The Mentor-Mentee Relationship | Developing a group of mentors, what to look for in the mentor/mentee relationship, keeping students on track
toward their degree. | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Thu Apr 11 | 1:40 PM | N315 | (4L1) Research with Human Subjects | Definition of research with human subjects, experiments with human material, confidentiality of medical data,
experiments involving humans, informed consent. | Munoz-Rivas, Flor | |
| | Thu Apr 11 | 2:50 PM | N315 | (4L2) The Scientist as Responsible Member of Society | Contemporary ethical issues in biomedical research and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific
research | Fletcher, Faith | |
| | Thu Apr 11 | 4:00 PM | Multiple | (4C) Case Studies | Research with human subjects, societal impact of research (genetics/genomics, stem cells, neuroethics) | | |
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| | Mon Mar 11 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Introduction and Overview | Brief introduction to law, including discussion of statutes, regulations, guidelines, and judicial interpretation (case law). Also included will be a brief discussion of the US Courts and how case law is made. | Turley, C. | |
| | Tue Mar 12 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Patents Overview | What patents are and how to obtain a patent. | Turley, C. | |
| | Wed Mar 13 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Patents in Depth | What can be patented, how to read and understand a patent. Discussion of cases involving patentability of life forms and genes. | Turley, C. | |
| | Thu Mar 14 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Patent Infringement and International Patenting | What constitutes infringement. How to obtain patents outside of the USA. | Turley, C. | |
| | Mon Mar 18 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Agreements | Overview of trademarks and trade secrets and how these differ from patents. Overview of the different types of intellectual property agreements you may encounter as an inventor. | Turley, C. | |
| | Tue Mar 19 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Copyrights | Copyright law, particularly with regard to course content and articles and other faculty publications. | Turley, C. | |
| | Wed Mar 20 | 9:00 AM | N317 | Course Review | Review of key concepts learned in class as applied to real-world situations. | Turley, C. | |
| | Thu Mar 21 | 9:00 AM | N317 | "Now What?" | Now that you have learned about intellectual property, what can you do with this information? | Turley, C. | |
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| | Tue Mar 12 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Personality Preference and Leadership Stypes | Personality Preference and Leadership Stypes | Fuqua, Suzanne | |
| | Thu Mar 14 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Communication and Exercise | Communication and Exercise | Jagneaux, Melanie | |
| | Tue Mar 19 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Conflict Management | Conflict Management and Exercise | Fuqua, Suzanne | |
| | Thu Mar 21 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Change & Time Management | Change & Time Management | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Tue Mar 26 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Teaching Skills` | Teaching Skills and Exercise 1 | Hilsenbeck, Susan | |
| | Thu Mar 28 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Teaching Skills | Teaching Skills and Exercise 2 | Hilsenbeck, Susan | |
| | Tue Apr 02 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Team Building | Team Building | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Thu Apr 04 | 12:00 PM | N311 | Negotiation Skills-Building Exercises & Course Wrap-Up | Negotiation Skills-Building & Course Wrap-Up | Fuqua, Suzanne | |
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| | Thu Mar 14 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Introduction & Overview | Role of the CSIO at BCM and description of the BCM Ventures team (led by Joe Petrosino). Analysis of early-stage inventions with a focus on prior art analysis and market analysis, leading to a commercialization recommendation. Pathways to commercializing IP generated in the academic setting | Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu Mar 21 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Intellectual property protection strategies | Intellectual property protection strategies for therapeutics, medical devices, and software, with a specific focus on strategies for adding value to inventions through IP protection to support their successful commercialization.
Career path: Road to becoming a patent agent or attorney.
| Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu Mar 28 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Intellectual Property licensing | An overview of licensing strategies for different types of inventions. Development of a term sheet – (i) description of the IP being licensed, (ii) diligence terms, and (iii) financial structure of a license agreement. Examination of the anatomy of license agreement, with a focus on specific aspects that require negotiation. Academic considerations vs company considerations in the licensing process.
Career path: Road to becoming a tech transfer leader.
| Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu Apr 04 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Start-Up Entrepreneurship 1 | Building and Leading a Successful Company. Determining whether you have a company formation opportunity. Understanding the unmet need. Understanding the market opportunity. Understanding competitive approaches. Developing a business plan. Developing an asset development plan.
Career path: Road to becoming a start-up CEO
| Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu Apr 11 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Start-up Entrepreneurship 2 | Building and Leading a Successful Company. Building a team – what are the skill sets you need? Building an effective Board of Directors – who should be on the Board and why? Working with academic founders. Pursuing sources of non-dilutive capital. Pursuing venture capital funding.
Career path: Road to becoming a start-up CEO
| Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu Apr 18 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Obtaining Venture Capital Funding | When should a company consider pursuing VC funding? Elements of a successful pitch: (i) Team, (ii) Market Opportunity/Unmet Need, (iii) Company Development Plan, (iv) Exit Strategy. Typical VC term sheet structure. Market cyclicity.
Career path: Road to becoming a member of a VC team
| Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu Apr 25 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Development of Therapeutics | Target Product Profile (TPP) development. Development of a preclinical data package; IND preparation and submission. Regulatory approval pathway for therapeutics. | Dilling, Michael B | |
| | Thu May 02 | 2:00 PM | N317 | Development of Medical Devices & Software | | Dilling, Michael B | |
