PSGSC

Please join us following the PBPG seminar on Friday, February 24th for bowling at Union South!

• When: Friday, February 24th 5 – 7 pm
• Where: Union South- lower level of The Sett

The PSGSC has reserved lanes (shoes included) and will provide beer!

See you there!

Some of you may be interested in expanding your networks and building relationships with people in the industry where you may want to seek employment after your time here at UW. The council has prepared a couple of avenues where you can exercise your abilities in this increasingly important skill set. We have set up two tours to plant breeding and plant genetics facilities nearby.

The first tour took place at the Monsanto breeding station on Friday March 15th. The morning tour was hosted by Monsanto staff including the line development breeder, commercial breeder, and the trait integration breeder. It was a great opportunity to explore breeding in the industry setting.

The next tour will take place on Friday April 15th from (9 to noon) at Agracetus in Middleton (also a Monsanto facility). There we will be hosted by the site director (aka, the hiring manager) to explore their biotechnology facilities involving the industry’s transformation pipeline, molecular quality control, and gene expression technologies.

FYI, we are planning tours like this throughout the year, i.e. NimbleGen in research park, Promega, Stemina Biomarker Discovery, etc.

We have a unique opportunity to meet with NimbleGen scientists and directors on Thursday, April 7th from 10-1PM. The itinerary is set up for networking and getting a deeper understanding of the industry and life after graduate school. Lunch at NimbleGen and transportation to and from Moore Hall will be provided. We will be hosted by Leo Iniguez, a UW alumni who received his PhD in the Kaeppler lab. He is currently a high level Research Scientists willing to take on hosting us for the day. We are looking for the first 6 graduate students interested in attending this visit. In addition, we need 3-4 attending volunteers to present a 15 minute talk on their current work at UW. This is intended to be geared as a meet and greet where the Senior Scientists will tell us what they do and we get a chance tell them what we do (and potentially get an interview for future jobs)! Continue reading →

As the days begin to grow longer and warmer, what first comes to mind?  If you’re like me, monthly trips to Capital Brewery to indulge in their newest and freshest hop-tastic creations!

Our tour is scheduled for this Saturday (April 2) beginning at 1:30pm.  The PSGSC will cover the cost of graduate students and their guests.  Friends and (in)significant others are always welcome!  We hope to see everyone there on Saturday!

For those of you who might need a ride, we can meet you at Moore Hall/Horticulture at 12:50 PM, but please let us know via email (plantsciences@gmail.com) by 3:00 PM on Friday.