GradFUTURES- MOL PhD Career Symposium

The department of Molecular Biology and the Graduate School's GradFUTURES program are collaborating to host a half-day PhD career symposium for graduate students as part of the 2026 GradFUTURES Forum. We invite graduate students, postdocs, grad alum, faculty, and staff from molecular biology and related life science departments across Princeton University for a half day discussion on PhD professional development for dynamic career success through a keynote talk, workshop, and alumni panel.

Schedule of Events:
12PM: Lunch
1PM: Keynote talk by Sharon Milgram (Fmr. Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education) and fireside chat with Ileana Cristea, Professor and DGS, MOL
2:15PM: Using AI for Job Search and Career Discovery Workshop: Sonali Majumdar, Assistant Dean for Professional Development, Graduate School
3:30PM: Alumni Panel on PhD Careers 
Alumni Panelists: 

• Jessica Hennacy Mills, *22 MOL, FDA
• James Martin, *19 MOL, Assistant Professor, Rowan University
• Garner Richard Soltes, *17 MOL, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group
• Pierre Michel Jean Beltran, *18 MOL, Sr. Principal Computational Biologist, Pfizer

Moderator: Emily Singer, GS MOL and GradFUTURES Professional Development Associate

4:30PM: Reception

This event is a part of the 2026 GradFUTURES Forum, an annual professional development conference, that is open to the entire Princeton graduate community (including Ph.D. and master’s students and alumni) as well as to graduate students and staff from graduate institutions across the country and around the world. Offering a full week of engaging keynote speakers, skill-building workshops, alumni panels, and networking sessions, the GradFUTURES Forum features dozens of online and in-person sessions with real-time relevance to success in graduate school and a glimpse into a world of possibilities beyond. As we celebrate The Graduate School's 125th anniversary, this year's GradFUTURES Forum theme is "Preparing Graduate Students for Transformational Impact.

* Hosting of panelists and speakers does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.

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