• How to Succeed in a Non-Traditional Career Path

    Virtual

    In this session, Keith Ruskin, MD, will share his unconventional professional journey as an anesthesiologist whose career has been shaped by deep engagement with aerospace and aviation. Drawing on experiences outside traditional academic medicine, Dr. Ruskin will illustrate how curiosity, humility, and a willingness to continuously learn can open unexpected pathways for growth and impact. … Read more

  • NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series: Variable selection

    Virtual

    The NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series is appropriate for those with a basic familiarity with statistics. These seminars introduce topics not often included in STATS 101. In this seminar Jeff Laux, PhD, will discuss how variables can be selected for inclusion in statistical models. Register Please note: This seminar will not be recorded and materials will be shared … Read more

  • Endometrial Cancer Center of Excellence Retreat

    North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    Please join us for the UNC Lineberger Endometrial Cancer Center of Excellence (ECCE) Retreat! The retreat will be held in-person at the North Carolina Botanical Garden bringing together researchers, clinicians, trainees and patient advocates to advance endometrial cancer research and collaboration. This half-day retreat will feature presentations highlighting endometrial cancer research in population science, clinical/translational … Read more

  • Adaptive Leadership, the Essential Tool for 21st Century Leaders: How to turn “Mission Impossible” into “Mission Accomplished” even when the paradigm is shifting

    Virtual

    Adaptive Leadership: an evidence-based model for leadership through paradigm shifts. This session presents the framework, strategies for implementing this style of leadership, examples, and survival strategies for leaders who are navigating serious paradigm changes. We will also explore the kinds of paradigm shifts facing academic medical centers in the current climate.  Learning Objectives: By the … Read more

  • K12 Application Information Session

    3116 Mary Ellen Jones Building 116 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, United States

    The TraCS K Program is a mentored career development award in translational science. Under the direction of mentors and the TraCS K leadership team and faculty, scholars will conduct translational science projects and receive training to develop leadership and mentoring skills in the principles of translational science—and learn how those principles can be applied to … Read more

  • Dr. Kevin Dean of UT Southwestern Medical Center

    1131 Bioinformatics Bldg Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 1131 Bioinformatics Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    Kevin Dean, PhD Assistant Professor Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Systems Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center Seminar Title: “From Molecular Atlases to Morphological Phenotypes: Multiplexed Expansion Microscopy and Multiscale Image Analysis for 3D Cell Biology” Date/Time: November 10th @ 4:00 PM Location: 1131 Bioinformatic Building Host: Klaus Hahn, … Read more

  • Feedback or Conflict? A Relational Approach

    Virtual

    This workshop introduces participants to the Relational Leadership framework and explores relational feedback as a means to build psychological safety and leadership skills. It emphasizes the importance of relational communication, and awareness of one’s own and others’ perspectives, cultural lenses, and lived experience. This workshop consists of one online session of 2 hours. The session will include … Read more

  • MHI Seminar Series presents Matt Kutys, Ph.D., Associate Director, Synthetic Circuits and Experimental Cell Models, Allen Institute Cell Science, Seattle, WA

    UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Pagano Conference Room 450 West Dr., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    Summary of Seminar:  Dr. Kutys will discuss his Lab’s recent efforts at UCSF, where proteomic characterization of endothelial cell-cell interfaces has revealed new biological control systems that regulate vascular morphogenesis in distinct contexts. He will then introduce their new efforts at the Allen Institute for Cell Science to predict and program multicellular behavior.   Event Flyer: … Read more

  • 2026 Cancer and Aging Symposium

    Rizzo Center 150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    Join us for the Annual Cancer and Aging Symposium on Thursday, November 19 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Rizzo Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Featuring a keynote presentation from Heidi D. Klepin MD, MS, FASCO, Professor and Division Chief of Supportive Oncology in the Department of Cancer Medicine at the Wake … Read more

  • NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series: Design of observational studies for public health

    Virtual

    The NC TraCS Biostatistics Seminar Series is appropriate for those with a basic familiarity with statistics. These seminars introduce topics not often included in STATS 101. In this seminar Beibo Zhao, PhD, will discuss the different kinds of observational designs that can be used for public health research, and their pros and cons. Register Please note: This seminar … Read more

  • The Power of Being a Likeable Bad*ss: How to build influence and achieve greater success

    Virtual

    Join Alison Fragale, PhD, organizational psychologist, UNC Kenan-Flagler Professor, and bestselling author of Likeable Badass, for a fireside chat on power, status, influence, negotiation, and how people can gain recognition, respect, and opportunities. Her academic research on status, power, negotiation, and influence have been published in her field’s top academic journals as well as national media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.  … Read more

  • Discover The Power of Being a Likeable Bad*ss with Dr. Alison Frgale, PhD

    The UNC School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and UNC Talent Development welcomes the school to a special fireside chat featuring Alison Fragale, PhD, organizational psychologist, professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and bestselling author of Likeable Badass.   In this engaging conversation, Dr. Fragale will share research-backed insights on … Read more