Physician-Scientists in Biotech - AAMC Webinar Preview with Dr. Christopher Pittenger, MD-PhD

Today we are excited to announce an upcoming webinar by the AAMC subcommittee on Training Opportunities for Physician Scientists. This session will focus on Physician Scientists in Biotech and will feature both early career and established physician-scientists working in Industry. This session is for those thinking about pursuing a career in biotech, whether they are senior faculty or MD-PhD students or somewhere in-between. The session will take place on March 10th, 2022 from 8-9:30 pm eastern time. 

The co-organizers are Dr. Robin Lorenz, the Executive Director of Research Management in Research Pathology at Genentech and a guest on the show in Season 2, and Dr. Christopher Pittenger, an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair for Translational Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale. In this episode, I catch up with Dr. Pittenger to preview the upcoming session.

Link to sign up: https://aamc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-utqzIjHdcQ3eWz1hK-W8nVE-LbiJZO

Link to the recorded webinar: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-md/phd-programs/physician-scientist-training-program

Credits: Our thanks to Dr. Pittenger for taking the time to meet with us!

Dr. Pittenger’s Faculty Page: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/christopher_pittenger/

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