Bioinformatics Career Mentoring Event

Each fall, the Bioinformatics graduate hosts a Career Mentoring event, primarily for the MS program students.  First year students learn about preparing for their Internship search, and continuing students learn about job search strategies for full-time positions.  

A group of continuing MS Bioinformatics students lead an internship panel, while a group of alumni serve on an alumni panel.  Following the panels, alumni host table topics for the students, choosing a career topic to highlight.
 

The 2022 program agenda included the following:
9:00-9:15 = Arrival/Check-in – Coffee and breakfast items available
9:15-9:20 = Welcome, Professor King Jordan
9:25-10:00 = Internship Panel
10:05-10:45 = Job Search Panel
10:50-11:00 = Coffee Break
11:05-12:50 = Table Topics (students to switch tables every 15 minutes)
01:00-2:00 = Alumni Lunch with Faculty

Internship Panel:
Neha Bhatia (MSBINF) – Health Business Analytics Intern at Florida Blue
Amartya Achin Mandal (MSBINF) – Data Science and AI Intern at AstraZeneca
Zack Mudge (MSBINF) – Bioinformatics Intern at Takeda
Breanna Shi (PhD BINF) – Bioinformatics Intern at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sreenath Srikrishnan (MSBINF) – Bioinformatics Intern (Oncology) at Illumina

Alumni Panel:
Aroon Chande (MS 2016, PhD 2020) – Senior Bioinformatics Engineer at Color
Jack Feldman (MS 2019) – Bioinformatics Scientist at Tempus Labs, Inc.
Nishant Gerald (MS 2019) – Data Science Lead at Global Payments, Inc.
Hannah Hatchell (MS 2017) – Head of Clinical Informatics - Dry Lab Operations at Invitae
Emily Norris (MS 2015, PhD 2019) – Bioinformatics Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Krithika Ravindran Naidu (MS 2017) – Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer at Illumina
Lava Rishishwar (MS 2012, PhD 2016) – Team Lead/Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at Pillar Biosciences, Inc.

Table Topics: 
Aroon Chande – Bioinformatics Industry Trends 
Jack Feldman – Coding Challenge Interviews 
Nishant Gerald – Bioinformatics Work in the Government 
Hannah Hatchell – Networking Tips 
Emily Norris – Managing your LinkedIn Profile 
Krithika Ravindran Naidu – Finding Job Openings 
Lavanya Rishishwar – The Hiring Process – Behind the Scenes 
 

We are seeking alumni to participate in the 2023 mentoring event.  Please contact Lisa Redding if you are interested, lisa.redding@biosci.gatech.edu.
 

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2022 Alumni Volunteers
Alumni Panel
Emily Norris, Table Topics
Table topics, Jack Feldman
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Lisa Redding, lisa.redding@biosci.gatech.edu

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