The Warwick-Wellcome Translational Partnership hosted an exciting all-day event on 12^th April 2022. ECR Careers in Translation was targeted towards medically and biomedically-focused PhD students and postdocs, as well as researchers at the start of an independent fellowship.

Registration for this event has closed. Please find slides from the day here.

This event:

• Gave a detailed overview of translation and arising career paths – from further fellowships and working with industry, to clinical funding and technology transfer
• Allowed delegates to interact with specialist external speakers through a career surgery
• Provided an opportunity to practice networking and pitching, essential skills for early career scientists
• Hosted a workshop on career management, to provide inspiration for your future career path and how best to accomplish your goals

Agenda:

Time	Session
9:30 (30 min)	Arrivals/Introduction to the day
10:00 (40 min)	Career Pathways for Translation opening session
10:40 (30 min)	Facilitator-led pitching activity
11:10 (20 min)	Tom Hockaday (Director, Technology Transfer Innovation)
11:30 (20 min)	BREAK – Tea & Coffee
11:50 (20 min)	Dr Barbara Haenzi (Training and Careers Programme Manager, MRC)
12:10 (20 min)	Dr Douglas Roberts (Chief Scientific Officer, Erebagen)
12:30 (60 min)	LUNCH & Informal Networking
13:30 (50 min)	Facilitator-led workshop on career management
14:20 (30 min)	Helen Denyer (Programme Manager, Academy of Medical Sciences) plus AMS speaker on grants
14:50 (60 min)	Translational Career Surgery
15:50 (10 min)	Closing remarks
16:00	Event end