Feb 6 2025

2025 Chicagoland K Day

February 6, 2025

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location

University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East

Address

Barbara Henley Auditorium, 3rd floor, 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60607

Chicago K Day overlayed on an image of the Chicago skyline and downtown bridge

Join UIC's CCTS for Chicago K Day featuring presentations and discussions to support the needs of institutional K awardees and junior faculty pursuing federal career development grants.

 

Keynote Speaker

Monica Peek, MD, MPH
Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice of Medicine
Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translational Research
University of Chicago

Program Agenda

1:00 - 5:00pm, Keynote and Scientific Sessions (in development)

  • Navigating Career Development
  • Building a Mentor Team
  • Scholar "Lightning Talks"

5:00 - 7:00pm, Networking Social

Appetizers and beverages included.

Check back for additional program details!

Who Should Attend:

  • Early career faculty and postdocs
  • Faculty working towards a clinical or translational K award
  • Any faculty holding an individual K series career development grant or similar career development award

 

Hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science

CCTS KL2 Program Leadership:
Director, Shane Phillips, PhD
Associate Director, Lisa Sharp, PhD

 

Sponsored by University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute and University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine

 

Registration is Open!

Register Today

Contact

Elli Resnick

Date posted

Aug 26, 2024

Date updated

Sep 10, 2024