Hosted by Penn’s Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) Program
This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career …
Written by:
Roseanne Dávila-Rivera (she/her)
Ph.D. Candidate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Ph.D. Professionalism Fellow 2023-2024, Career Services
When I was in college, I used to go to the office of my Chemistry professor, Dr. Carlos R. Ruiz-Martinez, to receive advice …
Hosted by Merck
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Dr. Marla Watts, from Merck’s Quantitative Biosciences Division, served as my host throughout my fellowship. Marla’s dedication and active involvement were truly remarkable. Right at the start of the program, …
(Hosted by Janssen)
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My host was Dr. Sheng Gao, the Director of Immunology Translational Sciences at Janssen Pharmaceuticals. I am extremely fortunate to have been paired with an attentive, knowledgeable, and caring host …
Hosted by Janssen
Describe your experience working with your host.
I was hosted by Janssen’s Immunology Translational Sciences with Dr. Sheng Gao. I met with Sheng one on one every 2 weeks and he set up various informational interviews based …
Hosted by LRSM
Dr. Ashley Wallace was a phenomenal host who from the get-go made it clear that she was here to support me in whatever capacity would be most helpful. She offered opportunities to get involved in the outreach …
Hosted by Merck
I was placed with Dr. Omkar Patil, Senior scientist at the Global Digital Analytics and Technology team at Merck. During the CEF program, Omkar organized several informative interviews with his teammates for me, where I gained insights into …
Hosted by Merck
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My CEF mentor was Dr. Chintan Oza, Executive Director of Enterprise Strategy at Merck. Coming into this experience, I had an inclination of pursuing a career in the intersection of …
Hosted by Education and Professional Development at Penn Engineering
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For my CEF experience, I was lucky enough to be paired with Dr. Kristin Field in the Education and Professional Development at Penn Engineering …
Hosted by Franklin Institute
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I participated in the Career Exploration Fellowship during the spring of 2023, and I was a 4th year PhD student in the SAS Biology Department. I was partnered with Dr. …
