The audience for the Meet-the-Expert Lunch includes graduate, medical, and post-baccalaureate students; clinical fellows; post-doctoral fellows; tenure-track investigators, government employees, and scientists in general; and industry/pharma scientists and employees. Space for this event is limited and priority will be given to early career scientists.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Address most of their open questions and concerns on the selected topic
• Make informed decisions about their career development and research projects 
• Establish connections with experts in their field of interest

Bioinformatics and Big Data: Career Development
Riyue Bao, PhD – UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Bioinformatics and Big Data: Harnessing Big Data to Inform Research and Clinical Trials 

Career Paths for Physician Scientists
Tina Cascone, MD, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Careers Outside Academia and Industry – Careers in Government FDA/NIH
James L. Gulley, MD, PhD, FACP – National Cancer Institute

Careers Outside Academia and Industry – Careers in Policy, Advocacy and Non-Profit Organizations 

Clinical Trials: Building Bridges to Bring Research from the Bench to the Bedside  

Collaborating with Industry
Greg M. Delgoffe, PhD – University of Pittsburgh

Finding the Right Mentor, Sponsor or Advocate
Kristin G. Anderson, PhD – University of Virginia
Michael T. Lotze, MD, FACS – University of Pittsburgh

How to Navigate a Clinical Trainee to a Clinical Investigator Position
Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD – Stanford University School of Medicine
Genevieve M. Boland, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

How to Navigate the Postdoc to PI Transition (Table 1)
Yu L. Lei, PhD, DDS – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abigail E. Overacre-Delgoffe, PhD – University of Pittsburgh

How to Navigate the Postdoc to PI Transition (Table 2)
Jennifer L. Guerriero, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marco Ruella, MD – University of Pennsylvania 

Industry: Building Your Career in Industry (Big Pharma) (Table 1)
Ezo Gruyters, PhD – AstraZeneca

Industry: Building Your Career in Industry (Big Pharma) (Table 2)

Industry: Building Your Career in Industry (Startup and Midsize Pharma)
Praveen K. Bommareddy, PhD – Replimune Inc.

Navigating a Career in Academia: Grants and Collaborations
Dario A.A. Vignali, PhD – University of Pittsburgh

Setting Up a Successful Biotech (Midsize Pharma and Small Startups)
Rachel W. Humphrey, MD – Normunity, Inc.

Translational Research: Human Samples to Lab and Back to the Clinic
Lorenzo Galluzzi, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine
Cara Haymaker, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Translational Research: Mice to Humans
Tullia C. Bruno, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
E. John Wherry, PhD – University of Pennsylvania