NCBiotech Career Development Network- Leveraging LinkedIn

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12:00 p.m. Registration/Check-in

12:30 p.m. Free headshot photos, open networking and light refreshments

1:30 p.m. Speaker presentation and Q&A

2:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourned

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Patrick Brandt is Director of Career Development and Outreach at UNC Chapel Hill. Patrick leads Career Development initiatives for biomedical Ph.D. students, including the ImPACT internship program for senior trainees, career advising, and alumni career placement tracking. Patrick also coordinates the Translational Medicine Training program for students interested in clinically relevant research. As Science Outreach director, Patrick oversees NC DNA Day and other efforts aimed at connecting scientists to the public.

Patrick grew up in Upstate NY and earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Rochester School of Medicine where he studied the enzymes involved in lagging strand DNA replication and a related DNA repair pathway. After a postdoc at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Patrick joined the Office of Graduate Education in 2008. In his spare time Patrick cares for trees, installs custom tree swings, and teaches scientists, kids, and adults to climb trees through his company Piedmont Tree Climbing.

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