Life After Graduate School | From Fundamental Science to Startups: How to Use Your PhD as Your Career Secret Weapon

Summary: Brandon will discuss how and why he intentionally went from applied physics graduate student to physics postdoc to biomedical engineering research faculty to startup founder/Chief Technology Officer to emergency medicine research faculty to venture capitalist to codeveloper/instructor of a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship course to founder/CEO at venture-capital-backed Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc (akadeum.com).

From his experience, Brandon will share his ideas on how to lead a fulfilling career, ways to transfer your PhD skills, and the wide range of opportunities available after grad school. Plus, there may just be some bonus footage of awesome physics experiments.