{"id":69128,"date":"2026-04-06T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?p=69128"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:56:46","slug":"biotech-career-exploration-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/2026\/04\/06\/biotech-career-exploration-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Gain Insight at Industry and Career Exploration Panel and Networking Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>At the latest Industry and Career Exploration Panel and Networking Session, students heard directly from industry professionals working in vaccine production and biotech, not just about the roles themselves, but how to actually get there&nbsp;after completing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/programs\/micro-credentials\/vaccine-production\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/programs\/micro-credentials\/vaccine-production\/\">Microcredential<\/a> or graduate training.<br><br>The panel led practical conversations around hiring trends, in demand skills, and what employers are really looking for right now. And during the post panel networking session, students continued those conversations one on one and started building connections with industry experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our speakers and partners for sharing your time and insights: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cynthia Elias (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.linkedin.com\/company\/sanofi?trk=public_post-text\">Sanofi<\/a>) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Naval Gandhi (QA Consultant) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anthony Amin (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.linkedin.com\/company\/sanofi?trk=public_post-text\">Sanofi<\/a>) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/joe-o-neill-193a797?trk=public_post-text\">Joe O'Neill<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/aeolian-biotech-corp?trk=public_post-text\">Aeolian Biotech Corp.<\/a>) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/vijayarekagunasekaran?trk=public_post-text\">Vijayareka Gunasekaran, SPHRi<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thermo-fisher-scientific?trk=public_post-text\">Thermo Fisher Scientific<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And thank you to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/showcase\/york-university-faculty-of-science\/?trk=public_post-text\">¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ - Faculty of Science<\/a>&nbsp;and Co-op &amp; Career Centre who helped bring this event together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/jadeatallah?trk=public_post-text\">Jade Atallah<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/luzpuentes\/en?trk=public_post-text\">Luz A. Puentes<\/a> J., <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/nelufurbhasin?trk=public_post-text\">Nelufur Bhasin,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/giancarloonorati?trk=public_post-text\">Giancarlo Onorati,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/jennypeach?trk=public_post-text\">Jenny Peach<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/harriett-brempong?trk=public_post-text\">Harriett Brempong<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/viniththa?trk=public_post-text\">Viniththa Nagarajah<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/carmenly12?trk=public_post-text\">Carmen Ly<\/a><br><br>Looking forward to more opportunities like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>LinkedIn post by ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Markham Campus.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2026\/04\/biotech-career-exploration-panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2026\/04\/biotech-career-exploration-panel.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2026\/04\/biotech-career-exploration-panel-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sub>Photo of students interacting with industry professionals during the Industry and Career Exploration Panel and Networking Session<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the latest Industry and Career Exploration Panel and Networking Session, students heard directly from industry professionals working in vaccine production and biotech, not just about the roles themselves, but how to actually get there&nbsp;after completing their Microcredential or graduate training. 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