Dates: October 25-26, 2025

Location: NYU Langone Health, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016

Host: NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Affairs

Format: In-person event

To Register:

WCUB-sponsored affiliated registration is $20. Please contact your graduate or postdoctoral office for an affiliated discount code. See below for WCUB sponsoring universities and academic institutions.
Non-affiliated registration is $100.

Tickets are limited, register today!

"What Can You Be With a PhD?" is a two-day premier career symposium held every two years, providing comprehensive career exploration and opportunities, and widely attended by biomedical science graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from research universities and institutions across the NYC region.

Discover an array of exciting career paths with about 30 panels and workshops led by nearly 100 PhD STEM professional speakers representing diverse career sectors. We are supported by a consortium of NYC regional academic institutions as well as industry representatives, making this a valuable opportunity to network with connections that will shape your future.

The symposium features comprehensive programming across key career sectors:

Academic & Research Careers (universities, government labs, research institutes)
Industry & Biotechnology (pharma, biotech, medical devices, diagnostics)
Consulting & Business (strategy, regulatory, venture capital, project management)
Communication & Policy (science writing, publishing, regulatory affairs, policy)
Entrepreneurship & Innovation (startups, tech transfer, innovation management)

We are still working on completing the schedule and are adding speakers daily, so keep checking the WCUB website at www.whatcanyoubewithaphd.com.

SPONSORING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Columbia University

Columbia University Medical Center

City University of New York

Icahn Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York University

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Princeton University

The Rockefeller University

Rutgers University

Stony Brook University

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Weill Cornell Medicine

Yale University 

ORGANIZER

NYU Grossman School of Medicine Postdoctoral Affairs

The New York University Grossman School of Medicine is a medical school of NYU, a private research university in New York City. It's Postdoctoral Affairs program supports the career development and research training of over 500 postdoctoral scholars at the institution.