[Neuropostdocs] Fwd: Employer Event: Illumina for Grad Students/Postdocs

[Samuel Beshers]

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The Graduate College Career Development Office is hosting a visit by 
representatives from Illumina 
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.illumina.com_&d=DwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=hacZWNxr_bSJ5R5WyZ-_NUh2q3FowaT2AsNk-AE-JVU&m=40zBiKZeD4QIM6DYFuD15XWvaQbyDTZSwV2E8Bz-mJo&s=QRkv_cymfamzMk5Ovqfle04Y88XTICQFh3gwMbZmgOM&e=>, 
a leading creator of sequencing technology and related software 
applications, on Thursday (March 2). They are interested in getting 
connected with MS students, PhD students, and postdocs in a variety of 
fields, so I thought you might like to share information about the event 
with grad students in Neuroscience. I am attaching a flier here and am 
including a full description below my signature.

This event would be great for students who are actively job-seeking as 
well as those who are just interested in learning a bit more about 
careers in industry.

Thank you,

Derek Attig, PhD

Graduate College Career Development

http://grad.illinois.edu/careers

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*Illumina on Campus*

*MS, PhD & Postdoc Event*

Thurs. March 2nd • 4 pm - 7:15 pm

/The Career Center Interview Suites – 616 E. Green St. (next to Subway)/

Illumina is the global leader in innovating, marketing and manufacturing 
next generation sequencing technology. Our mission is to improve human 
health by unlocking the power of the genome – and we’re doing just that! 
Join us for 1, 2 or all 3 parts of the evening. From 4-4:45pm, learn 
about understanding and leveraging your personal brand. From 5-6pm, 
learn about innovation at Illumina. From 6:15-7:15, ask questions and 
hear from representatives about their experiences in industry. All 
sessions aimed at developing you, allowing you to learn about our 
innovation and how you fit within our company. Snacks and/or dinner 
provided. We are hiring so feel free to bring your resume/cv!

*Who will be there?*

/Steve Caldwell (UIUC Alum), Sr Manager, QA, Life Cycle Management Dept. /

In a nutshell, I help solve problems. My role at Illumina is to ensure 
our Madison, WI. manufacturing site produces high quality enzymes.   My 
main focus is to help groups figure out how to identify key issues and 
work through solving their problems.  Prior to Illumina I helped other 
companies combine technical and human-focused solutions towards solving 
problems.  My academic background combines the scientific discipline of 
Microbiology with the human-focused discipline of Training and Development.

/Anu Khanna (UIUC Postdoc) - Sr Scientist, Genomic Applications Dept./

In short, I have my Ph.D in Molecular genetics and completed my Post Doc 
in functional Genomics at UIUC. I helped in starting microarray 
consortium for the soybean community. After UIUC, I joined Epicentre 
Biotechnologies in Madison, WI which then transitioned to an Illumina 
company. I’ve been working in industry for over 13 years and I’m excited 
to share my experiences with you!

/Katelyn Michelini (UIUC Alum), Sr Field Applications Scientist, Field 
Applications Dept. /

In 2008, I completed my Master of Science in Entomology at UIUC.  I 
studied senescence in Drosophila Melanogaster.  Following my education, 
I worked at the University of Chicago for the Howard Hughes Medical 
Institute, where I ran a sequencing core.  Utilizing the skills learned 
at the University of Chicago, I then embarked on my career at Illumina.  
I am currently a Senior Field Applications Scientist with Illumina.  My 
role largely focuses on training new customers to use to use our 
systems, troubleshooting issues in the field, and working on internal 
projects.

/Lindsey Eaton, Campus Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Dept. /

My role at Illumina is an exciting one! I get to connect the best and 
brightest to a company that is changing the world for the better. I 
enjoy campus recruiting because I have the opportunity to develop and 
help students, at all degree levels, move forward in their career. I 
graduated with a degree in Biology from the University of San Diego in 
2005 and fell into recruitment. My path consists of biotech recruiting, 
big 4 accounting recruitment, overseas travel, and now, working for one 
of the smartest companies in the world.

*More about Illumina*

Illumina is global leader in creating, developing and marketing next 
generation sequencing technology, and intricate software that runs on 
our instruments and in the cloud. At the most fundamental level, we 
enable our customers to read and understand genetic variations by using 
our technology. We strive to make our solutions increasingly simple, 
more accessible, and always reliable for a wide variety of individuals 
and industries. As a result, our technology is being using in ground 
breaking discoveries that were unimaginable even a few years ago – and 
are making their way into patient treatment. We hire many undergrad and 
graduate level students in a wide variety of disciplines such as 
engineering (BioE, ChemE, EE, CS, CE, ME, etc), chemistry, 
bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics, molecular biology and 
the list goes on. We have a very diverse group of people who work for 
Illumina so we can solve problems that have never been solved before. We 
need to continue that diversity – it’s one of the  attributes that makes 
us innovative and collaborative. We are headquartered in sunny San Diego 
but have core offices in Madison, WI, the Bay Area (San Francisco), and 
globally.

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