Asmita Patel, ATAP Deputy Division Director for Operations, was among the participants in Chemistry and Biochemistry Career Day at the University of California-Santa Barbara. The September 16 event featured career-oriented panel discussions, technical poster sessions, and networking opportunities with employers.
It was familiar ground for Patel. After earning her doctorate in molecular biology at UC-Riverside, she was a postdoctoral scholar at UCSB, and has maintained ties with the school through her subsequent career in biotech and then Berkeley Lab.

L-R: Kelly Johnson, manager of Berkeley Lab’s Talent Outreach Program, and Vani Singhania, UCSB doctoral candidate in organic chemistry and co-president of ChemPD, a professional development organization for chemistry and biochemistry at UCSB

At the Berkeley Lab booth, Talent Outreach Manager Carolyn Johnson discusses career opportunities with a UCSB student

L-R: Chemistry PhD candidate and ChemPD co-president Greta Koumarianou, Asmita Patel, and Vani Singhania

Event was held virtually during COVID times