Career Treks

Career Treks offer undergraduate and graduate biology students the opportunity to explore career paths with an onsite company tour, employee panel, job opportunities presentation, and usually a networking lunch.

Students, please read the following before registering for a Trek:

• Students are responsible for their own transportation.
• Register only if you can attend. Registration is a firm commitment.
• You’ll receive an email confirming your spot or waitlist status. Treks are first come, first served, and space is limited.
• You can attend one Trek per quarter. If confirmed for multiple Treks, reply to decline those you will not attend.
• You cannot attend the same company’s Trek more than once. For example, attending Thermo Fisher in Fall means you cannot attend again in Spring.
• Do not register if your class overlaps with a Trek. Excused absences are not provided for class conflicts.
• You must stay for the entire Trek. Early departures are not permitted.

Winter 2026

Career Trek to Novartis in San Diego
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 12:45-3:15 p.m.
This Trek includes an onsite tour and interactive employee panel.
Open to undergraduate and masters students in biology, chemistry, and bioengineering.
Register by Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

Novartis is a multinational pharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medicines and generic/biosimilar pharmaceuticals, with a mission to improve and extend people’s lives worldwide.