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 Kura Oncology in San Diego
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This Trek includes an onsite tour, interactive employee panel, and hosted networking lunch.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in biology, chemistry, and bioengineering.
Register by Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

Kura Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing precision small-molecule therapies targeting specific cancer signaling pathways, including its lead investigational oral menin inhibitor, ziftomenib, for acute myeloid leukemia and other hematologic malignancies.

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. 20, 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.