After completing graduate studies and postdoctoral training, many scientists find themselves seeking career opportunities that are rewarding, utilize their biomedical training and take them to the academic realm as well as private or government institutions or industry.  The career opportunities for those trained in pharmacology are broad and not always obvious to those who have trained specifically for a career in academia.  This symposium will bring together a panel of highly successful Biomedical Professionals who have utilized their biomedical training to pursue very different Career Paths.  The speakers will briefly discuss their particular career path and how they arrived in the positions that they currently hold.  Following the short presentations each speaker will lead/facilitate a small group discussion with members of the audience to discuss their particular pathways in greater detail. This will allow attendees the opportunity for an informational interview with the Professionals to obtain targeted information in dialogue with the speaker about their particular careers, how they determined their career paths and how best to prepare and pursue such a career path.  This will also serve as a networking opportunity for attendees.