Building Careers

If I said I was nervous at the start of my internship at Bristol Myers Squibb, that would be an understatement. Relocating to Princeton, NJ was my first time living outside of Illinois, I had never interned at a company, and I was not sure what working in Discovery Synthesis would exactly entail. Thanks to the emphasis on passion and learning, I have gained much from my experience working at BMS. Through my role in Discovery Synthesis, I have learned a lot about the environment and goals of scientists working at a major pharmaceutical company. In the long course of developing a drug, the Discovery Synthesis group plays a role […]

Mentorship can be an incredibly powerful experience, positively affecting the lives of the mentor and the mentee. These experiences can hold even more weight to members of groups and ethnicities underrepresented in STEM fields, where individuals might not be aware of opportunities and therefore fall back on familiar careers they’ve had exposure to. Such was the case with Jesus Moreno, Principal Scientist and Medicinal Chemist in Small Molecule Drug Discovery at Bristol Myers Squibb. Growing up, Jesus had an intense interest in the sciences, but until he developed a varied and resourceful support system of mentors that helped him navigate and refine what his interests were, he felt a bit