Dear Rockefeller Community,

RIGS is pleased to invite you to our upcoming fireside chat “Landing a US Faculty Position as International Scholar”. Our guest will be Assistant Professor Dr. Naama Aviram, who recently established her research group at MSKCC in early  2025.

When: Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Where: Hess Academic Center, South Conference Room

Please join us for this interactive lunchtime session where Dr. Aviram will share her experiences as an international scholar navigating US faculty application and establishing her lab in the US. This will be a great opportunity to hear her insights, ask questions, and engage in a casual discussion while enjoying lunch together. Lunch will be sponsored by RIGS.

Everybody is welcome, but registration is required as spots are limited. Please sign up here by Oct 31: https://forms.gle/eRotgfy8Pes8Cjtn6

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,

RIGS Board

Short Bio of Dr. Naama Aviram:

Naama Aviram is an Assistant Member in the Molecular Biology Program at the Sloan Kettering Institute at MSKCC, where her lab studies how microbes defend themselves against viruses. She earned her PhD in cell biology and functional genomics at the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed her postdoctoral training at Rockefeller University, where she focused on CRISPR-Cas immunity in bacteria. Combining her background in functional genomics with microbial genetics, her research explores the mechanisms, coordination, and evolution of anti-viral immune systems and seeks to understand complex molecular networks.