On September 24th, BCLA Consulting kicked off a new partnership with Lumanity, the life sciences strategy consulting firm, with a virtual Consulting 101 session open to BCLA members and advanced-degree students across Southern California exploring a move from the bench into consulting. The evening opened with BCLA Consulting co-directors Stuti Chakrabarti, Leah Kim, and Alisa Peshina, all PhD candidates at USC, introducing the partnership and BCLA Consulting's work more broad

On Thursday, September 10th, BCLA hosted an evening dedicated to one of the most pressing challenges facing international scientists: building a career in U.S. biotech while navigating visas, sponsorship, and an unfamiliar job market. Students, postdocs, and early-career professionals from across the greater LA area gathered at USC's Ronald Tutor Campus Center for a keynote and panel discussion featuring international professionals who have built careers across academia, indu

On July 16, 2026, students, researchers, and early-career professionals gathered at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood for Debugging Your Biotech Career: AI, Computational Biology, and the Future of Pharma. Hosted by BCLA, the evening brought together leaders across biotechnology, computational biology, and data science to explore one of the biggest questions facing the next generation of scientists: how is artificial intelligence changing the future of research… and