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The National Postdoctoral Association designated September 16-20, 2024 as National Postdoc Appreciation Week. This is a time to recognize and appreciate our postdoctoral trainees who are a major driving force of research at our institution.

Every September we celebrate our Postdoctoral Fellows by holding special events throughout the month and hosting a Postdoc Retreat and Keynote Speaker.

This is a time to recognize and appreciate our postdoctoral trainees who are a major driving force of research at our institution. We honor our postdocs for the entire month of September by hosting a large number of activities to acknowledge and honor the postdocs.

Ninth Annual Postdoc Retreat Agenda

Friday, September 13
HSF III Room 1010

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12:00pm - Lunch

12:20pm - 1:20pm- Presenting Your Research in 3 Minutes

Listen to your fellow postdocs present their research in only 3 minutes with only 3 slides. Then give them feedback on their presentations and vote for your favorite one to choose the top 3 who will receive prizes. Here are the presenters:

Adam Clark, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Biochemistry
A role for Cytoglobin in heart development

Andreas Wulff, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Chronic alcohol exposure disrupts corticoclaustral connectivity

Erik Nordquist, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Computational design of PROTACs/Molecular glues

Hemalatha Nanjaiah, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Modulation of antibody -induced autoimmune arthritis by a natural product

Ibrahim Saleh, MD, Postdoc, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Investigating the role of pericytes in the pathogenesis of retinal vascular diseases

Laura Carreto-Binaghi, MD, Postdoc, Center for Vaccine Development
Long term T cell responses to a licensed oral Salmonella vaccine

Mahsa Hojabri, MD, Postdoc, Institute of Human Virology
Stem cell, Varicella Zoster Virus, Antibody

Nagarajan Maharajan, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Machine learning for brain MRI

Ritika Kurian, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stem cells and aging

Sam Barlow, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Dissecting the function of single glutamatergic synapses with optical physiology

Trish Milletich, PhD, Postdoc, Center for Vaccine Development
From cells to cytokines: Decoding dmLT Vaccine’s Immune arsenal

Tristan Wang, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Diagnostic Sciences
A sticky fungus: Teasing genetic mechanisms underpinning adhesion in Candida auris

1:20 pm-1:35pm-Break

1:35pm - 2:35pm - Wellness Session

Introduction- Adam Clark, PhD, Postdoc, Department of Biochemistry

Alex Dull, a yoga instructor and recreational therapist will lead us through exercises and techniques you can use from stress reduction and relaxation.

2:35pm-2:45pm-Break and Refreshments

2:45pm - 3:00pm - Welcome and Presentation

Jessica Mong, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars

Michael Shipley Postdoctoral Neuroscience Research Award Presentation- Miguel A. Luján, PhD, recipient

Keynote Speaker Introduction- Emily Stucke, PhD, Postdoc, Center for Vaccine Development

3:00pm - 4:00pm - Keynote Address-

Putting Microbes to Work: Bioremediation as a Low-Impact, Sustainable Approach for In Situ Treatment of Environments Contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Kevin Sowers, PhD, Professor and Associate Director, Institute of Marine Environmental Technology

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Hobbies/Activities Tables

Discuss common hobbies and activities with your fellow postdocs and share resources for these activities. And each different hobby/activity can contribute what they would like to a large canvas representing the diverse interests of our postdoc community.

List of National Postdoc Appreciation Events September 2024