[Grad-postdoc-assn] Tomorrow's myPostdoc Monthly webinar: Highlights from the NPA Annual Conference

Tue May 1 12:48:31 MDT 2018

Here is a webinar with two talks from the National Postdoc Association
Annual Conference.  One is on

- *Meeting the challenges of being an international postdoc in the US.*
and
- Best practices that effectively increase postdoc involvement in PDF
leadership and events (they are terrific, by the way)

Sign up beforehand.

Valerie

The next session of myPostdoc Monthly, *"Highlights from the NPA Annual
Conference,"* will take place on *Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. ET*.
Sign up at this link
<http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/link.asp?e=vsloan@ucar.edu&job=3340793&ymlink=236499479&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enationalpostdoc%2Eorg%2Fevents%2Fregister%2Easpx%3Fid%3D1100450>
.

*Join us for a webinar showcasing presentations from the 16th Annual
Conference.*

*Strategies for Increasing Participation in PDA Leadership and Events*

*Participation in postdoctoral association (PDA) events and group
governance can be a challenge at many institutions. Building consistent
postdoc engagement takes time and strategy. This workshop identified
challenges to postdoc involvement with the institution’s PDA and discussed
ways to address them. Representatives from the PDA at Washington University
in St. Louis will share best practices that they have found to effectively
increase postdoc involvement in PDA leadership and events.*

*Francesca Cignarella, Ph.D., holds a master’s degree in medical
biotechnology and a doctorate degree (2014) in microbiology from the
University of Brescia, Italy. She was a research fellow of the Division of
Neuroscience at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan. She is
now a postdoctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, and that
is where she got very involved in research on Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Her
work is to try to understand how diet can affect the immunological and
molecular mechanisms of MS pathogenesis. Two years ago, she became an
executive member of the Washington University Postdoctoral Society. She has
served as a treasurer, then as vice president and starting in the summer if
2017, she serves as president.*

*Francisco Victorino, Ph.D., obtained his bachelor's degree in biology and
a master's degree in cell biology at University of Colorado Denver Campus.
For his doctorate degree, he studied the role of Natural Killer (NK) cells
in renal ischemia at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He
is currently in his third year as a postdoc at the Washington University in
St. Louis studying the metabolic adaptive features of NK cells in response
to virus induced inflammation. Currently, he serves as the vice president
of the Washington University postdoc society and is a member of the trainee
inclusion and cultural awareness developing initiatives to promote
underrepresented minority success.*

*Meeting the Challenge of Being an International Scholar in the U.S.*

*When it comes to career planning, international scholars have additional
significant challenges to consider: 1) cultural adjustment and establishing
an efficient network from scratch in the United States; 2) immigration
status: knowing about the main avenues that international scholars face in
navigating visa and immigration obstacles; and 3) funding opportunities:
grantsmanship is one of defining factors for scholars’ career success, yet
seems to be a limiting factor for internationals. Being able to identify
and navigate the available funding resources will facilitate a successful
transition to the next career chapter. This session provided practical ways
to navigate these challenges in pursuing successful careers.*

*Brendan Delaney, J.D.**, is a partner attorney at Hill, Frank & Delaney
LLC. A native of Northern Ireland, he received his Juris Doctor at The
Catholic University of America in Washington DC, in January 2009. He works
extensively with scientists, researchers, physicians, and other
professionals, as well as organizations and employers in both academia and
industry with regards to their U.S. immigration and visa issues. He has
been invited to speak on a number of occasions at the Annual Meeting of the
NPA, and NAFSA Region VIII, as well as conducting legal seminars at
Universities and institutions across the United States. Delaney has
co-authored numerous articles related to postdoctoral issues for *The
POSTDOCket. *He has also been quoted in a number of news and media articles
related to immigration issues for scientists and researchers in outlets
including the Naturejobs blog, nature.com
<http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/link.asp?e=vsloan@ucar.edu&job=3344880&ymlink=237575085&finalurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnature%2Ecom>,*
Chemical and Engineering News, *and* The Washington Post.

*Sina Safayi, D.V.M., Ph.D., has about 20 years of diverse leadership
experience in higher education across the world supporting the academic,
social, career and professional development of undergrads, graduate
students and postdoctoral scholars. He is a diversity and inclusion
advocate particularly for international scholars. He is a life scientist by
training with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Shiraz University in
Iran, a doctorate degree from University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and
about six years of postdoctoral experience at University of Copenhagen in
Denmark and then at Clemson University and Iowa State University in the
United States. Safayi started the first postdoctoral career development
program in Asia at a newly founded international university in Japan, the
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. He recently returned to the
United States to take a position supporting graduate students at the UT MD
Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School where he is now leading a
new career development initiative.*

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Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.
Director of the GEO REU Network &
Senior Higher Education Specialist
NCAR Education & Outreach
NCAR|UCAR
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