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The UMDNJ/Rutgers Postdoctoral Association (PDA) presents
3rd Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day Symposium
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-UMDNJ
West Lecture Hall
Piscataway, NJ

The UMDNJ/Rutgers Postdoctoral Association invites you to the National Postdoc Appreciation Day at UMDNJ/Rutgers. This day will be the local event commemorating National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW). NPAW is observed across the nation during the week of September 19th – 23rd to acknowledge the significant contributions of postdocs to the U.S. scientific research community. For more information about celebrations at other locations, please visit the National Postdoc Appreciation Day page.

If you would like to attend the UMDNJ/Rutgers symposium, we request you to register to ensure that we have enough food and seating. Registration is free. In addition to postdocs, all faculty, students and administrators are welcome!

If you are a postdoc and you would like present your work, please submit an abstract. We are accepting for both oral and poster presentations. Awards will be given for outstanding poster presentations. This is a New Jersey Metro Area-wide event, and postdocs from all disciplines are invited to present their work.

Tentative Schedule
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration and Poster set up
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome Address by UMDNJ/Rutgers PDA
Welcoming Remarks by
  • Kathleen Scotto, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, UMDNJ, Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UMDNJ and Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and
  • Peter Amenta, MD, Ph.D., Dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and
  • Kenneth J. Breslauer, Ph.D., Dean of Life Sciences, Vice President for Health Science Partnerships, Linus C. Pauling Professor, Rutgers University, and
  • Representative of the RWJMS Office of GSBS (Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
9:15 am - 10:15 am Scientific Talks by Postdocs
10:15 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am Keith Micoli, Former NPA Chairman, New York University
11:00 am – 11:30 am Karen Schindler, Assistant Professor, Rutgers
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Poster Session
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lyndon Mitnaul, Research Fellow, Merck
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Noah Weisleder, Chief Scientific Officer, TRIM-edicine/Assistant Professor, UMDNJ-RWJMS
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Lisa Marshall, Communication Expert
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Coffee Break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Breakout Career Development Panel Sessions
Panelists:
  • Martin E. Adelson, Vice President, Genesis Biotechnology Group
  • Ani Bhattacharya, Portfolio Leader, Merck
  • Cesar Boggiano, Principal Scientist, International Aids Vaccine Initiative
  • Brendan Maher, Features Editor, Nature
  • Patricia Melloy, Assistant Professor, Farleigh Dickinson University
  • Annmarie L. Pacchia, Manager, Grants and Contracts Unit - Research & Technology Management Division, MSKCC
  • Alex Romero, Associate Director, Medical Affairs, Novartis
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Networking Reception and Poster awards

Lunch will be provided but can only be guaranteed for registered attendees.

Directions and Maps:

Address: 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Building: Research Tower
Room: West Lecture Hall

Acknowledgements:

We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors:

  • UMDNJ, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
  • RWJMS, Office of the Dean
  • Rutgers University, Office of the Dean for Life and Health Sciences