Duke University Postdoc Association

Duke Postdoc Spotlight - October 2022 Rossie Clark-Cotton, PhD NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology Twitter: @rclarkcotton LinkedIn: lnkd.in/dprnztyh

Over the weekend, Blue Devils joined and celebrated #PrideDurham. The annual parade and festival is organized by @LGBTQDurham and takes place near Duke's East Campus 🌈🐂

Duke postdocs, please consider applying for this year's Soapbox!! Kudos to the Outreach committee for putting this together:)

The Postdoc Lunch is a low-key event where all we do is eat lunch together! Bring your own lunch and hang out with some postdocs! We will be meeting tomorrow (7/15) from 12-1pm at the picnic tables between Nanaline Duke and Bryan Research Center.

Join us at the Durham Pride parade! We need to know how many will march with us. Please, follow the link for registration! duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9S… Where: Duke East Campus When: September 24th, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM.  @BelenCorlla  @IralaDolores

Please take a few moments to complete the survey, if you haven't already! These data will be used to better advocate for Duke postdocs!

Our DUPA Prof Dev chair @drsusanna1 in the @ditalialab was awarded an #F32 from NIGMS to study the dynamics of BMP signaling in early embryogenesis. Congrats to all our Duke F32 awardees!

Introducing our newly elected DUPA President, Dr. Briana Simms (@12bri45)! Connect with her and other @DukePostdocs council members at our regular general meetings, social activities, or professional development events.

The Duke Office of Postdoctoral Services and @DukePostdocs are excited to invite all postdocs and families to the 2022 Postdoc Spring Fling! Gather with your fellow postdocs and enjoy free food and drinks! Register here: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1T…

DUPA International committee is organizing a virtual information session with an attorney for postdocs interested in applying for US permanent residency. Register here: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8A… Zoom ID: 91474662640 Friday, April 22nd, 4-5 PM (EST) @aty64497399 @BelenCorLla

Thanks, Duke Postdocs and families, for coming to the International Potluck. It was great to see you all and taste typical food from all over the world!!😊 Round of applause to @IralaDolores and @Aty64497399 for helping me organize this event. #Internationals #DUPA @DukePostdocs

Are you a Black woman Ph.D.? Or currently enrolled in a U.S. Ph.D. program? Check out the casting call below.

Awesome paper co-authored by @DukeU postdoc @LukeAParsons! Love to see it!

Looking forward to hearing postdocs @icanhasMiranda and @erica_washi tomorrow to close out an amazing Duke Research Week! Registration: dukeresearchweek.vfairs.com/en/register

Triangle Popup has organized a comedy show/Lunar New Year event this Saturday (2/5) at Big Boss Brewing Company which features postdocs @YutianF and @BoMa_phd from 1-5pm (comedy from 3-4pm) Asian food trucks, comedy, board games, and outdoor seating! g.page/bigbossbrewing…

Duke intramural sports are starting soon and the leagues are filling up! Email the contact if interested in joining. We’ll have postdoc teams for soccer (Yutian Feng), volleyball (Cameron Prigge) , basketball (Aty Ghazavi), climbing (Zena Lapp), and ultimate frisbee (Gene Yu).

@ADGallo56 @WoosterEdu @Valentine_Lab @TUChemBot @FranzLabDuke @DukeChemistry Congratulations!

Register now for a week-long celebration of research @DukeU. Virtual lectures & discussions from experts in brain science, climate change, computing, vaccine development and more, Jan31-Feb4 bit.ly/3A0IsKY

We are hosting another virtual comedy show on 1/22/2022 at 8 pm EST over Zoom (meeting ID: 976 3881 4651). All the comedians featured in this show are also scientists in the triangle area. This show is hosted by our own Duke postdoc Dr. Bo Ma. Hope to see you there!