Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association Annual BBQ + Outdoor Movie

Please join JHPDA and all the postdocs for Great Food and a fun, relaxed evening on August 19th at it Annual BBQ and Outdoor Movie event.
This is one of the very popular events and people turn up in huge numbers.

For more information on Location, Time, Tickets and Menu please click here.

Special Edition Water Bottle on Sale.

Limited-edition JHPDA water bottle will be available during the Annual BBQ and Movie event. These 24 oz bottles are finely detailed piece stamped with Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association logo. Once they sell out, they are gone!
Cost: Only 6$ each. (Images to the right.)

Annapolis Trip

The Johns Hopkins International Society invites you to join us on our
ANNAPOLIS TRIP
Saturday, August 22, 2009
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets : $15 per person
Tickets can be purchased in the OIS Office in Reed Hall (cash only)
For more information click here.

Upcoming Career Events at Hopkins

McKinsey presentation at Johns Hopkins
Wednesday, August 5, 6:00PM
Wood Basic Science Auditorium- 725 N. Wolfe Street, Basement floor
Click here for more information

Business of bioscience career panel
Wednesday, August 12, 4:00-5:30PM
Mountcastle Auditorium (Pre-Clinical Teaching Bldg., 1st floor)
Click here for more information

Careers in Consulting- panel discussion
Wednesday, August 26, 4:00-5:30PM
Mountcastle Auditorium
Click here for more information

Launching a career in science writing & editing
Thursday, September 10, 4:00pm, Bodian Room, Suite 2-200, 1830 Building
RSVP, email jhmipdo@jhmi.edu
Click here for more information

JH Postdoctoral Association's 1st Annual Poster Session

The Johns Hopkins Post-Doctoral Association (JHPDA) will hold its 1st Annual Poster Session June 24th 2009.  This event will take place from 4-6pm in Turner Concourse.

This 1st Annual Poster Session will be held in conjunction with a Wine and Cheese Reception during which Post-Doctoral fellows will have an opportunity to showcase their work and the winners of the 3rd Annual JHPDA Scientific Seminar Series will be announced.

Awards totaling $925 will be distributed among two categories: Clinical research and Basic/Translational Research (1st prize each $250 and 2nd prize each $100, 3rd prize each $75, people's choice $75).  Come by to support your postdoctoral colleagues and gain firsthand knowledge of their scientific achievements.

The abstract submission deadline for this poster session is closed.

Expanding Career Options Talk and Panel Discussion

Are you interested in a career outside academia?
The Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association and the Professional
Development Office invite you to attend a talk and panel discussion on
“Expanding Career Options” highlighting various career opportunities
available to biomedical scientists beyond the bench.
This FREE event (registration required see below) is aimed at helping
the Hopkins postdoc fellows to explore more career options.

Event details:
"Expanding career options"
Tuesday, June 9. 1:00-3:00PM
Wood Basic Science Auditorium, 725 N. Wolfe Street

Agenda:

 Refreshments will be provided.

This event is absolutely FREE and open to public, but registration is
required!  To RSVP, visit  http://www.surveymonkey.com/ and register within 3 minutes. Registration deadline is June 4.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Documentary Screening

The Division of Research Integrity is hosting a film screening of the one hour documentary "Naturally Obsessed:  the Making of a Scientist." 
The screening will be held Thursday, June 11, at 4:00 p.m. in the Mountcastle Auditorium followed by a panel discussion. 
Refreshments will be served. 
More information on the film may be found at www.naturallyobsessed.com

Scientific Seminar Series: Round 5

Please join us for the 5th Seminar in the JHPDA's Scientific Seminar Series! Our two speakers will be:

LIHUA LIANG
"Spiperone, identified through compound screening, activates calcium dependent chloride secretion in the airway."
- and -
MARDI BYERLY
"Identification of novel hypothalamic secreted proteins that regulate food intake and body weight in vivo."

Time: 12Noon - 1pm
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Location: Owens Auditorium in The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. The auditorium is located between the CRB I and CRB II buildings on the first floor (connector region)

WITH LUNCH TO FOLLOW, ALL ARE WELCOME!

A light lunch will be provided following the seminar. Please hold on to your completed evaluation forms (passed out at the beginning of the seminar) as they will serve as your ticket to the buffet line.
The JHPDA Scientific Seminar Series is a competition promoted among Post-Doctoral Fellows from across the entire School of Medicine. The abstracts of 10 Fellows were chosen in the fall to be presented in the spring during a total of 5 seminars.
The presentations will be judged on the basis of scientific impact as well as broad appeal to the many disciplines at Johns Hopkins. The Seminar Series will continue with 2 other seminars later this spring. Please see our calendar on the JHPDA website for the schedule.

PRIZES TOTALING $1000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP THREE PRESENTERS OF THIS SEMINAR SERIES.
Please join us in supporting the hard work of these young scientists.

International Coffee Break for Postdocs

Would you like to meet fellow postdocs at an informal setting?
The Johns Hopkins PostDoctoral Association (JHPDA) and The Johns Hopkins International Society invites you to join us for our new monthly Coffee Break!

May 15, 3-4 p.m. Reed Hall Library

This month’s featured country is Bulgaria.
Coffee, tea and lite snacks provided.
For more information please see the PDF Flyer.

Johns Hopkins PostDoctoral Association Visa Info Session
For more information please see the PDF flyer.

Cherry Blossom Festival and Smithsonian Trip
The Johns Hopkins International Society Invites you to join us...
Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival and Smithsonian Trip. For more information please see the PDF flyer.

Scientific Seminar Series: Round 3

Please join us for the 3nd Seminar in the JHPDA's Scientific Seminar Series! Our two speakers will be:

JIANQING LIN
"Development of Disulfiram as a Novel DNMT1 Inhibitor in Prostate Cancer"

- and -

AVADHUT JOSHI
"Sodium Ion Channel Mutations in Glioblastoma Patients Predicts Shorter Survival."

Time: 12Noon - 1pm

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Location: Basic science auditorium located in the ground floor of PCTB building.
Please turn left once you enter PCTB building and follow the corridor to the elevators. Take the elevators to the ground floor. Pass through the glass doors located across the elevator and the auditorium is located on the left

WITH LUNCH TO FOLLOW, ALL ARE WELCOME!

A light lunch will be provided following the seminar. Please hold on to your completed evaluation forms (passed out at the beginning of the seminar) as they will serve as your ticket to the buffet line.
The JHPDA Scientific Seminar Series is a competition promoted among Post-Doctoral Fellows from across the entire School of Medicine. The abstracts of 10 Fellows were chosen in the fall to be presented in the spring during a total of 5 seminars.
The presentations will be judged on the basis of scientific impact as well as broad appeal to the many disciplines at Johns Hopkins. The Seminar Series will continue with 2 other seminars later this spring. Please see our calendar on the JHPDA website for the schedule.

PRIZES TOTALING $1000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP THREE PRESENTERS OF THIS SEMINAR SERIES.
Please join us in supporting the hard work of these young scientists.

The FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2009 FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award. A total of six (6) individual awards are available to provide resources to support the development and enrichment of leadership skills and training of postdoctoral fellows or new (within one-year) assistant professors. For deadline, eligibility, and application process please see the PDF flyer.

Technology & Life Science Entrepreneurs Boot Camp

Ever dreamed of converting your innovative scientific idea into marketable opportunity? JHU and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are proud to present the Technology & Life Science Entrepreneurs Boot Camp. Please join us for a one-day program providing the university community with practical guidance, information, and the resources necessary to develop into the next generation of technology and life science entrepreneurs. Registration is free please use the link below. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all the participants.
Registration: www.wsgr.com/news/entrepreneursbootcamp
Venue and Date: February 12, 2009 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Albert H. Owens Auditorium, Koch Cancer Research Building
Schedule: PDF

Postdoctoral Conference Feedback

We hope you enjoyed the first annual postdoctoral conference. Now we want hear your voice. We will turn your feedback and suggestions into actionable insights for the next conference and other events. Please click on the link below for the feedback
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