One year has passed since our last townhall meeting.

If you are interested in the activities of the UWPA and would like to have an influence on the future of the UWPA then it's time to show up and raise your voice.

Traditionally we will start out with pizza and drinks, then showcase the events managed and organized by the UWPA and open up the floor for discussions for other topics which might be of interest to you for future events.

Hope to see you all there on April 7th in K069 HSB starting 11:30 am.

P.S. Pizza & drinks are first come first serve

Are you interested in pursuing a career outside academia? Plan now to attend the graduate student & postdoc Career Symposium and Networking Reception on April 2.
Alumni, employer representatives, and community leaders will help expand your thinking about where you can go with your graduate degree and enhance your knowledge about how to get from here to there. Diverse academic areas, employment sectors, and job titles will be represented. Hope to see you there!

Career Symposium
Networking Reception

Next Workshop
Responsible Conduct of research:
Communication with difficult colleagues
February 8th 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Health Sciences Bldg., D-209

UWPA Events Page

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Here you will find presentations by workshop speakers and additional useful material.

Pictures from the 3rd UWPA Symposium
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Postdocs Featured in University Week newspaper article written by Peter Kelley: "Postdocs raising professional profile at UW"

The 2006 UWPA research symposium was held October 27, 2006 in Turner Auditorium.  Tom Gething, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and keynote speaker led off the symposium with an inspirational message for postdocs.

Pictured above is Dr. Tom Gething during the keynote address.

Following the keynote address, we heard fabulous presentations from postdoctoral fellows on topics ranging from HIV risk of Vietnamese Women to computational design of protein-protein interfaces.

Pictured above (from back to front, left to right) are presentors: John Karanicolas, Seth Hoedl, Harriet Phinney, Zareen Khan, Monica Gonzalez, Amy Anderson, and Siddhartha Sikdar. Not pictured is speaker, Jurgen Bosch.

Following the presentations, Theodore Beauchaine (Associate Professor, Psychology) was awarded the 2006 UWPA mentorship award for many outstanding characteristics including excellent mentorship, encouraging postdoc autonomy in research endeavors, and advocating first authorship for postdocs.

A reception for speakers and attendees followed in the E-Court (HSB D210) from 5-7pm. Best speakers awards, based on audience vote for presentors best able to present their topic to a broad audience, were given to Zareen Khan and Siddhartha Sikdar.

Thanks to all for a very successful symposium!! 

The UWPA successfully developed and submitted a proposal to establish an Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) on May 20, 2005. This proposal was reviewed by Craig Hogan, Vice Provost for Research and Elizabeth Feetham, Acting Dean of the Graduate School. Thank you to all of the postdocs and faculty who contributed to this effort!

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