News and Events

BSD Postdoral Association (PDA) plans events for postdocs throughout the year. These range from social events to seminars and professional development events.

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2024 Postdoctoral Symposium

The annual BSD Postdoctoral Symposium took place on May 17, 2024. We hosted academic and industry career panels, a roundtable networking lunch and research presentations. Four postdocs were selected to receive travel awards for their outstanding research poster presentation or oral presentation.

National Postdoc Appreciation Week

A week of events took place in September 2023 to celebrate UChicago postdoctoral researchers.

International New Year Celebration

The annual BSD Postdoc New Year celebration was held on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Upcoming Events

PDA Seminar Series: BioRender 101

Wednesday, January 15 from 9-10 AM over Zoom. Presented by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

PDA Seminar Series: STEM-Outreach Mexico Opportunities

Thursday, December 5 at 5:00 PM in GCIS 301. Presented by Oscar Pineda-Catalan, PhD, Associate Senior Instructional Professor and Co-director of the STEM-Out Mexico Program.