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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">Dear Biology Community, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">The MIT Biology Catalyst Symposium will take place
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">on <span style="color:#212121">
April </span>29<span style="color:#212121"> and is aimed at creating and fostering connections with promising post-doc scientists from diverse backgrounds.</span>
<span style="color:black;background:white">We will welcome eight Catalyst Fellows to campus for the second annual symposium.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The<span style="color:black;background:white"> symposium is part of a new effort to bring outstanding postdocs from other institutions to engage with members of our community. Aimed specifically
at postdocs pursuing academic careers, a 3-day visit will provide fellows with an opportunity to share their research, discuss exciting new directions, and make new professional connections.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">We invite you to
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">attend<span style="color:#212121"> the fellows</span>’<span style="color:#212121"> talks and/ or hav</span>e<span style="color:#212121"> lunch with
</span>them<span style="color:#212121"> on April 29th. Space is limited for the lunch and advance registration is requested. <a href="https://forms.gle/S664wZH576zF1W7t6" title="https://forms.gle/g717NpqdeHk6VLWM9"><span style="color:#0078D7">Please register</span></a> by
April 15<sup>th</sup> if you plan to attend the lunch. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">More information about the symposium can be found
<a href="https://biology.mit.edu/about/diversity/mit-biology-catalyst-symposium/">
here</a> and below. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">You can direct questions to Hallie Dowling-Huppert (DEI officer) or Catalyst Symposium organizing committee members Mike or Yadira.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">We hope to see many of you at this exciting event!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">Amy, Mike, and Yadira
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