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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b>NPA
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<div align="center"><i>This E-Alert sponsored by the NIH Loan
Repayment Programs.</i> September 14, 200</div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68"><b>Complete
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b>Upcoming
Events</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68"><b>Mark Your
Calendar!</b></font></div>
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color="#FF0000"><b> </b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF"> The
First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF">Sept. 24,
2009</font></div>
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"'"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102706897287&s=754&e=0013uPPsdJAeHBMS4ikixg4Mup8d1djqpQrgqW8i-WMu9WPdajV7TKHIfC55ZdP-sZklim7xc6HWuw4ZUhm39cFieq8iNUbL9gJXV52x9Ydpng9dlP59tDI_YLVo6vjuiX-YjG85y9rDG6qXWeTNS21KJrtj7pYYxtna-a24A-un5iZReU7-suhMuCYvOmMuvI5lp0N1RYi8BQ"><span
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#339900">NPA Michigan
Regional Meeting</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#339900">October 10,
2009</font></div>
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href=
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#FF0000">NPA's 8th
Annual Meeting</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#FF0000">March 12-14,
2010</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"
color="#FF0000">Philadelphia</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68">Also join
us</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68">for
the</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68">National
Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate</font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68">March 11,
2010</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b>Spotlight: NPA Member
Benefit</b> </font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68"><b>MetLife
has partnered with NPA to offer NPA members participation in the
MetLife Personal Pension Builder.</b></font></div>
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></span>Cllick here for more information or to download the brochure,
"Retirement Income 101."</b></a></div>
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<div align="center"><b>Quick Links</b></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b> Apply for the NIH
Loan Repayment Programs</b><font
color="#000000"> </font></font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Apply now
through Dec. 1 for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs</b>. The LRP's
two-year award repays up to $35,000 per year of educational loan debt
for individuals who commit to conducting two years of qualified
biomedical or behavioral research funded by a domestic nonprofit or
government institution. For more information,</font> <a
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LRP Information Center at 866-849-4047 or</font></a> <a
href="mailto:lrp@nih.gov"><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000">lrp@nih.gov.</font></a></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b>Call for Nominations Open
for 2010 DSA</b><font color="#000000"> </font></font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#505C68"><b>The Call
for Nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is
open.</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Do you
know an individual who has demonstrated a profound,
sustained, or leadership contribution to improving the postdoctoral
experience? Consider nominating her or him.</font> <a
href=
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></span>Follow this link</b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> for
more information. Deadline for nominations is October
14.</font></a></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><i>(Photo:
Dr. Stacy L. Gelhaus, Chair of the NPA Board, presents Dr. Michael
Teitelbaum of The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation the 2009 DSA
Award in recognition of the foundation's work on behalf of
postdocs.)</i></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b> Awards to Recognize
Entrepreneurs<font color="#505C68">: Kauffman Foundation
Awards to Recognize Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the Scientific
Community</font></b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation Outstanding/Emerging Postdoctoral
Entrepreneur Awards are open for nominations. The Outstanding
award recipient, who must have completed postdoctoral training in the
United States, will receive an honorarium of $10,000, while the
Emerging award recipient, who must currently hold a postdoctoral
position or have completed postdoctoral training, will receive an
honorarium of $2,500. The awards will be presented at the NPA's
2010 Annual Meeting, March 12-15 in Philadelphia, PA. Deadline is
November 2, 2009.</font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Read more
and submit a</b></font> <a
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(self-nomination allowed and encouraged).</font></b><font
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b>Get to Know the NPA Board
Candidates</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">The NPA is
holding elections this fall to bring six committed and energetic
individuals into the NPA Board of Directors for two-year
terms.</font></div>
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<div align="center"><a
href=
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the candidates' statements, CVs, and letters of
support.</font></b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"> Voting will
begin on September 24, 2009, and close at 11:59 p.m. EST on October 8,
2009. Members eligible to vote will be notified by e-mail when the
voting opens.</font></a></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b> </b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana"><b>Please Complete the 2009
NPA Annual Survey & Enter Raffle for iPod touch</b><font
color="#000000"> The 2009 NPA Survey will take approximately 15
minutes to complete, and the results of this survey will help us
to serve you better.<b> Tell us what you think!</b> Plus,
complete the survey and you will have the opportunity to enter a free
raffle drawing for an iPod touch. <b>You do not have to be an NPA
member to complete the survey.</b> The survey will close on October
1.</font></font></div>
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much!</font></div>
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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager<br>
MIT<br>
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268<br>
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