<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Postdocs,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">I'd like to introduce to you your newly-elected MIT Postdoctoral Association officers:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">President:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Lilian Hsiao</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vice President:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Wasifa Jamal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Treasurer:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Sepehr Ehsani</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Corresponding Secretary:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Kathrin Graetz</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Recording Secretary:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Soroush Vosoughi</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Alumni Committee Chair:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Mo Jiang</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Advocacy Committee Co-</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chairs</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Martin Stewart & Murat Yildirim</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Community Building & Outreach Committee Co-</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chairs</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Paulo Garcia & Virginia Burger</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Fundraising Committee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Elizabeth Canovic</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Human Affairs Committee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Claudia Wehrspaun</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IT/Information Flow Committee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Dennis Sheberla</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Orientation Committee: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jake Martin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Postdoc Initiative Grant Committee: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Elizabeth Stewart</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Professional Development Committee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Dinesh Kumar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sports Committee: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jelena Stojakovic</span></p></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">The new board will begin the transition process and start serving their mandate on November 1st (if not earlier). I am excited to see the many new faces on the board and the enthusiasm that they bring with them. I hope to see this carry over into new initiatives that ultimately benefit the MIT postdoc community.</span><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><b>The committees are not complete without members to generate new ideas and help out at events. Please consider serving on one or more of the committees listed above. Sign up now: <a href="http://www.jotformpro.com/form/52654640882966" target="_blank">http://www.jotformpro.com/form/52654640882966</a></b></span></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">I hope to see you all get involved!</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Cheers,</span></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Vincent</span></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></font></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Vincent Chan, Ph.D.</font></b><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana"><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">President, Biotech Connection - Boston</font></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><a href="http://bostonbiotech.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Biotech Connection - Boston</a><br>President, MIT Postdoctoral Association<br><a href="http://pda.mit.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">MIT Postdoctoral Association</a></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Research Scientist, </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:x-small">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></div><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:x-small"><a href="http://darbelofflab.mit.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">d'Arbeloff Laboratory</a></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:x-small">, 77 Massachusetts Ave, #1-007, Cambridge, MA</span></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font size="1" face="georgia, serif">Cell: <a value="+14438382773" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(443) 838-2773</a></font><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:x-small"> | Email: </span><a href="mailto:chanv@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:x-small" target="_blank">chanv@mit.edu</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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