
<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><span class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dear Postdocs!</span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: AvenirNext-Regular;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy Postdoctoral Appreciation Week! The MIT PDA and Boston PDA (BPDA) have some events planned towards the end of the week and news to announce!</font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">First and foremost, we will hold the monthly PDA general meeting next <b class="">Tuesday, September 27th at noon (12pm) </b>in a hybrid format (in-person at E25-143 and on <a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://mit.zoom.us/j/2107649429" delay="150" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/2107649429" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" data-remove-tab-index="true" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">https://mit.zoom.us/j/2107649429</a>).</font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The PDA is thrilled to announce that <a href="https://www.rle.mit.edu/ncrcg/" class=""><b class="">Prof. Dr. Muriel Médard</b></a> won the PDA Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award!! </font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The race amongst the finalists was incredibly close, but statements from postdoctoral mentees on how Prof. Médard fosters an inclusive environment, supports postdocs in their career development and is committed to continuous guidance beyond the postdoctoral appointment at MIT were outstanding!</font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br class=""></font></div><span class=""><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There is an event planned by the Boston PDA where we hope to meet many of you!</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></span><span class=""><div class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b class="">Friday 9/23 from 6 PM to 8 PM:</b> The Boston PDA National Postdoc Appreciation Week Meetup at the Night Shift Owl’s Nest Esplanade </font></li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></span><span class=""><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We also have a few MIT career events happening in the near future:</font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br class=""></font></div></span><span class=""><div class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><span class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b class="">Friday 9/23:</b> MIT Fall In-Person Fair</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b class="">Wednesday 9/28:</b> MIT Fall Virtual Fair </span></li></ul></div></span><span class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div></span><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Best wishes</font></div><div class=""><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#000000" class="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your MIT PDA</font></div></div></div></div></body></html>