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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Afternoon postdocs,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We hope you had a great long weekend!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Due to the surprising popularity of the upcoming Postdoc Welcome Back party <b><u>we’ve now officially reached capacity for this event and are no longer taking any more sign-ups</u></b>. (Who knew…
postdocs <u>DO</u> like to party?)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you didn’t RSVP for this event on the google form, please do not try and join the event as we won’t be able to let you into the venue (sorry </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:black">😩😭</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">).
I’ll be sending out a confirmation email to those who registered with further details of the event tomorrow (so if you can’t quite remember if you signed up, keep your eyes peeled for that!)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks all for your interest in this event – we were genuinely impressed with the number of responses (for a Thursday night boogie) and will take this into account for future similar events! If
you didn’t get to join us this time, please keep your eyes peeled on your slack and email inboxes for future activities from the PDA</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best Wishes,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Megan, Jake & the PDA</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Megan Priestley, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Stark Lab</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community Building Chair, MIT Postdoctoral Association</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Megan Priestley, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Stark Lab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community Building Chair, MIT Postdoctoral Association</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Megan Priestley <megp@mit.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 15 January 2026 at 12:52<br>
<b>To: </b>mit-postdocs <mit-postdocs@mit.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Ann Skoczenski <annskocz@mit.edu>, Jacob Hoffman <hoffmanj@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Postdoc 2026 Welcome back party !<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It’s 7pm on a Thursday, your experiment just failed. As you look around at all of the cleanup you need to do before staggering home defeated, you hear it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A little voice, deep inside. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“I used to be fun” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The voice says, as you empty your ice bucket, store your samples in the -80 and contemplate the series of choices that led you to this moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“What does fun even mean anymore?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Well fellow postdocs, we have an answer for you. And that answer comes on a different, happier Thursday at 7pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We at the PDA believe that ALL postdocs are fun, all postdocs are cool, and all postdocs sure as heck deserve to live a little. So, come dance the night* away with the coolest group of ‘not that kind of doctor’s’
this side of the Charles river!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Deetz:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When: Thursday Jan 22<sup>nd</sup>, 7-10pm
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Where: The Lilypad in Inman Square <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RSVP here:
<a href="https://forms.gle/AG9e31B8HTzB9Th66" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/AG9e31B8HTzB9Th66</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Entertainment: MIT’s very own Postdoc DJ - Zach Rogers, PhD aka Altoduoro<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Food: We will provide a selection of cheese/charcuterie (but make sure you eat dinner beforehand pls)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alcohol: Beer, wine and cider will be available for purchase at the bar (don’t forget your ID!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dress code: That sick outfit you bought with your “competitive” postdoc salary but can’t wear to lab for fear of bleach stains? This seems like the
event to bust it out for. Take a risk, show some style<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">See you next Thursday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jake, Megan & the Postdoc Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*7-10pm is more of an evening, but hey we can go out afterwards, just don’t plan too much for Friday morning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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