Nov. 19 - Life after the Postdoc: Research positions beyond the tenure track

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

  Life after the Postdoc: Research positions beyond the tenure track

Date and Time:*Wednesday, November 19, 2014, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm *
Location:*Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46>*

*Speakers:*

  * *Dr. Susan Erdman,* Principal Research Scientist, Division of
    Comparative Medicine, MIT
  * *Dr. Sarah Kobas(lija,* Laboratory Scientist, Advanced Materials
    Team, Aramco Services Company
  * *Dr. Magda Papadaki, *Research Scientist, Center for Biomedical
    Innovation, MIT
  * *Dr. Justin Piro,* Senior Scientist, Pfizer Inc.

*/Please Register/* 
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/Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research/

Hear from panelists who are engaged in research in a variety of 
settings. Have you wondered about non faculty options that still involve 
research in an academic, biomedical, or industrial arena? Our speakers 
will share their experiences and answer your questions.

*About the Panelists:*

*Susan Erdman* completed postdoctoral training at MIT in 1991 and 
received a Master's degree in Public Health from Harvard in 1992. At 
MIT, as a Principal Research Scientist and veterinarian, she has her own 
NIH-funded research program involving roles of microbes in inflammatory 
disorders including cancer. Dr Erdman also serves as Assistant Director 
and the Chief of Clinical Resources in Comparative Medicine at MIT, and 
coordinates the training schedule and seminars for postdoctoral trainees.

*Sarah Kobas(lija* received her PhD in chemistry from Cornell University 
in January 2009 and spent two years as a postdoctoral associate at 
Boston College doing natural product synthesis. Since 2010, she has been 
involved in two materials-focused startup companies in the Greater 
Boston area: the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry and QD 
Vision. In July 2014, she joined the Advanced Materials Team at Aramco 
Services Company and is involved in research directed at the development 
of nanotechnology for application in gas and oil processing. */Note: Dr. 
Kobas(lija's group is hiring;/*she will have information about that and 
would be happy to collect resumes at the event.

*Magda Papadaki, PhD,* joined the MIT Center of Biomedical innovation 
(CBI) as a Postdoctoral Associate in 2012 and within a year was promoted 
to a dual role as Research Scientist and Collaborative Innovation 
Manager at the NEWDIGS program, addressing real world challenges in 
biomedical innovation and driving external partnerships in the US and 
EU. Magda has over a decade of experience in academic research and the 
pharmaceutical industry, and holds a PhD in Gene Therapy and Stem Cells 
from the Academy of Athens, Greece, among other degrees.

*Justin Piro* received his PhD in biochemistry from Dartmouth Medical 
School in April of 2011. After leaving Dartmouth, he joined Pfizer as a 
Postdoctoral fellow in the Integrative Neurocircuitry department. During 
his post-doc, Dr. Piro and his colleagues studied the role of 
Endocannabinoid metabolism in chronic and acute neuroinflammation. In 
February of 2014, Justin transitioned into a Senior Scientist position 
in a neurovascular and BBB lab. Currently, Dr. Piro is the biology lead 
for a pre-clinical drug program targeting neuroinflammation.

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