Postdoc Newsletter September 2023

Wed Sep 6 11:08:22 EDT 2023

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New cohort of MIT PDA leadership and open positions

Welcome to the 2023 Fall Semester! There is a new cohort of MIT PDA leadership (whose bios will be soon updated on the PDA website; please bear with us for the moment). In addition, there are still positions available. You are highly encouraged to engage with your fellow postdocs and bring new initiatives to live. Please email contactpda at mit.edu<mailto:contactpda at mit.edu> by September 20 to indicate your intention to run for one of these open positions and check the PDA website Who are we?<https://pda.mit.edu/about/who-are-we/> - MIT Postdoctoral Association to learn about the responsibilities of each role.

  *   Corresponding Secretary

  *   Recording Secretary

  *   IT Chair

  *   Fundraising Chair

  *   Community Building Chair

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Postdoctoral Appreciation week + MIT Postdoctoral Mentorship Award!

In appreciation of all postdocs at MIT, the Vice President of Research invites all postdocs to the annual Postdoc Appreciation Luncheon.

At the luncheon, we will also be announcing the winner of the 2022-2023 MIT Postdoctoral Mentorship Award! The award is to acknowledge excellent mentoring and support towards postdocs' growth and achieving their career goals. Please join us to celebrate the award at the MIT annual Postdoc Appreciation Luncheon.

Location: Check here<https://mit.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ad1eea3e71689e854e6d4226&id=1a97f055d3&e=27f873dc27> for more details and please RSVP by September 14th

Host: Vice President of Research

Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm, Monday, September 18th, 2023

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Choose the kind of social events you want!

A survey has been useful in the past to help the PDA gauge what kinds of social events postdocs want. Please help us fill out the form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYHzNeZplnFzQ0uMlaRZH5Twcq90kcVwG2F226td_WT2XabA/viewform>. It was designed to take you less than a minute. Stay tuned to future event announcements either through this email list or the MIT postdoc events_and_announcements Slack channel.

[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WvSfSI1oLDEu6xv9cDmmrc2g0o1RdsmJkOMtar6S02KSbfyID21JW2gD8zdia1SHhtWxxqyFIjAU5v0V-mVpXW-NMTS1q49onOIRs1aRQSNHYh-YG427wmK15oaOp7BSY4YRr1rjthq7elH30EJN584]

PostDoc Socials 2023-2024<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYHzNeZplnFzQ0uMlaRZH5Twcq90kcVwG2F226td_WT2XabA/viewform>

This brief survey gathers PostDocs' wishes and preferences for social/cultural activities to be organized by the Postdoctoral Association at MIT. Please feel free to contact PDA Interim Community Building Chair, Maria De Simone at pda-community at mit.edu or on the PostDoc Slack Events_and_Announcements Channel with more suggestions or questions. Thank you!

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Sports! Form a team and play at the MIT intramurals

Calling all teammates! Postdocs, Spouses and Partners!!

Right now, registration is opened for the MIT intramurals (https://www.imleagues.com/spa/intramural/cb85598d08e14df18bd39b537f8bb237/home) small leagues in various sports ranging from casual to competitive. Registrations are open September 4th through 12th. Some leagues are free of charge but MITRec membership might be required. Please also check the MIT postdocs sports<https://join.slack.com/share/enQtNTg2NjE2MTcwOTQ3My04YjIzZDQ4N2I5N2NhODhmN2U1YTdiMzBkNmRmMTVmNjA5OGY2ZWJjNTQ2ZTMzZDkyYWQ0MzM3OWU4ZDhmZWQ0> channel to form a team and find your teammates.

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World Culture Festival in the Fall

SKY campus happiness<http://skycampushappiness.org/>, affiliated with Art of Living Foundation, is hosting a milestone event in America, World Culture Festival IV at the National Mall in Washington DC from Sept 29 to Oct 1, 2023. The expected audience is around 150,000 people in DC, and millions of people joining online across the world. The Art of Living Foundation is hosting this festival to send a message of harmony in diversity and peace across cultures and nations and that we are a one-world family. Click here<https://vimeo.com/718906983/4ecc9714bb> to see past WCFs and DC Mayor's message and invitation<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2chxl_kR2DU>. This is a unique opportunity to learn about and experience different cultures from around the world. It is a great way to promote diversity and inclusion on campus and can help students develop a more global perspective. Please visit wcf.artofliving.org<http://wcf.artofliving.org/> and see our press release here<https://www.newswire.com/news/2023-world-culture-festival-preliminary-lineup-announced-22041846> for more information!

If you are interested in going/participating in WCF, or if you have questions, please let us know here<https://forms.gle/KQwqT3eRNMEbtzYk8>.

You can also reach out to Sevag Derghazarian, sd779 at cornell.edu.

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Applications are open for Nucleate Boston 2024 activator

Nucleate Boston is thrilled to announce that applications are open for the 2024 activator! Have a technology you are interested in commercializing? Want to technically contribute to a commercialization? Want to launch a life-science venture on the business side?

Register and learn more at an Activator info session<https://airtable.com/appqJogox1FTJGGS4/shrCvejYzCaYK43nv>!

Ready to apply? Apply here<https://form.fillout.com/t/amrjHdnXe8us>.

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About Nucleate
Nucleate is a student-run nonprofit organization that facilitates the commercialization of promising technologies into viable life-science ventures. Our equity-free Activator program supports companies that tackle the biggest challenges in human health (Bio Track) and sustainability (Eco Track). The program connects scientific trainees and business students with a world-class advisor network of startup founders, executives, venture investors, and renowned scientists.

Visit our website to learn more: https://nucleate.xyz/
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Connecting with Postdocs and the PDA

Please join the MIT postdoc channel to reach the PDA and connect with many other postdocs : https://mit-postdocs.slack.com/.

MIT PDA website: https://pda.mit.edu/

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