This week at MIT (May 24th – 30th)

May 26, 2015 Staying Focus in a Busy World (organized by the Mass AWIS, registration required) Location: Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, 220 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 Time: 5:45pm –8:00pm   May 27, 2015 Entrepreneurship Programs and Resources for MIT Postdocs (organized by the PDA, registration required) Location: Singleton Auditorium (MIT 46-3002) Time: 4:0pm…

This week at MIT (May 17th – 23rd)

May 19, 2015 Futures in Life Sciences Program – Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs (organized by Propel Careers, MassBio and MassBioEd, registration required) Location: MassBio Offices, 300 Tech Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge MA 02139 Time: 5:30pm –8:00pm   May 20, 2015 Naturejobs Career Expo 2015 (registration required) Location: Back Bay Events Center, 200 Berkeley…

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang

Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. His presentation is titled “Online Optimization under Random Time Arrivals”. BIO: Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang joined MIT as a postdoctoral research associate with Patrick Jaillet in 2015. Before that, he obtained an engineering degree at the École Polytechnique ParisTech in 2010…

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Elizabeth Sterner

Dr. Elizabeth Sterner is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. Her presentation is titled “Sensing Trace Benzene in Humid Air”. BIO: Dr. Elizabeth S. Sterner is a Postdoctoral Associate in Prof. Timothy M Swager’s group in the chemistry department.  She earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University, where she worked…

RSVP for Get Out Docs: Field day/Sports Mixer (Friday May 15, 2015, 4:30 pm Barry Fields MIT)

Hey Docs its TOMORROW, Hope you are enjoying the sun everyday. The trees and plants have finally turned green and colorful! Some of you have been outdoors, while others have been watching the nice weather through their office/lab windows.  So that the PDA gives you more reason to be outdoors, we’re inviting you to a ‘GET OUT DOCS’…

This week at MIT (May 10th – 16th)

May 13, 2015 AMCAS Q & A Session (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 4-163 Time: 7:15pm –8:45pm   May 15, 2015 AMCAS Q & A Session (Webinar) (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Time: 3:30pm –5:00pm Get Out Docs Kick-Off Event (organized by the MIT Postdoctoral Association) Location: Jack Barry AstroTurf…

Next Postdocs Sharing Science Seminar & Happy Hour – May 21st

The next round of our casual seminar series, Postdocs Sharing Science, will take place on Thursday, May 21, at 5:00pm in Harvard’s NW243. Even if you can’t make the seminar, please join us at the same location afterward for a Happy Hour and to continue the discussion. Speakers will be announced soon….

PDA Spring Outdoor Mixer

Hi Postdocs, . It’s getting warmer and it’s time to think about spring sports for your health and wellness! The MIT PDA is making it easier for postdocs and their families to get outside and to get active. . To kick things off, we’re holding an Outdoor Mixer! Date and Time: Friday, May 15, 4:30 PM –…