PDA Symposia

The 7^th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium will be held from February 5^th-10^th, 2010.  This annual research symposium showcases the cutting-edge research of postdoctoral scholars at UT Southwestern Medical Center.  The symposium includes a five day Poster Session and concludes on Wednesday February 10^th with a University Lecture, followed by an Award Ceremony and Reception.  All events are held on North campus at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The ULS speaker this year will be Huda Zoghbi, M.D., a Howard Hughes Investigator at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

The Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Postdoctoral Association present several awards at the symposium, including the Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research ($2000.00), Mentor of the Year Award, Distinguished Service Award and several awards for the best posters. The scholar who receives the Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research presents his/her work at the next University Lecture Series, Wednesday, February 17^th, 2010. 

Since its inception, the Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium has proven to be a valuable opportunity for postdoctoral scholars to present their scientific work to the UT Southwestern community.  

Keep checking the PDA website for more information leading up to the event (including abstract submission deadlines) or contact Dr. Deirdre Brekken in the Postdoctoral Affairs Office of the Graduate School.

Award Winners 2009

Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research 

The Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research is given annually to a postdoctoral scholar selected by committee from mentor nominations. Criteria for the award includes the scholar’s creativity, productivity, and presentation skills, his or her research project’s probable scientific impact, originality, and potential to set a continuing research path. The award includes a check for $2000, a framed certificate, and the prestige of presenting the award winning research at the University Lecture on November 17th, 2008. The 2008 winner of the Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research is: 

Shusheng Wang, Ph.D.
Dept. of Molecular Biology
Eric Olson, Ph.D., Mentor

Poster - Grand Prize Winners ($1000)

  
Poster - Meritorious Research Prize Winners ($100)

Sigma Xi Abstract Competition
(One Year Membership to Sigma Xi)

The 6th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium, hosted by the Postdoctoral Association at UTSW and the Southwestern Graduate School, was held from Friday, November 7th to Wednesday, November 12th, 2008. (Schedule of Events)
A poster Session was held in the Atrium of the Medical Education and Conference Center (NG3) on Wednesday, November 12th from 1:30- 3:30 PM.

Accompanying the symposium, we are very pleased to announce that the Postdoctoral-invited University Lectures Series speaker for November 12th was Dr. Tom Maniatis from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. His lecture titled “Using Embryonic Stem Cells to Probe the Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases” was held at 4:00 PM in the Excellence in Education Foundation Auditorium (NB2.102). A reception and awards ceremony took place on the fourteenth floor of the T. Boone Pickens Building (ND14) immediately following Dr. Maniatis’ lecture.

For additional information about the Postdoctoral Research Symposium please contact Brenda Timmons, chair (Brenda.Timmons@utsouthwestern.edu ) or Cathy Cavins (Cathy.Cavins@utsouthwestern.edu )

Award-winning presenters from previous UTSW PDA Academic Symposia are listed at the links below

PDA Symposium 2007

PDA Symposium 2006

PDA Symposium 2005

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