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March 2001 Convocation

The Second Convocation on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience

The National Academies Main Building
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington DC
15 April 2004

Co-sponsored by:
The Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) of the National Academies
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)

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Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the COSEPUP Guide to “Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience”: What progress has been made since its release in 2000? Are there specific action items that need renewed attention? What can the various stakeholders do to encourage action? This meeting will be focused on collecting effective practices and determining next steps. The majority of the meeting will be spent in moderated working groups. The primary Academies product from the meeting will be a proceedings transcript; participating groups may decide to release policy papers.

     

Preliminary Agenda:

     

8:00am

 

Registration and Poster Set-up

     

9:00am

 

Opening Comments: Maxine Singer, Chair, COSEPUP

     

9:30am

 

Keynote Address:
Shirley Malcom, Director, Education and Human Resources, AAAS

”A Dream Deferred or Realized: Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers”

     

10:15am

 

Breakout sessions: Progress and Next Steps on COSEPUP Action Points, Part 1

A-1) Recognition and Status at the Institution (Academic and Non-Academic)

(NAS 250)

Henry Brezenoff, Dean, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Michelle Abelson
, University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Association

A-2) Policies and Standards for Postdocs: Time Limits, Appointments, Evaluations, Career Guidance

(Lecture Room)

Philip Clifford
, Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education, Medical College
of Wisconsin
Kristen Mitchell
, University of Texas Medical Branch

(Members Room)

Trevor Penning
, Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Research Training,
Director Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs, Pharmacology, University of
Pennsylvania

Jeramia Ory
, Washington University School of Medicine

(Atrium)

Pat Calarco
, Associate Dean and Professor, Graduate Division, University of
California, San Francisco
Peter J. Kozel
, National Academies

A-3) Compensation, Health Insurance, and Benefits

(NAS 280)

Mary Bradley
, Manager, Postgraduate Affairs, Washington University in St.
Louis
Bryan Bellaire
, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center,
Shreveport

A-4) Special Challenges Facing International Postdocs

(NAS 180)

Merry Bullock
, Associate Executive Director for Science, American
Psychological Association
Donna Brown
, City of Hope National Medical Center

A-5) Diversity in Science: Promoting the Success of Minority Postdocs
(EDR)

Alberto Roca
, University of California, Irvine

Melanie Sinche, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arti Patel
, National Cancer Institute

     
     

11:15am

 

Break

     

11:30am

 

Report Back and Discussion: Moderator, Mildred Dresselhaus

     

12:30pm

 

Lunch
(Sponsored by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)

     

1:30pm

 

Breakout sessions: Progress and Next Steps on COSEPUP Action Points Part 2
B-1) Mechanisms for Communication between Postdocs, their Advisors and Institutions

(Lecture Room)

Paul Nelson
, Director, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education Training,
American Psychological Association
Sunita Jones
, Stanford University

B-2) Data Collection on the Postdoctoral Experience

(Members Room)

Lynda Carlson
, Division of Science Resources Statistics Director, National
Science Foundation
William Pate,
American Psychological Association
Amber Budden
, University of California, Berkeley

B-3) Transition from Postdoc to Regular Career Position

(NAS 180)

James Austin
, US Editor for Science’s NextWave
Numukunda Darboe
, University of Kansas
(NAS 250)

Lisa Kozlowski
, Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs and Recruitment,
Thomas Jefferson University
Steven Wendell
, University of Pittsburgh
(Atrium)

Jonathan Wiest
, Associate Director for Training and Education, National
Cancer Institute
Amy Lossie
, Baylor College of Medicine

B-4) Role of Funders

(NAS 280)

Maryrose Franko
, Senior Program Officer, Howard Hughes Medical
Institute
Brenda Irvin
, Vanderbilt University

B-5) Role of Disciplinary Societies

(EDR)

Jerry Bell
, Senior Scientist, American Chemical Society Education Division
Philip Osdoby
, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
Penny Beuning
, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

     

2:30pm

 

Break

     

2:45pm

 

Report Back and Discussion: Moderator, Elsa Garmire

     

4:00pm

 

Summary and Next Steps: Maxine Singer, Chair, COSEPUP

     

5:00pm

 

Poster Session (Click here to view Abstracts)

     

6:00pm

 

Adjourn

     


Team Sponsors:

The American Psychological Association (APA)
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
University of North Carolina’s Office of Postdoctoral Services
University of Virginia
Washington University’s Post Grad Affairs Office

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