Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
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Monday, September 20, 2023 ∙ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
STRF Building
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Wednesday, September 22, 2023 ∙ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lecture Commons
"Peter is an outstanding postdoc. He is creative, focused and very strong in both his research and knowledge of the current literature. He is co-first author of a Nature Metabolism paper that was published two months ago and is already in the 99th percentile for downloads and web presence. He is well on his way to a very successful career as an independent scientist."
— Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD
Peter LoCoco's Mentor
"She is an exceptional postdoctoral fellow whom it has been a joy to mentor. She combines focus, determination and hard work, with a real joy in getting to know, help and work with her team-mates. In the 3 years she has worked with us she has received an R03 and a foundation grant as PI, mentored a graduate student, collaborated with 8 international cohorts on studies of nutrition, spoken at scientific meetings and to Caregivers of dementia patients, served as the Vice-Chair of the Nutrition Metabolism and Dementia Professional Interest Area for the Alzheimer Association and done this all with her usual panache and smile. She has helped set a tone of co-operation, adventure and fun at the Biggs! She also believes in and practices self-care and self-advocacy with respect and confidence. We hope she will be a faculty colleague here one day soon!"
— Sudha Seshadri, MD
Debora Melo van Lent's Mentor
"Dr. Mason joined my laboratory in February of 2020 and spent much of her first year as a “virtual” postdoc. In addition to adapting to a world where lab meetings, journal clubs, scientific meetings, etc. are conducted via Zoom, Briana has worked hard to master a number of sophisticated behavioral techniques for evaluating candidate medications for substance use disorder. Over the past year and a half, I have come to know Briana as a bright and motivated young scientist, a consummate team player, and someone that I look forward to working with for years to come – thanks, Briana!"
— Gregory T. Collins, PhD
Briana Mason's Mentor
"Dr. Jihoon Lee has all the qualities that an excellent postdoc should have. He's knowledgeable and creative with a great work ethic. Although he only joined my lab in 2018, he has already published two first-author papers including one in Science Advances. He has three additional first-author manuscripts currently in preparation. I really appreciate his passion for science and research, dedication to his work and his always being ready to help junior members in the lab. I have no doubt that he will be a very successful PI when he becomes independent in the future. Thanks Jihoon for all you do!"
— Kexin Xu, PhD
Jihoon Lee's Mentor
"Francisca is an outstanding postdoctoral fellow with a high level of enthusiasm and dedication in research, strong ability for independent thinking and creativity and impressive productivity. She is a natural leader with remarkable leadership and organization skills infused with her positive attitude, caring, and kindness. She has all the calibers to be a first-rate researcher, and a great role model for young scientists."
— Jean X. Jiang, PhD
Francisca Acosta's Mentor