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Dear Fellow Postdocs, Welcome to another Spring term! As we settle into our routines, there is a big event on the horizon for Postdocs: The 6th Annual SOPS Symposium will be here on February 5th! Please attend if you are able. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Bradly Alicea (balicea@illinois.edu) for more information. […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs, Welcome to another wonderful year (2016) and a brand new term. Hope that both bring new experiences and great things. As you return to campus, we ask you consider submitting a presentation or poster abstract to the 6th Annual Society for Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) Postdoctoral Symposium. The abstract submission deadline (January 15th) […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs, Hope the end of your term is going well. As you wrap up the term and travel over the holiday season, we ask you consider submitting a presentation or poster abstract to the 6th Annual Society for Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) Postdoctoral Symposium. The symposium is on February 5, and the abstract submission […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs,   We have had several colleagues ask if it were possible to organize practice job talk sessions. We are therefore trying to make this come true! We will have a room with a projector available on Thursdays from 5:45 to 6:45. Once you sign up, we will send an e-mail out for […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs, Hope that everyone’s Fall term is going well. We have been busy with gearing up for the 6th Annual Society for Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) Postdoctoral Symposium. If you know of any Postdocs or graduate students who are not aware of the SOPS symposium, please make them aware of an exciting research-related opportunity […]

Attention Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students! The Society for Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) will be hosting our 6th Annual Postdoctoral Research symposium on February 5th, 2016. Mark your calendars for this day of oral and poster presentations and valuable networking opportunities. After a highly successful 2015 Symposium, the 2016 symposium promises to be even better. This […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs, Hope that your Fall term is going smoothly, and that you are enjoying the Autumn weather. Our Fall BBQ was a success, and thank you everyone who attended. We had 18 attendees from a number of departments, including a strong showing from the Institute for Genomic Biology. We decided to merge our […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs, Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! Just a reminder that there are two events during the upcoming week that are of interest to the Postdoctoral community: On the 22nd (Tuesday), there will be a reception from 4-6pm in the Illini Union (Room 104) hosted by the Postdoctoral Affairs Office. Stop by and meet […]

Dear Fellow Postdocs, The fall semester has begun. Hope you all are having a good start, and had a very relaxing and productive Summer. There is big news on our end: the SOPS executive committee has gained new members for the academic year. Let us welcome the new executive board for the 2015-2016 academic year: […]

As of last week, the search for new SOPS Executive Committee has concluded. We are glad to have several new members on board. Bradly Alicea, Brian Mosby, Ilaria Berteletti, Roberto Andresen and Qian Wu have joined the new 2015-2016 SOPS Executive Committee. Previous board members will continue to serve until their leaving. The new SOPS […]