Who we are:

The Association of Post-doctoral Scholars (APoDS) is a professional organization for scientific post-doctoral scholars working at RPCI. The organization is headed by an executive committee of current RPCI post doctoral scholars. This committee meets every second Tuesday of the month to address issues affecting current post-docs,  plan career-advancement programs and  plan social gatherings.

Mission Statement:

• Promote productive dialogue between Post-doctoral scholars and the administration
• Provide a forum to share research interests
• Address issues relevant to post-doctoral scholars
• Provide opportunities to obtain skills for advancing the careers of post-doctoral scholars

APODS Club

The APODS club meets each Friday at 9:00 AM in the Lee Pressman Room located in the Mirand Library.  These sessions feature peer-led grant and publication critique; career and grant discussion with faculty members; data presentation; outside speaker presentations and novel technique/method seminars.  The goal of the club is to foster collaboration between scientific post-doctoral scholars, improve scientific skills and prepare participants for attaining their career goals.

APODS Club Calendar (Updated Monthly)

Date	Topic
November 6th, 2009	Grant critique: Maria Comas-Soberats, PhD
November 13th, 2009	Data presentation: Gaia Bistulfi, PhD
November 20th, 2009	Coffee with faculty: Gokul Das, PhD
November 27th, 2009	Thanksgiving Break
December 4th, 2009	Paper submission: Viviana Montecinos, PhD