✨ Former Postdoc Spotlight ✨ Tara Schwetz, Ph.D., former Vanderbilt postdoc and now at Danaher, will be our keynote speaker for the 20th VPA Postdoctoral Symposium on Nov. 4 at the SLC! Her advice: Trust your gut! Learn more: vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/tara-…

🔬 Fellowship opportunity! The Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship supports computational & quantitative scientists pursuing cancer research careers. 💰 $240,000 over 3 years 📅 Deadline: Dec. 1, 2026 Eligibility & application details: vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/curre…

🌟 October Postdoc Spotlight: Angshu Dutta, Ph.D. Angshu is a postdoctoral fellow in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt, where he studies membrane protein structure and dynamics using cryo-EM and DEER spectroscopy. 🔬 Read more: vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/about…

📣 In case you missed it, our October postdoc newsletter 📨 is out! Learn more about new funding opportunities, ,mark your calendars for open enrollment, and register to attend the symposium on November 4! 🗞️ 🔗 Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/bxuc9j/4b…

📣 NIH Loan Repayment Program applications are open! Eligible researchers can receive up to $50,000/yr toward qualified educational debt in exchange for a commitment to NIH mission-relevant biomedical or biobehavioral research. 🗓️ Apply by Nov. 19! 🔗 grants.nih.gov/funding/fundi…

📚✨ Celebrating Vanderbilt’s humanities postdocs! Through 3-year fellowships, CHPP scholars are advancing research, developing innovative courses & strengthening interdisciplinary connections across campus. Read more: as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2026/…

📚 Make your IDP work for YOU! Join us for an Individual Development Plan (IDP) Workshop on Monday, October 5 to learn how to maximize your IDP and better align it with your research goals and interests. 🔗 Register here: events.vanderbilt.edu/provos…

That’s a wrap on #NPAW2026! 🎉 From ice cream and our annual family picnic to the Farmers’ Market, surprise postdoc pin drops, and VPA’s Speak Easy, we loved celebrating Vanderbilt’s postdoctoral community all week. Thank you, postdocs, for all you bring to Vanderbilt! 🖤💛

Join the @vuwomenscenter next week on Tuesday, September 22 in Alumni Hall 206 for their next WITA session for a discussion on navigating delayed timelines and adapting future plans around your graduate education. 🔗 Register to attend here: anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/ev…

Photographer Khaki Bedford will take complimentary headshots 😀🖼️ for the postdoc community during NPAW on Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23. Be sure to make an appointment for a new or updated headshot by reserving your slot here: tinyurl.com/32xhpyrw

What better way to celebrate NPAW than with a Speak Easy? 🎙️ Join @VandyPostdoc on Thursday, September 24 as your fellow postdocs take the mic for engaging research talks, food, drinks, & community! 🕔 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 📍 Alumni Hall 100 🔗 RSVP: events.vanderbilt.edu/provos…

Join the @vuwomenscenter tomorrow at noon to learn more on how to unplug & get out of the habit of doomscrolling online. Learn tools for being more intentional going offline, & how to give yourself a digital detox. 📴🧘‍♀️🌱 Register for the Zoom link here: anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/ev…

Interested in a career in STEM college teaching? Join @vubretaspire for their next ASPIRE Up session, From Experimenter to Educator: Landing a Job in STEM College Teaching, and explore how to make the transition from researcher to educator. All postdocs are welcome!

The Annual Postdoc Family Picnic 🌳🧺 is here! Join us next week on Tuesday, September 22 at 5:00 p.m. at Fannie Mae Dees Park ('Dragon Park') for boxed lunches from Potbelly Sandwich Works and family fun! Register to attend here: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Km91…

📅 Mark your calendars! National Postdoc Appreciation Week is September 21-25! 🎉 Join us for a full week of events celebrating our incredible postdocs and the impact you make in research and beyond. 🧠💛 Check out the full schedule and event details: vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/curre…

📣 In case you missed it, our September postdoc newsletter 📨 is out! Register to attend our NPAW events, learn more about the IDP workshop in October, and register to attend the symposium on November 4! 🗞️ 🔗 Read it here: t.e2ma.net/webview/36sfzj/6b…

Meet our September Postdoc Spotlight: Caitlin Couch, Ph.D., a postdoc in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics in the School of Medicine. Read more about her and her research in our September postdoc feature: vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/about…

Want to strengthen your academic communication skills? Join Academic Communication for Postdocs, offered by the English Language Center in collaboration with OPA. Practice small talk, group discussions, job talks, research communication & more! 🔗Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/r3qR…

Help welcome new postdocs to Vanderbilt! 🤝 We’re looking for current postdocs to serve as mentors in the Postdoc Buddy Program. Low commitment, big impact. Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/EWmfELwXp…

Meet our August Postdoc Spotlight: Rachel Spicer, Ph.D., a postdoc in the Division of Diabetes/Endocrinology at VUMC! 🧠📊 Read more about her research in our August postdoc feature: vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/about…