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Lunar New Year starts on February 1st and is celebrated for 15 days. This festival marks the first day of Spring according to the Chinese solar calendar. Traditionally celebrated by the ethnic Chinese, it is now celebrated by 1/4 of the world population in some way. Wear red, eat sweets, greet your fellow postdocs by saying "Happy New Year", and rejoice in the Year of the Tiger!
IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER ..

POSTDOC RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM:
JAN 26

2022 SCIENCE SLAM • WED JAN 26, 2022 • register or submit a talk
Join us in the afternoon for our 2022 SCIENCE SLAM, the annual UWPA symposium celebrating postdoc research! In lieu of an in-person reception, a small gift will be given to all presenters, and prizes will be awarded to best talks! Click here to submit your 10-minute talk title and RSVP for the talks & reception. 

Keynote presenter: Claire M Gelfman, PhD
(Chief Scientific Officer, Foundation Fighting Blindness)
Embracing your Career Path: Lessons from the Road Less Traveled. 
Join us at 3pm as Dr Gelfman shares her tips and lessons learnt from her journey through academia, industry, CRO to non-profit.

We welcome all UW and Seattle-area postdocs (and researchers with postdoc-like positions), including our colleagues at Seattle Children's and Fred Hutch.

WRITING ACCOUNTABILITY
UWPA Virtual Writing Accountability Group
Need a bit of accountability getting those manuscripts wrapped up? Join us for weekly accountability meetings. Details are being sorted for the Winter 2022 group so fill out this form if you're interested in joining us for the Winter quarter. You can also find details in our Slack group (#writing_accountability_group), or email us and we'll get you connected.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
TIPS & RESOURCES
Looking for postdoc funding opportunities in 2022? Download the newly updated list, courtesy of Johns Hopkins University. 

Getting ready for a chalk talk soon? Read what Dr Ben Garcia from Wash U in St Louis, Missouri sent incoming junior faculty candidates to prep them for the interview. 
EVENTS & OPPORTUNTIES
Unsure of where to position yourself in your current postdoc? Join us on Jan 26th to chat with Dr Claire Gelfman as she shares the lesson she learnt along the way. Register here.  
 
POSTDOC HIGHLIGHT
 Dr. Brandon Berry is a metabolism scientist interested in how mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, control how we age. He has developed tools to control mitochondria in new ways to better understand healthy aging and metabolism. Follow @mitobrandon

UPCOMING UWPA COMMUNITY EVENTS
January Happy Hour • Cancelled Stay safe everyone!

February General Assembly • Tues Feb 1st, 2022 @ 9:00 AM • add to calendar • zoom link
The UWPA Board meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
Every UW postdoc is a member of the UWPA, and are welcome to contribute and join us during assembly! Come and join your fellow postdocs in running the UWPA - or just drop in to say hi and see what we do.

Next month we will be voting to update our bylaws:
1) Secretary will have additional responsibilities in ensuring event planning is going according to timeline.
2) Communications Director will be renamed Chief Evangelist. Additional responsibilities to maintain social media presence.
3) Formation of DEI Committee as new permanent committee in UWPA. New position of International Support Chair to lead International Postdoc Peer Support Group. 
UWPA Board membership fills dual purposes: (1) Serving the postdoc community. (2) Building/demonstrating professional skillsets outside your primary academic work. Learn more about these roles and fill out this quick questionnaire to sign up, or email us with questions. We welcome postdocs of all fields & titles from all Seattle-area institutions.
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The UWPA welcomes all postdocs working at the University of Washington and neighboring institutions, regardless of the color of their skin, country of birth, gender, sexuality, religion, age, disability, socio-economic status and experiences. We recognize the UW postdoc community does not fully represent the diversity of the general population. We are deeply committed to enhancing welfare, inclusivity, and equity for the entire postdoctoral community. Read more about our commitments here, and get in touch with us if you have ideas or feedback on how we can better serve our community.