Submit your abstract for the 2021 Arizona Postdoctoral Research Conference
For the third year in a row, the ASU Postdoctoral Affairs Office is partnering with the University of Arizona Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to host the annual Arizona Postdoctoral Research Conference.
On Friday, September 24, 2021, join your fellow postdocs from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Virginia G. Piper Auditorium in downtown Phoenix. The theme of the conference is “Potential for all research to promote equity and inclusion.”
The conference will begin with 10-minute research talks, followed by a keynote address by Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson, professor of immunobiology at University of Arizona. Following the keynote, there will be a poster session and refreshments. After the poster session, the 10-minute research talks will resume, and the conference will close at 5 p.m.
Dr. Johnson received his bachelor's from Duke University. He obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied the effects of calcium on bacterial motility and attachment under the mentorship of Matthew Redinbo. For his postdoctoral training, Dr. Johnson went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in order to work on metal homeostasis of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Arizona in 2016.
Plans are to hold this conference as an in-person event.
Submit your abstract by August 19th
Submit your abstract here.
The planning committee is now accepting abstracts for the conference. Abstracts are due by August 19th.
Applicants should indicate whether they prefer to present a 10-minute talk or a poster. The final decision will be made by the selection committee. Applicants must be a postdoctoral scholar, fellow, or researcher from any Arizona research institution, including UArizona, ASU, NAU, Mayo Clinic, Barrow Neurological Institute, and T-Gen. This is a competitive, peer-reviewed conference suitable for mention on your CV.
For questions, email Tara at [email protected].
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