BLPA is excited to share the recording of our recent career transition talk featuring Sarah Gleeson, who successfully moved from postdoc to a researcher role in industry. Sarah shared invaluable insights and advice on her remarkable career journey. Watch full recording of the session here.
BLPA is excited to share the recording of our recent career transition talk featuring Sabari Ghosh, who successfully moved from postdoc to a scientist role in industry. Sabari shared invaluable insights and advice on her remarkable journey. Watch the full recording here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yAP72viyYq5dt90EH581Ht2XLky-tPxA/view?usp=sharing
BLPA hosts a career transition talk series featuring our postdoc alumni’s transition from postdoc positions to prestigious roles in industry, academia, national labs, and beyond. Our speaker for September 2024 was Elle Barnes, who had successfully transitioned from academia to Assistant professor role at Rochester Institute of Technology. Elle shared …
In May, the BLPA hiking group was extraordinarily active. On May 4, which was one of the last rainy days this spring, we climbed Montara Mountain on the Pacific coast near San Francisco. On sunny May 12 and 18, we explored Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve and Henry W. Coe …
On May 20, BLPA, in conjunction with the Argonne Postdoc Society and Livermore Lab Postdoc Association, hosted a panel discussion with representatives of all three labs discussing how postdocs and early career scientists can forge working relationships across the national lab system. The recording of the panel discussion can be …
The BLPA Tech Talk featuring Jeremy Greeter and Lucian Sweitzer from LBL’s Intellectual Property Office was successfully held on Friday, April 19th at 1pm via Zoom. Attendees gained valuable insights into patenting inventions and commercializing research. We thank our speakers for their expert guidance and all participants for joining the …
While Thanksgiving is traditionally a time when Americans would gather with family, many postdocs live far from family or come from overseas. On Thanksgiving, November 23rd, 2023, BLPA hosted a Thanksgiving potluck lunch in the Postdoc Union office so that these postdocs could partake in the festivities. Everyone brought a …
The participants of the event at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, relished their 7.5-mile hike through the hidden redwood forest, conveniently located near downtown Oakland. Along the trail, they had the chance to explore the Chabot Space and Science Center. Kshitiz kindly offered guided tours of …
On Saturday March 18th, several postdocs went for a hike in the Inspiration Point to Wildcat Peak, near Kensington. The hike was fun and hiking buddies enjoys these beautiful green trails. Everybody had a great time. Please consider joining us on our next adventure if you are interested in these …
