2019 National Postdoc Appreciation Week

Monday, September 16, 2:00 – 3:00 pm 

Postdoc Ice-cream social (UPC and HSC) hosted by the USC Postdoctoral Association

  • UPC: Cold Stone Creamery, 3730 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90007 | RSVP NOW for UPC
  • HSC: BCC Lawn, 1453-1485 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 | RSVP NOW for HSC

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Monday, September 16, 3:00 – 4:00 pm 

Funding and Awards Seminar: Preparing for the Faculty Job Market Series brought to you by KPAC

Keck Postdoctoral Advisory Committee (KPAC) will be hosting its second career development seminar and postdoc funding opportunities and awards, featuring a guest speaker from the Office of Foundation Relations and postdoc panelists sharing their experiences and answering your questions.

Location: Herklotz Seminar Room ZNI 112 (1501 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033)

This seminar will be followed by a networking social at 4 pm. Come enjoy food and drinks with your fellow postdocs!

Taco Tuesday! September 17 at UPC, HSC, and CHLA from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

It’s a Tuesday during National Postdoc Appreciation Week! You know what that means, right? Taco Tuesday! Come join the USC PDA for the best kind of tacos around – free ones.

Reserve your tacos now!

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Wednesday, September 18

Postdoc Day Trip at USC Wrigley Institute, Catalina Island 

Come spend the day in Catalina island hiking, kayaking, and snorkeling with your fellow postdocs.  The USC Ferry departs 7:30 am and leaves the island at 3:30 pm. Lunch will be provided.

Space is limited, RSVP NOW for this day trip

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Wednesday, September 18, 9:00 – 10:30 am 

Career Panel Breakfast (CHLA) How do you leverage your postdoc to a full-time career? Come down to CHLA to enjoy a breakfast and career panel with Drs. Raina Pang (Assistance Professor of Research Preventive Medicine at USC), Glenn Fox (Head of Program Design, Strategy and Outreach, USC Performance Science Institute), Anna Scott (Principal, Head of Operations at Deallus) and Nick Goeden (Co-founded and Incoming Vice President at Gene Therapy).

Location: The Saban Research Building, Conference Room 302, 4661 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Thursday, September 19, Noon – 2:00 pm

Postdoc Olympics (UPC) Join your fellow postdocs for some fun athletic activities and prizes! Coach Kevin Robinson will be leading the activities and will also deliver a short workshop on fitness and nutrition. Beverages, snacks, and prizes will be provided!

Meet us at Brittingham Intramural Field, 3506 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089

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Thursday, September 19, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Postdoc Happy Hour at Home

No, not your house. Come join the USC PDA for happy hour at Home Restaurant in Los Feliz. For over 20 years, Aram and Rose Serobian have been inviting friends and neighbors into Home Restaurant, a craftsman-style house in Los-Feliz, which they said reminded them of back home. For our international and out-of-state postdocs, maybe it’ll take you back home too.

Location: Home Restaurant, 1760 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Friday, September 20, Noon – 2:00 pm

Hot dogs + ice cream + therapy dogs = FRIYAY!

Come down to CHLA and enjoy an ice cream social with therapy dogs and hotdogs to help prep yourself for an awesome weekend.

Location: Courtyard, The Saban Research Building, 4661 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Friday, September 20, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Postdoc Happy Hour at the Purveyor of Exotic Grilled Sausages 

Wurstkuche is an exotic sausage grill in DTLA that serves sausage sandwiches, Belgian fries, imported biers on top and gourmet sodas. So if you’re curious about buffalo, rattlesnake, lamb, pheasant, duck, and rabbit sausages, RSVP now and join us! It’s our treat!

Location: Wurstkuche (800 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90013)

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Saturday, September 21, 3:00 – 6:00pm

Cross-Angeles Postdoc Picnic

The Los Angeles area Postdoctoral Associations are getting together to host a potluck picnic at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) 2019. Bring your family and friends – and a signature dish to share if you have one. You can also run, walk, ride a bike, fly a kite and even look for urban wildlife such as birds traveling down the Pacific flyway.

Location: Los Angeles State Historic Park (1245 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012) | The park is located just a mile away from the Los Angeles Union Station and can be accessed via the Chinatown LA Metro stop.

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At the park: The Interpretive Media Laboratory (IMLab) is a new joint program of the UCLA Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance (REMAP) and the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation. Its focus is to research, develop and maintain innovative interpretive approaches for the new Los Angeles State Historic Park. For a more detailed description and how to participate, we encourage you to follow us at the following link – please click here.