Category: Postdoc Association

Front page of the 2022 Spring/Summer issue of The BWH Post(Doc)

The BWH Post (Doc): Current Issue

Interested in joining the editorial team or becoming a contributor? Have a question, comment, or idea about an article? Let us know! Please contact Shang-Chuen Wu, the Chair of the Communications Committee.

BWH PDA Bylaws

On November 29, 2022, the BWH PLC voted to ratify updated bylaws, to be reviewed biennially. These bylaws can be found in PDF form here.

PLC Networking Committee

The Networking committee fosters a sense of community amongst postdocs by organizing events to provide opportunities for social, professional and academic networking. For more information about the Networking committee, see

PLC Communications Committee

The Communications committee’s mission is to communicate opportunities, events, and ideas with the BWH postdoc community. Some of our activities include: Maintaining the BWH PDA social media sites. Generating a

PLC Career Development Committee

The Career Development committee aims to help BWH postdocs in the transition to their next career path. We invite speakers to run workshops and presentations on resumes, presentation skills, mental

PLC Advocacy Committee

The Advocacy committee serves as a bridge between the postdoc community and BWH leadership. We collect and analyze information on employment conditions and benefits of postdocs; seek adequate benefits for

1st Annual BWH Postdoc Survey

Closes Monday, Oct 17, 2022

The BWH PLC Advocacy Committee is proud to launch our first annual Postdoc Survey to collect information on the needs and challenges faced by the BWH postdoc community.

Championing an Enriched Experience for BWH Postdocs

by Stecia-Marie P Fletcher, PhD

If one wanted information on the PLC Advocacy Committee in September 2021, they would have been hard-pressed to find it. A completely voluntary committee, it seemed to be one of the casualties of the 2020 COVID-19 shut-downs. However, just one year later, it is a thriving and enthusiastic team. That is due, in no small part, to the commendable leadership of its current Co-Chairs, Shamsuddin (Shams) Bhuiyan and Lien Nguyen.