Category: Postdoc Association

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.

Postdoc Scholars Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Nominations accepted annually in July.

$1,000 cash awards recognizing postdoctoral fellows’ efforts in mentoring fellow postdocs, students or interns on research projects and/or career development.

word cloud representing the BWH Mentoring Circles Program for postdocs

Mentoring Circles Program (MCP)

MCP is a program created by postdocs, for postdocs, to help fellows get the most out of their training at BWH. Two mentors (senior postdocs) meet 5-7 mentees (junior postdocs) on a monthly basis to give advice and advance their career.

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

The BWH Post(Doc): Spring/Summer 2022

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.

Meet the PLC Series: Sourabh, Eshaani, and Robert

by Stecia-Marie P Fletcher, PhD

The PLC serves as the governing body for the BWH Postdoctoral Association (PDA). At its helm are President, Sourabh Soni, and Co-Vice-Presidents, Eshaani Mitra and Robert Nshimiyimana. For the inaugural installment of the ‘Meet the PLC Series,’ I sat with each of them to talk about the role of the PLC, their vision for the association, and their personal career trajectories and motivations.

Testimonials and Media Coverage

Article about the MCP written by former co-directors Chantal Kuhn and Zafira Castaño published in Nature Biotechnology, July 2016 Inaugural recipients of Harvard Medical School’s Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring

MCP Process

What is a Mentoring Circle? Mentoring Circles are groups of people who meet on a regular basis for an agreed upon length of time. Mentors are volunteer senior postdoctoral fellows

MCP Mission

The BWH-PDA has established the Mentoring Circles Program to help postdocs get the most out of their training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. MCP is a program created by postdocs for postdocs,

Who We Are

The Mentoring Circles Program (MCP) is organized and led by 2 co-directors and supported by the Postdoc Leadership Council (PLC). Two mentors lead the individual circles containing 5-7 mentees. All of