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The NPA is committed to addressing the issues and special needs of the International Postdoc community. To assist in this effort, the NPA created the position of International Officer. The International Officer is the primary resource and expert advisor for the NPA Board of Directors, the staff, and committees. If you have interest in immigration policy, tax law, visa issues, or other matters affecting international postdocs, please contact the International Officers. The specific responsibilities of the NPA International Officer include the following:
Meet the International Officers
Ahmed Mady,M.D., originally from Egypt, is a senior postdoctoral research fellow in the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School. His research is focused on stem cell applications in Heart diseases and Diabetes where he is investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying the differentiation of stem cells into mature cardiomyoctes and pancreatic beta cells. He earned his Medical Degree from University of Alexandria in Egypt during which he co-founded a non-profit organization that provides medical supplies to the medically underserved communities and homeless people. He is a member of several medical, business and social organizations in the United States and Egypt. He sits on a number of boards, including as the co-chair of the Massachusetts General Postdoctoral Association, co-vice-president of case competition; Harvard Graduate Consulting club, co-founder of NEGMA organization and the CEO of his family business in industry.
Navneet Jawanda, Ph.D., did her undergraduate studies in India majoring in Microbiology. She came to the United States to do her graduate work at the University of Houston, Texas in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Department. Currently she is a postdoctoral associate in the section of Infectious Diseases at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.. Her research is currently focused on the fidelity of HIV replication apparatus and identification of novel infectious agents through Transcriptome Analysis. She has been involved with the Yale postdoctoral advisory committee (PAC) for the past two years. She is actively involved with hosting social events for the Yale postdoctoral community including co-organizing the first postdoc picnic, hosting monthly movies, and other social and career oriented events. She has a keen interest in the business of Science and is an active member of the Yale Healthcare and Life Sciences Club (YHLC). She served on the organizing committee of the Yale Healthcare Conference 2010. Her team was winner of 2010 Yale pharmaceutical case competition and also contributes scientific articles to YHLC journal. |
Ahmed Samir Mady, M.D.
Navneet Jawanda, Ph.D.