The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) selected poster session winners at the 2026 Annual Conference, held March 13 & 14 in San Francisco, California. The winners were:

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, "Building Career Pathways: Professional Development Initiatives for Postdocs at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital" by Saikat Nandy, Ph.D.;

University of Colorado Denver, "Advocating for Change: Enhancing the Postdoc Experience Through Policy Reform" by Anne Gresch, Ph.D.;

University of Louisville, "Mapping the Postdoctoral Experience at the University of Louisville: Survey Insights and Institutional Responses" by Easton Ford, Ph.D., & Idoia Isusi, Ph.D.;

The University of Texas at Austin, "Balancing Structured vs Unstructured Time to Address Postdoc Isolation" by Chelsea Webber, Ph.D., Shakeel Mohammed, Ph.D., & Lydia Okabe, Ph.D.; and,

Houston Methodist, "Launching Success: A Mission-Control Framework for Stronger Postdoc Association-Office Collaboration" by Dwanna Jones, MBA, & Delia Danila, Ph.D.

Poster session winners were selected based on poster content (relevance to NPA goals and dissemination of ideas/information with the potential to make a significant impact on the postdoc population) and communication.

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