The 16th NPA Annual Conference was held April 6-8, 2018, at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in Cleveland, OH. More than 400 postdoctoral scholars, postdoctoral administrators, faculty, and company representatives participated in the event. We wish to thank all of this year's attendees, volunteers, and supporters for making the 2018 Annual Conference a huge success.

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Keynote

Intersections of Science, Business, and Diversity

Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Ph.D., consultant, speaker, and founder of Intersections

Plenary Sessions

Catalyzing Change in Biomedical Research Training

Alison Gammie, Ph.D., director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity 

Transitioning from the Bench to Institutional Leadership through Mentoring and Shared Governance in Higher Education

Rafael E. Luna, Ph.D., associate dean, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, director, Boston College Pre-Health Program, Boston College

Postdoc Session: Conversations That Result in People Wanting to Build Professional Relationships With You - A Musical Fairytale of How a Postdoc “Networks” to Achieve the Perfect Job

FACILITATORS: Mary Mitchell, President, The Mitchell Organization; Josh Henkin, Ph.D., Career Counselor/Founder, STEM Career Services, Treasurer, Board of Directors, NPA