The 17th NPA Annual Conference was held April 12-14, 2019, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL. More than 420 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 2019 Annual Conference a huge success.

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Keynote

From the Bench to the Boardroom: Unlocking a World of Possibilities

Bahija Jallal, Ph.D., president, MedImmune; executive vice president, AstraZeneca

Plenary Sessions

Negotiation with an Imbalance of Power

Joshua N. Weiss, Ph.D., co-founder, Global Negotiation Initiative, Harvard University, senior fellow, Harvard Negotiation Project, director and creator, Masters of Science degree in leadership and negotiation, Bay Path University

Improving Mentoring at All Levels to Enhance Postdoc Career Development and the Diversification and Growth of the Scientific Workforce

Angela Byars-Winston, Ph.D., professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, director of research and evaluation, Center for Women’s Health Research, faculty affiliate, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research, associate director, Collaborative Center for Health Equity, University of Wisconsin Madison

Concurrent Sessions

Accelerate to Industry: Cross-functional Teamwork

PRESENTERS: Laura Demarse, Ph.D., assistant dean for professional development, Graduate School, NC State University; Chris Smith, Ph.D., postdoctoral affairs program manager, North Carolina State University

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Breaking Down the Proverbial Wall: Using Effective Networking to Maximize Working Relationships

PRESENTERS: Donna J. Dean, Ph.D., executive consultant, Association for Women in Science; Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed., CAE, chief business development officer, Association for Women in Science

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Building a Bridge Through Faculty: Stakeholders, Strategy and Success in Postdoctoral Training and Development

PRESENTERS: Sudha Krishnamurthy, B.D.S., Ph.D., director of the Office of Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Affairs, Gladstone Institutes, NPA International Officer

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Building an Engaging Series with Instant Impact: A Postdoc Career Clinic Case Study

PRESENTERS: James Gould, Ph.D., director, Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, Harvard Medical School

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Did They Really Just Say That?! Responding to Bias at Work

PRESENTERS: Julia Hernandez, Ph.D., administrative director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Ohio State University; Lena Tenney, M.Ed., M.P.A., coordinator of public engagement, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University

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Evolution of a Teaching Institute for Postdoctoral Fellows: Theory and Practice for Navigating the Process

PRESENTERS: James Gould, Ph.D., director, Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, Harvard Medical School; Jennifer Herman, Ph.D., director, Center for Excellence in Teaching, associate professor of Practice in Education, Simmons University; Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D., associate dean and professor, College of Natural, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Simmons University

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Postdoc to Faculty: How Academic Career Mentoring is Preparing and Empowering Rutgers Postdocs to Stay in Academia

PRESENTERS: Carmen Castro, senior program coordinator, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs & Office of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Rutgers University; Itzamarie Chévere-Torres, Ph.D., associate director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Rutgers University; Yvonne Gonzalez, director, Mentoring and Career Development, Office of the Senior Vice President, Rutgers University

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Holistic Mentoring – Supporting the WHOLE Postdoc Experience

PRESENTERS: Ziyan Bai, M.Ed., doctoral candidate, leadership in higher education, University of Washington, graduate research assistant, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Washington Graduate School; Tam’ra-Kay Francis, Ph.D., research associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington; Bill Mahoney, Ph.D., co-director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA), University of Washington Graduate School, associate professor, pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Responding to the Needs: Tailoring Programming to International Postdocs for Measurable Outcomes

PRESENTERS: Hilary Bonta, M.S.Ed/TESOL, applied linguist, language connectED; Mallory Fix Lopez, M.S.Ed/TESOL, applied linguistic/principal, language connectED

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