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³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Postdoc Advisory Committee (PAC)

  • The PAC consists of postdocs from ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ and the BRI.
  • The PAC assists the Office of Postdoctoral Education in identifying the needs of postdoctoral fellows by starting initiatives to create a better fellowship experience while at ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ. They plan and execute yearly activities that support postdoc networking and career building. They also draft new policies that enhance the life experience of ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ postdocs.
  • The PAC meets once per month.
  • If you are interested in joining, please contact us at postdoc@mcw.edu.
  • Follow our , , and  to find out more about past and upcoming events organized by the PAC!
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Postdoc Advisory Committee (PAC) Members

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Adam Greenberg, PhD

Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Education, ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Graduate School; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Position within Catalyst: CatBio Faculty Liaison

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Michelle L. Roberts, MS, PhD

Mentor: Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC

Department: Medicine (Division of Cardiology) | PAC Co-Chair | PAC subcommittee: National Postdoctoral Association PAC representative

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Sonam Mittal, PhD

Mentor: Sunila Pradeep, PhD

Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department | PAC Co-Chair

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Stephen Hammond, PhD

Mentor: Andreas Beyer, PhD

Department: Medicine (Division of Cardiology) |CVRC Representative, Awards Co-Chair, Website Design Co-Chair

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Subhajit Giri, PhD

Mentor: Navonil De Sarkar, PhD

Department: Pathology & Cancer Center

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Aravind Parthasarathy, PhD

Mentor: David Zhang, PhD

Department: Medicine (Division of Cardiology) | PAC subcommittee: Awards Co-Chair

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Nikola Sekulovski, PhD

Mentor: Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD

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Priyanga Jayakrishnan, PhD

Mentor: Nikki Lytle, PhD

Department: Surgical Oncology | PAC subcommittee: Social Media Co-Chair

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Pelin Ergun, PhD

Mentor: Nikki Johnston, PhD

Department: Department of Otolaryngology | PAC subcommittee: Social Media Chair

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Josh Nord, PhD

Mentor: Brian Smith, PhD

Department: Biochemistry | PAC subcommittee: Social Co-Chair

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Erica Marion, PhD

Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD

Department: OBGYN Maternal Fetal Medicine | PAC subcommittee: Mentoring

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Jean C. Bikomeye, PhD

Mentor: Melinda Stolley, PhD

Department: Medicine

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Sana Parveen, PhD

Mentor: Huizi Chen, MD, PhD

Department: Medicine

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Arezou Rahimi, PhD

Mentor: Sunila Pradeep, PhD

Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Konstantin Drachuk, PhD

Mentor: David Zhang, PhD

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Rameesa Darul Amne Syed Mohammed, PhD

Mentor: Janet S. Rader, MD

Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Julie Lietz

Postdoctoral Education Program Coordinator, ³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ Office of Postdoctoral Education

Position within Catalyst: CatBio Coordinator

Former PAC Members

Justine Abais-Battad
Medical College of Georgia
Instructor

Ryan Adam, PhD

Karima Ait Aissa |
University of Iowa
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Silambarasan Anbumani, PhD
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Postdoctoral Fellow

Vidhya Arumugam
Genentech
Senior Manager-Group Lead

Kithikaa Balapattabi, PhD

Ratnashree Biswas, MBBS, MD

Greg Blass |
Western Kentucky University
Instructor

Luisa Bohorquez, PhD

Savo Bou Zein Eddine |
Massachusetts General Hospital
Surgery Resident

Dan Bretl |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Assistant Professor

Katarzyna Bronoiwska
StrideBio, Inc.
Senior Scientific Project Manager at Preclinical

John Bukowy |
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Assistant Professor

Yilang Chen
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Assistant Professor

John Dasinger |
Augusta University
Postdoctoral Fellow

Dusanka Djoric |
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Research Scientist I, Director of Training for SUPREMES

Michael Flinn, PhD
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Research Scientist

Lisa Frazer |
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Postdoctoral Fellow

Anjali Geethadevi, PhD

Daria Golosova, MD, PhD

Javier A. Gomez Vargas, PhD

Alyssa Gonzalez, PhD

Chuck Hay, PhD

Daria Ilatovskaya |
Medical University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology

Kaitlin Johnson, PhD

Rachel Jones Lipinski

 

Boran Katunaric, MD

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Anesthesiology Resident

Christine A. Klemens, PhD

Sushma Kommineni |

Merck Research Labs-Exploratory Science Center
Associate Principal Scientist

Katie Litts, PhD
Genetech
Scientist

Gemma Mcilwaine, PhD

Francie Moehring |
Boston Strategic Partners
Medical Communications Consultant

Haidy Nasief, PhD |

Ernest Kwesi Ofori, PhD

Barbara Palkovic, MD

Deepak Parashar, PhD |

Gurua Prasad Sharma, PhD |

Devi Ramakrishnan
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Ujala Rana |

Kate Sadler

Kala Schilter |
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Senior Clinical Genomics Analyst

Sarah Schmitt |

Savitha Sethumadhaven |
Clarios
Inventory Manager

Akankshya Shradhanjali

Emily Siebers |
GE Healthcare
Global Modality Research Manager, X-ray

Daniel Sprague, MD, PhD |

Janée Terwoord, PhD

Audrey Torcaso |
Astellas Pharma
Associate Medical Writing Program Manager

Vindhya Udhane |
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Research Scientist I

Emily Welby, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor
Northwestern Medicine Department of Ophthalmology

Pui Kei Wu |
³ΙΘΛΏμΚΦ
Instructor

Gang Xin |
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Assistant Professor

Moua Yang |
Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow

Mohammad Zarenia, PhD

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