The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs supports postdoctoral researchers in all aspects of their training and development toward independent careers. We collaborate with JHU-JHMI organizations, departments, faculty, and staff to enhance the research, training, wellness, and professional development of postdocs and to support their transition to successful careers in academia, industry, government, and other sectors.
Quick Links:
IDP (Individual Development Plans) | Open Fellowship Positions
To request an appointment, please submit an appointment request. If this is an urgent issue or you need other information, please contact the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs directly at [email protected]
News & Upcoming Events
- Leadership Opportunity for Postdocs! 2024 SACNAS Postdoc Leadership Institute. See here for more information
- New extracurricular opportunity for hourly paid work in the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. See here for more information
- JHU Doctoral and Postdoctoral Career Office June newsletter
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JHU-Travel Clinic for Consultations and Vaccinations, More information here
- New Cooley Center Update – To remain open until July-August 2024
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
- Francis Family Foundation - Internal Deadline: August 20, 2024. More information here
- JHU Provost Office listing of postdoc funding opportunities can be found here .
- Fulbright Scholars Program announces availability of Fulbright Postdoctoral Awards. Information about the funding opportunities, eligibility and application instructions.
- New from NSF: Comprehensive post of funding opportunities and resources for postdocs and grad students called NSF: 101 Graduate and Postdoctoral Researcher Funding Opportunities.
Monthly Postdoc Kudos!
Each month we feature recent SOM postdoc accomplishments, such as high impact papers, awards, and grants! Do you know a postdoc (yourself included) who should be featured? Email us to include them in next month's kudos at [email protected].
Dhiman Sankar, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology
Ras suppression potentiates rear actomyosin contractility-driven cell polarization and migration; Nature Cell Biology 26, 1062-1076 (2024), http://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-024-01453-4
2024 Research Accelerator Award Winners
Anne Sescleifer, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Project: Sex Differences in Fetal Lung Development in Mouse Model
PI: Shaun Kunisaki
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Dongseok Park, Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology
Project: Investigation of Temperature Dependent Inflammatory Responsivity in Neonatal Brain Injury
PI: Lee Martin
![Dongseok Park](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/dongseok-park.jpg?h=508&iar=0&w=390&hash=1D182EEFDEB8572EF5B84EAEDD730EBC)
Archit Garg, Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
Project: Structure and mechanics of cytosolic dsDNA sensing and filamentous assembly of AIM2-like receptors
PI: Jungsan Sohn
![Archit Garg](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/archit-garg.jpeg?h=2316&iar=0&w=3088&hash=E7608F8DF3FF305B5D262B8BB7F2119B)
Navid Koleini, Department Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Project: TSC2-ser1365 phosphorylation regulates lipid metabolism independent of Rheb-m TORC1
PI: David Kass
![Navid Koleini](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/navid-koleini.jpeg?h=1689&iar=0&w=1394&hash=E6FCA2E64AADFA8AE3E459D8216E407C)
Meng-Jen Wu, Department of Dermatology
Project: The role of TNFR2 in neutrophil metabolic rewiring for host defense against S. aureus skin infections
PI:Nathan Archer
![Meng-Jen Wu](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/meng-jen-wu.jpeg?h=2322&iar=0&w=1870&hash=9438EB506ADB45127B4BBAD3D74FD695)
Kathirvel Maruthai, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
Project: Exploring the effect of metformin on Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in Macrophages
PI: Petros Karakousis
![Kathirvel Maruthai](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/kathirvel-maruthai.jpg?h=1445&iar=0&w=1871&hash=7B28B3342FDD956FA5AFB1F0F28044FD)
Jared Tangeman, Department of Neuroscience
Project: Identifying mechanisms of neural retina regeneration in salamanders
PI: Seth Blackshaw
![Jared Tangeman](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/jared-tangeman.jpg?h=3456&iar=0&w=5184&hash=78F8B4192BE34AD8E5C2AA400D4C2338)
River Huang, Department of Neuroscience
Project: Identification of transcriptional regulators that control the tonotopic specialization of the mammalian auditory sensory epithelium
PI: Angelika Doetzlhofer
![River Huang](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/river-huang.jpg?h=1124&iar=0&w=1125&hash=F40921774DBD3F4944A81B2BDAA28AD5)
Naboneeta Sarkar, Department of Neurosurgery
Project: Immunomodulatory tissue engineering graft to promote bone regeneration in a rat spinal fusion model
PI: Timothy Whitham
![Naboneeta Sarkar](/-/media/som/images/_images-pda/naboneeta-sarkar.jpg?h=912&iar=0&w=674&hash=483C397E4C20141951DE925E8CBE02BF)
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Our Team
Dana Boatman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
Ed Hsu, M.D.
Director of Postdoctoral Advising
Cassie Klein, M.B.A.
Administrator, Graduate Medical Education & Postdoctoral Programs
Emma Ey
Sr. Administrative Coordinator, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Marquita Genies, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Postdoctoral Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Kimberly Averella
Senior Credentialing Specialist, Office of the Registrar
Location
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
1830 E. Monument Street, 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21205-2196
[email protected]