Postdoctoral Association

The mission of the BIDMC PDA is to support and advocate for postdocs at BIDMC in all aspects of postdoctoral affairs. The BIDMC PDA shall address the needs and concerns of BIDMC postdocs by serving as a liaison between postdocs and BIDMC while promoting career development opportunities and networking events.

The PDA is composed of 5 committees:

• Communications Committee
• Advocacy Committee
• Networking Committee
• Career Development Committee
• Wellness Committee

Each committee is led by a chair/co-chairs. These committees are in turn overseen by president/co-presidents.

Co-presidents

Yanqin Huang
Megan Rosa-Caldwell 

Communication Committee Co-chairs

Annie Tsay
Adnan Khan
Narjes Jaafar
Samira Escopy

Advocacy Committee Co-chairs

Alvaro Delgado
Edilin Lopez
Fleming Mathew
Mawra Jha
Sanam Hariri
Pourya Naderi

Networking Committee Co-chairs

Mannan Nouri
Mawra Jha
Michelle Naegeli

Career Development Committee Co-chairs

Urmila Jagtap
Richard Cheng
Laura Aguilar
Jessie Ross
Radhika Joshi
Leandro Sierra
Maria Jose Hernandez Woodbine

Wellness Committee Co-chairs

Gulcan Yildiz
Laura Salej
Khadija Jella
Narjes Jaafar

Career Resource Committee Co-chairs

Marti Ortega-Ribera
Shihui Guo 

Executive Board Members

Amanda Franceschini Ghilardi
Kiersten Ruda
Jenny Hogstrom-Stakem
Sai Divya Yadavalli

Past Members

Nufar Edinger
Sarah Morgan (Networking Chair)
Julie Konge (Career Development Chair)
Carla Calagua
Mahnoor Bagai
Daniela Silva
Anuradha Rajendran
Abhigyan Satyam
Daniel Ram
Olivier Lucar (Director)
Anant Shinde (Director)
Jessica Hall (Founding Member)
Franciele Kipper (Networking Chair)
Edith Martinez Lozano
Irene Chebet Yator
Tanvi Khera
Amine Amyar
Fang Xie
Carolina Vigna
Leticia Campoverde Iza
Cesar Palacios
Danitza Lukac
Anna Marmalidou
Marcela Banegas
Mateo Garland

We encourage any current/prospective postdocs to contact us regarding any concerns and suggestions.