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Biodefense and EID Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

Opportunities are available for pre- and post-doctoral fellows who need supplemental training or who have an interest or a “gap” in a specific area:

Meetings and Journal Clubs:

Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Club – Weekly meetings are held to discuss recently published high-impact research articles related to biological threat agents and emerging infections.

  • Breakfast Club – Presentations are conducted on a weekly basis by pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows on their current research.

  • Infectious Disease, Virology and Immunology Journal Clubs – Weekly meetings are held to discuss current literature in infectious disease, virology, and immunology.

  • Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology Meeting – Meetings are held on a monthly basis with basic science and clinical presentations by Wadsworth scientists.

  • Speed Rounds – Department of Health presentations are given on solutions to public health problems.

Seminars:

  • Biodefense Seminars – Held 12 times a year; research presentations by external speakers.

  • Wadsworth Seminars – Held weekly; broadly-based research presentations by external speakers.

  • Division Seminars – Held weekly; emphasize specialty areas by external speakers.

  • Director’s Seminars – Held monthly; research presentations by Wadsworth scientists.

  • Infectious Disease–Epidemiology Series – Monthly seminars feature collaborative presentations from Wadsworth clinical laboratory scientists and staff from the Division of Epidemiology, based on recent infectious disease outbreaks in New York State.

  • Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease Seminar Series – Held monthly; feature research of scientists from Wadsworth Center and other neighboring institutions.

  • Public Health Seminar Series – Held monthly; presentions by external speakers on current public health awareness issues.

  • Public Lectures Life, Science and Health – Offered by Wadsworth Center each spring to educate and excite the public about biomedical science. The series of six lectures focuses on a particular theme, such as genetics, infectious disease, neuroscience and the role of technology.

Retreats & Local/Regional Conferences:

  • Biomedical Sciences Retreat – This departmental retreat is held annually as a colloquium with research presentations by Wadsworth scientists and poster presentations by students and fellows.

  • Local/Regional Conferences – Conferences are held annually and include the Albany Conference, Upstate Immunology Conference, and the American Society for Microbiology Conference, among others.

  • Post-doc Retreat – This institutional retreat is held annually as a forum by the Wadsworth Postdoctoral Association (PDA) to discuss science, career development, and postdoc issues.