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ӰԺ Postdoc Advisory Committee (PAC)

  • The PAC consists of postdocs from ӰԺ 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 ӰԺ. They plan and execute yearly activities that support postdoc networking and career building. They also draft new policies that enhance the life experience of ӰԺ postdocs.
  • The PAC meets once per month.
  • If you are interested in joining, please contact us at postdoc@mcw.edu.
  • Follow our , , and LinkedIn 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, School of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Director of the Sensory Neuroscience, Attention, and Perception Laboratory

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Michelle L. Roberts, MS, PhD

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

Department: Medicine | PAC subcommittee: PAC Co-Chair, National Postdoctoral Association PAC representative

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Sonam Mittal, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Sunila Pradeep

Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department | PAC Subcommittee: PAC Secretary

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Gaurav Kumar, PhD

Mentor: Curt D. Sigmund, PhD

PAC subcommittee: Mentoring

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Emily Welby, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Allison Ebert, PhD

Department: Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy| PAC Subcommittee: Website Co-Chair, Social Chair

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Stephen Hammond, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Andreas Beyer

Department: Medicine | CVC Representative, Awards Co-Chair, Website Design Co-Chair

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Silambarasan Anbumani, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Eric Paulson

Department: Radiation Oncology | PAC subcommittee: National Postdoctoral Association PAC representative

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Subhajit Giri, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Navonil De Sarkar

Department: Pathology & Cancer Center

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Michael Flinn, PhD

Mentor: Caitlin O’Meara, PhD

Department: Physiology

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Daria Golosova, MD, PhD

Mentor: Curt D. Sigmund, PhD

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Aravind Parthasarathy, PhD

Mentor: Dr. David Zhang

Department: Medicine

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Nikola Sekulovski, PhD

Mentor: Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD

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Priyanga Jayakrishnan, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Nikki Lytle

Department: Surgical Oncology

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Pelin Ergun, PhD

Mentor: Dr. Nikki Johnston

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: Dr. Anna Palatnik

Department: OBGYN Maternal Fetal Medicine | PAC subcommittee: Mentoring

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

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
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Assistant Professor

John Dasinger |
Augusta University
Postdoctoral Fellow

Dusanka Djoric |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Director of Training for SUPREMES

Lisa Frazer |
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Postdoctoral Fellow

Anjali Geethadevi, 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 |
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Research Scientist I

Pui Kei Wu |
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Instructor

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

Moua Yang |
Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow

Mohammad Zarenia, PhD