We’re rooting for our FIRST/IRACDA scholar Dr. Monica Thieu Monica Thieu, PhD as she competes in the first-ever “Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament” on Thursday, March 28, hosted by trivia legend Ken Jennings. news.emory.edu/features/2024/… via @emoryuniversity

Day 3…We’re having an amazing time at #IRACDA2023 . Kudos to San Antonio IRACDA for featuring an incredible lineup of speakers.

Dr. Shang Lin Lee Tommy Lee Emory FIRST IRACDA Fellow talks with poster judge at the #IRACDA2023 annual conference. Dr. Lee presented his research on elucidating neutral mechanisms for coding, consolidating, and retrieving long-term social memories Robert C. Liu

Dr. Monica Thieu, Emory FIRST IRACDA Fellow presenting her research at the #IRACDA2023 annual conference in San Antonio, TX.

Dr. Mackenzie Webster, Emory FIRST IRACDA Fellow, at the #IRACDA2023 annual conference to share her research on the assessment of monkey visual imagery using pupillometry.

Dr. Casey Schmidt, Emory FIRST IRACDA Fellow, presenting her research on characterization of HLB regulation in Drosophila melanogaster at the Annual #IRACDA2023 Conference.

Registration is open for the annual IRACDA conference. We are excited to present an itinerary of balance and well-being in the context of research and teaching. Can't wait to see everyone June 25-27th 2023. #research #teaching #iracda #iracda 2023
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It's time to prepare NIH NIGMS Training & Capacity Building MOSAIC Postdoctoral (K99/R00) Award to promote faculty diversity! SF IRACDA SD IRACDA Tufts IRACDA Program San Antonio IRACDA PennPORT_IRACDA FIRST IRACDA Program JHU_IRACDA IRACDA at UCLA SABER IRACDA
WEBINAR: Sept 14, 1 PM ET
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FIRST is accepting applications for its 2022 Cohort. FIRST seeks to recruit a cohort of postdocs who are interested in combining research and teaching. Last fall, eight recent FIRST alums began their first appointments as assistant professors. Why FIRST? first2020.org

@FellowsInspire Tufts IRACDA Program FIRST IRACDA Program JHU_IRACDA CIE Stony Brook IRACDA at UCLA SF IRACDA IBSC_UCSC PennPORT_IRACDA San Antonio IRACDA

Congratulations to postdoc Hala, whose review on RNA localization at centrosomes was published today Frontiers - Cell Biology in a special #centrosome issue edited by Tim Megraw and Chad Pearson. Special thanks to our reviewers, too! 👋

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SD IRACDA fellows are leading a virtual teaching workshop San Diego State University! All educators are welcome!

For more information and to register, visit: sdsu_iracda.eventbrite.com San Diego State University

FIRST IRACDA Fellow Dr. Casey Schmidt gave a great talk about the Drosophila HLB and undergrad bioinformatics research at the FIRST monthly seminar series this week joined by FIRST Fellows. med.emory.edu/firstprogram

Are you interested in comprehensive postdoctoral training for academic careers? Are you committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia? If so, please apply to SD IRACDA! Applications due November 1st.

NIH IRACDA programs truly excel at preparing postdocs to transition into faculty positions

21 Years of FIRST/IRACDA - We Welcome our Newest scholars to the FIRST Community.

FIRST IRACDA 2020 Cohort recently completed the virtual pedagogy course and gathered for their first face-to-face brunch today. We are eagerly awaiting to have our entire FIRST community together again soon. Photo Credit: Dr. Eddie Nam