PDA Executive Council
The Executive Council of the Postdoctoral Association serves the postdoctoral community and conducts and organizes PDA business and events.
President
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Hannah Hathaway, PhD
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Hathaway earned her Ph.D in Pharmacology from Georgetown University in 2014. She is now working as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Wendy Macklin's lab, where she studies mTOR signaling in oligodendrocytes.
Vice President
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Erin Golden, PhD
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Golden earned her Ph.D in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2015. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Linda Barlow studying development of the peripheral taste system.
Chief Financial Officer
Valerie Minarchick, PhD
Skaggs School of Pharmacy
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus |
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Chief Communications Officer
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Lina Cheuy, PhD
Department of Radiology
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Cheuy earned her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2016. She is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Yubin Miao's lab developing peptide-based cancer imaging agents for PET and SPECT imaging.
PDA Committees
Outreach Committee
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Sarah Farabi, PhD (Chair)
Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Farabi received her Ph.D from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2016 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow working under Dr. Teri Hernandez in the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes.
Travel Award Committee
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Dominique Reed, PhD (Co-Chair)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Reed earned her Ph.D in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Louisville in May 2016. She is now working as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Rajesh Agarwal in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in the efficacy of chemopreventative agent, Bitter Melon, in pancreatic cancer.
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Wynton McClary, PhD (Co-Chair)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. McClary earned his Ph.D in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Washington in 2016. He is now working as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Carlos Catalano, where he is working to develop novel virus-like particles for theragnostic applications.
Seminar Series Committee
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Rwik Sen, Ph.D (Co-Chair)
Department of Craniofacial Biology
School of Dental Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Sen earned his Ph.D in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry from S. Illinois Univeristy in 2015 with a focus on epigenetics, transcription and DNA repair in S. cerevisiae. His postdoctoral research now focuses on epigenetic regulation of neural crest cells in craniofacial development and related birth defects in CRISPR/Cas9 mutants of zebrafish. His other activities include mentoring, STEM outreach, career development workshops, writing, and event organization. His hobbies include travel, reading, and dancing.
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Dominique Reed, PhD (Co-Chair)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Reed earned her Ph.D in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Louisville in May 2016. She is now working as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Rajesh Agarwal in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in the efficacy of chemopreventative agent, Bitter Melon, in pancreatic cancer.
Postdoctoral Research Day (PDRD) Committee
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Lina Cheuy, PhD (Chair)
Department of Radiology
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
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Dr. Cheuy earned her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2016. She is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Yubin Miao's lab developing peptide-based cancer imaging agents for PET and SPECT imaging.
Postdoc Engagement Committee (PDEC)
Hannah Hathaway, Ph.D |
Lina Cheuy, Ph.D |
Rwik Sen, Ph.D
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