MBL Community Shares Research at Postdoctoral Symposium

Noah Martin, a Ph.D. student working with the Rosenthal lab, presents on RNA recoding in cephalopods to Henry Jacques, a research assistant in the Echeverri lab, and Beverly Naigles, a postdoctoral scientist in the Swartz lab. Credit: Alex Megerle

The Marine Biological Laboratory's annual Postdoctoral Symposium was held Tuesday, March 11. Postdocs, graduate students, research assistants, and post-bacs were invited to present their research to the MBL community.

Over 20 presenters shared their work in the form of long talks, flash talks, and poster presentations. Attendees also enjoyed a career panel from professionals in a variety of fields and a pizza lunch in Swope.

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Two women stand in front of a moveable bulletin board. The one on the left is showing the other an iPad.

ENGAGE Bio-Postbac Talia Marc (left) presents research on body axis development in sea stars and sea cucumbers to Senior Scientist Zoe Cardon. Credit: Alex Megerle

A man leads against a lectern and addresses viewers in an auditorium. He is making the "air quotes" sign.

Periklis Paganos, a postdoctoral scientist in the Swartz lab, speaks on the pre-chordate origins of conserved ovarian cell types and regulatory systems. Credit: Alex Megerle

A woman stands behind a lectern in front of people in an auditorium

Jaqulin Wallace, a research assistant in the Morgan lab, presents research on synaptic vesicle docking and trafficking at a vertebrate synapse. Credit: Alex Megerle

A line of people get snacks and drinks from a table.

Attendees at Tuesday's postdoctoral symposium line up for snacks and coffee during a break in the action in Rowe Lab. Credit: Alex Megerle

A crowd of people sit at circular tables in a room.

Tuesday's postdoctoral symposium broke for lunch at noon. Credit: Alex Megerle

Rectangular slices of pizza sit on a white tray.

Attendees to the postdoctoral symposium enjoyed a pizza lunch. Credit: Alex Megerle

Various types of cookies sit on a white tray. Also on the table are disposable plates and cutlery and a drink container.

Cookies were part of the spread at lunch on Tuesday. Credit: Alex Megerle

A man in a beige suit and a woman wearing navy blue sit at a table with microphones in front of them.

Jean-Phillipe NicolaÏ (Consulat General of France in Boston) and Sandra Sanchez (Framingham State University) during the career panel at Tuesday's postdoctoral symposium. Credit: Alex Megerle

Four people--three women and one man--sit at a table with microphones in front of them.

From left to right: Erin Bryant (Sea Education Association), Michelle Collins (MassWildlife), Jean-Phillipe NicolaÏ (Consulat General of France in Boston), and Sandra Sanchez (Framingham State University) form a career panel. Credit: Alex Megerle

A man gestures to a poster hanging on a bulletin board and faces another man and a woman, who are facing toward the poster..

Noah Martin (center), a Ph.D. student working with the Rosenthal lab, presents research on RNA recoding in cephalopods to Henry Jacques, a research assistant in the Echeverri lab, and Beverly Naigles, a postdoctoral scientist in the Swartz lab. Credit: Alex Megerle

Two women stand in front of a poster on a bulletin board. The one on the left is pointing to the poster, while the one on the right faces the poster.

Paula Diaz Sanchez (left), a research assistant in the Rosenthal lab, presents research on adenosine deamination and protein recoding in cephalopods to Jennifer McCarthy-Taylor, a postdoctoral scientist in the Albertin lab. Credit: Alex Megerle