Postdoc Leadership Council (PLC)

The Postdoc Leadership Council was established in 2009 to provide BWH postdocs with opportunities for involvement and advocacy.  PLC members actively shape activities for postdocs at BWH in conjunction with the ORC, and provide feedback to the ORC on the needs of the postdoc community. Many of the PLC members have also served in various roles on other committees including the ORC's Research Advisory Committee (RAC) and the BWH Biomedical Research Institute's Research Oversight Committee (ROC).

PLC Events:

Postdoc Leadership Council:

If you would like to take a leadership role on behalf of the postdoc community, please consider joining the PLC.  We will add new members when postdocs move on in their careers or leave BWH.  If interested, please contact the ORC at BWHORC@partners.org. Current members:

Brandon Abbs, PhD
Travis Barr, PhD
Steven Barthel, PhD
Zafira Castano-Corsino, PhD
Anne-Marie Chang, PhD
Thomas Cheriyan, PhD
Raji Edathumangalam, PhD
Youssef Farag, MD
Jody Fromm, PhD
Renata Grozovsky, PhD
Rong Liu, PhD
Izabela Malinowska, MD, PhD
Melissa Merritt, PhD
Wilfred Ngwa, PhD
Joerg Rottmann, PhD
Trevor Siggers, PhD
Mohib Uddin, PhD

Annual Peer Mentor Award:

Monideepa Roy, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, BWH Department of Pathology, was the recipient of the ORC’s first Peer Mentor Award in 2009.  Dr. Roy has volunteered her time to participate in 5 of the 15 sessions as a senior postdoc on the PLC in the Postdoc Q & A Lunches and is recognized for her leadership in this program, and her commitment to enhancing the postdoctoral training experience of her peers.

Karin Hellner, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Channing Lab, BWH Department of Medicine, Chaning Lab, was the recipient of the ORC's second Peer Mentor Award in 2010.  Dr. Hellner has been a committed member of the Research Advisory Committee for nearly fours years, served a two-year term as a postdoc representative to the Research Oversight Committee, and was instrumential in establishing the Postdoc Leadership Council.  Dr. Hellner has volunteered her time to participate in all of the PLC's activities and is recognized for her leadership, generous spirit, and commitment to enhancing the postdoctoral training experience of her peers.

Rolf Stottmann, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, BWH Department of Medicine, Division of Genetics, was the recipient of the ORC's third Peer Mentor Award in 2011. Dr. Stottmann has been a committed member of the Research Advisory Committee for nearly five years, served a two-year term as a postdoc representative to the Research Oversight Committee, and was instrumental in establishing the Postdoc Leadership Council. Dr. Stottmann has volunteered his time to participate in all of the PLC’s activities over the past two years and is recognized for his leadership and unwavering commitment to enhancing the postdoctoral training experience of his peers.

Former PLC Members: