We thank Dr. Andrew Zinn for his institutional welcome this morning! #NBPAinDallas2024

Day 2 of the #NBPAinDallas2024 Symposium. What an honor to have Dr. Russell Debose-Boyd as today's keynote speaker. National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) @wustlbpa Frankie D Heyward, Ph.D.

A successful Day 1 at the National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) Leadership Symposium. Day 2 has already begun and energized! #NBPAinDallas2024

Excited to get some incredible pearls of wisdom from Dr. Alyssa Hasty Alyssa Hasty National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) #NBPAinDallas2024

Day 1 of the inaugural National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) leadership symposium. An amazing community of black postdocs! #affirmed #blacknerds #FanconiAnemia #epithelialorganoids #NBPA

I’ve really enjoyed the National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) leadership symposium thus far! I’m so inspired.

An inspiring evening with our keynote speaker Cassandra Extavour, Professor at Harvard University and HHMI. Her powerful insights at National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) on thriving as a Black scientist in academia were truly motivating. Thank you for sharing your wisdom! 👏 #NBPAinDallas2024

The scene during the National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) NBPA Leadership Symposium welcoming reception 🥂 After years of virtual meetings, this was our first time coming together. I've never met so many Black PhDs at one time in-person 🤩🥹 #NBPAinDallas2024 #BlackExcellence #BlackinSTEM

The WashU BPA @wustlbpa is well represented at the #NBPAinDallas2024 meeting. Thank you Frankie D Heyward, Ph.D. and National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) for this amazing symposium and awesome networking opportunity.

The WashU BPA @wustlbpa is well represented at #NBPAinDallas2024. Thank you Frankie D Heyward, Ph.D. and National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) for organizing such an amazing symposium and networking opportunity. WashU Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

We want to thank Dr. Cassandra Extavour Cassandra Extavour for giving us an exceptional keynote address last night!! #NBPAinDallas2024

Day 2 was so jam-packed with goodies, I can't begin to catalog everything in this post - transformational leadership and coaching, mindfulness, tips on lab development, and building successful affinity programs #NBPAinDallas2024

Our Chair Frankie D Heyward, Ph.D. sharing his experience with Simons Foundation 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

A major highlight of the National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) Leadership Symposium occurred when 8 incredible Black Postdoctoral Association (BPA) leadership teams came together to discuss ways to further support our communities ❤️‍🔥 #NBPAinDallas2024 #BlackExcellence #BlackinSTEM

It was a life changing experience! So many brilliant black nerds in one space. Thank you National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) Simons Foundation for making this possible.

Biggest thanks to the ever-inspirational Dr. Cassandra Extavour (Cassandra Extavour) for not only giving a stirring National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) Leadership Symposium Keynote speech, but also for leading an insightful session on Digital Productivity and Team Management tools 👏🏾🙏🏾💐

Many Black scientists fall through the cracks during their postdoc; I almost did myself. Last month, 70+ National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) members met for the 1st time to strengthen our community.🙏🏾RT to help us reach new members/sponsors so we can continue to grow no matter the political climate

Would you look at that Vaccines preventing cancer! Amazing

Looking for reviewers before Christmas

🧠 Self-Compassion is Your Superpower! 🌟 Join us on Feb 20, 2025 for a workshop to: 💡Build self-compassion in research 🗣️Reduce negative self-talk 🤝Connect with academic peers ⏰3–4 PM PST | 5–6 PM CST | 6–7 PM EST 📲 Register using the QR code. #MentalHealth #Academia