DFCI Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Association

Please see our November 2025 Postdoc Spotlight, featuring Peterson Gitonga Mathenge, PhD!

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Thank you for joining some of our fall activities, from pumpkin decorating to volleyball!

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Check out our new October Postdoc Spotlight featuring Priyanka Sharma, PhD in the Insco Lab!

It’s almost Halloween – get ready to decorate pumpkins with the PGA with food, drinks, and prizes!

Time: October 24th, 2025, 4-6pm
Place: Smith 308/309

Please register to make sure a pumpkin is available: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d4kwJfDvPNtrQVaGP6pUxzj_tWdJ-UwINNrVe16SWIg/viewform

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Postdoc and Graduate Student Affairs Office, in collaboration with DFCI Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Association, is excited to organize another in-person retreat in 2025!

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Simmons University, 300 The Fenway, Main College Building,
3rd Floor, Linda K. Paresky Conference Center

Register Now: https://www.dfcionline.org/page/3539

The DFCI Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Association is excited to announce the PGA Mentorship Program for 2025 to connect graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with mentors in academia, industry, and clinical practice.

The 8-week program will run from September 15th to November 15th with four mentorship sessions. Each mentor will be assigned 3-6 mentees. Participation in this program will be documented and can serve as an example of mentoring in future grant and promotion applications.

Please complete the survey to assist with matching mentees by August 25, 2025.

For mentors: https://forms.gle/ZAakCkNP52tfLakC6
For mentees: https://forms.gle/8avuNBuSLyroxbZw9