Steering Committee Leadership
The Steering Committee is a group of postdoctoral scholars who regularly take part in meetings, events, and interact with the officers of the UMN-PDA. The Steering Committee are the postdoctoral scholars responsible for shaping postdoctoral policy at the University of Minnesota. Officers are voted on annually and can serve up to three years.
Any postdoc can become a member of the Steering Committee simply by notifying the PDA and showing up for meetings (in person or virtually).
Minutes of all Steering Committee meetings are publicly available.
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Click here to review the PDA's By-Laws, which include a description of each leadership position's roles and responsibilities.
Officers
President
Tori Osinski, PhD
Department of Pediatrics; Medical School
Vice President
Nilanjan Chatterjee, PhD
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology; College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Sciences
Policy Liaison
Courtney Matson, PhD
Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Medical School
Treasurer
Harry Tran, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering; College of Science and Engineering
Secretary
Holly Korthas, PhD
Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy
Committees and Chairs
Communications Committee
Chair:
Holly Korthas, PhD; Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
Members:
Becky Forgrave, PhD; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Policy & Advocacy Committee
Chair:
Courtney Matson, PhD; Department of Microbiology and Immunology
International Affairs Chairs:
Xing He, PhD; Department of Physics
Marco Künzli, PhD; Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Members:
Elizabeth Abraham, PhD; Institute on the Environment
Patrick Brady, PhD; Department of Epidemiology & Community Health
Ankit Sood, PhD; Department of Neuroscience
Harry Tran, PhD; Department of Biomedical Engineering
Social Committee
Chair is Vacant - contact pda@umn.edu to join
Members:
Saarik Kalia, PhD; Department of Physics
Xing He, PhD; Department of Physics
Harry Tran, PhD; Department of Biomedical Engineering
Career Development Committee
Vacant - contact pda@umn.edu to join
Representatives and Liaisons
Grace Conchas, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering; College of Science and Engineering
SCFA Term Faculty Advisory Subcommittee
Courtney Matson, PhD
Department of Microbiology & Immunology; Medical School
Upendra Chalise, PhD
Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology; Medical School