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Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Postdoc Community

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs works with both the Drexel Postdoctoral Association and the National Postdoctoral Association to ensure that our postdocs have access to a complete network and community.

Sustaining Member of the National Postdoctoral Association

NPA

Drexel University is a Sustaining Member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). Therefore, our postdocs receive free Affiliate Membership. By becoming a member, you will get opportunities to network with individuals in the postdoc community and gain access to members-only resources, such as the NPA Institutional Policy Database, and myPostdoc Monthly, a webinar offering support to postdocs. To learn more about NPA free resources, events and opportunities, please visit the National Postdoctoral Association’s website.

DPA

The Drexel Postdoctoral Association (DPA) aims to support postdocs during their journey at Drexel in a professional and social capacity. The DPA works with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to build stronger relations and advocate for postdocs in order to enact constructive changes and improve the training experience by engaging with Drexel administration and faculty.

Through the DPA, you can:

  • Connect with peers
  • Find information and resources
  • Gain leadership experience by joining a committee or even joining the executive board - Doc Upload

Questions may be directed to Hwyda A. Arafat, MD, PhD, MSc. MEdL at opa@drexel.edu.

Meet OUR Postdocs

Opeyemi Babajide, PhD
Biplab Sarkar, PhD
Clinita Randolph, PhD
 
 

Meet Our Postdoc Alumni

Joseph Gardella, PhD
Drexel Postdoctoral Fellow Irene Headen, PhD, MS
Drexel Postdoctoral Fellow Elena Irollo, PharmD, PhD
Roshell Muir, PhD
Drexel Postdoctoral Fellow Mamta Shah, PhD
Arun Kumar Soma, PhD
Drexel Postdoctoral Fellow Swathi Swaminathan, PhD
Liyan Wu, PhD
 
 

Contact the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

 
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
Drexel University College of Medicine
Health Sciences Building
60 N 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Questions may be directed to:
Hwyda A. Arafat, MD, PhD, MSc. MEdL
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs and  Professional Development
opa@drexel.edu

 
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