The NextGen Association for Postdocs and Grad Students is excited to announce a new series of personal finance workshops and seminars for Broadies. In collaboration with Broad Human Resources, the new seminar series will aim to provide Broadies an overview of personal finance and money management topics as they being their careers and become financially independent.

The first session will focus on Debt Management and Budgeting. Presented by Paul Gunning, Fidelity, the seminar will take place on Wednesday, February 25, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Yellowstone Room. Lunch will be served. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP at broad.io/2015PFsession1

Future sessions will follow including:

Session II: Saving for Retirement & Investing, Wednesday, March 4, 12:00-1:00 p.m., in the Monadnock Room.

Please contact nga@broadinstitute.org if you have ideas for future topics!

You’re invited to the next Postdoc/Grad Student Seminar on Thursday, February 26, 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Monadnock Room.

Presenters:
Wouter Meuleman, Kellis Lab
“Analysis and visualization of hundreds of epigenomes”

Peter van Galen, Bernstein Lab
“Multiplexed chromatin immuno-precipitation for efficient and quantitative assessment of histone modifications.”

This seminar is open to the Broad community and pizza will be served.

The NextGen Association and the Office of Academic Affairs would like to invite you to celebrate the season with a special monthly social: UGLY SWEATER PARTY! Wednesday, December 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Monadnock Room.

Wear your “ugliest” sweater or get creative and make your own! Click here for tips on creating your own sweater or buy one at the Garment District, 200 Broadway, Cambridge. Prize for best sweater!

Refreshments will be served. All Broad-affiliated postdocs and grad students are invited, as well as their families!

We look forward to seeing you all there!

All Broad-affiliated postdocs and grad students are invited to the next planning meeting for the NextGen Association for Postdocs & Grad Students on Friday, November 21, 12:00-1:00 in the Cascades Room.

Members of the association work with the Office of Academic Affairs to brainstorm and plan professional development and social events and programs for the trainee community at Broad.

Lunch will be served and it’s open to all trainees. Drop by and see what the association is working on!

You’re invited to a special Thanksgiving Celebration, Friday, November 21

This month, we will be joined by the International Office to celebrate Thanksgiving with our colleagues. We will be having a traditional Thanksgiving feast with turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes.

When: Friday, November 21
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
Where: Monadnock Room (415 Main, 2nd Floor)

You’re invited to the next Career Development Seminar:

You’re invited to a special Postdoc/Grad Student Social:

Halloween Social
Wednesday, October 29
4:30-6:30 p.m.
415 Main Street Lobby – note new location

It is with great pleasure we announce the results of the 2014 NextGen Association for Postdocs and Graduate Students election.

The 2014 co-chairs are Claire Churchhouse and Atray Dixit.

The 2014 co-vice chairs are Andrés Colubri and Terence Wong.

The responsibilities of the elected officers include convening planning meetings, requesting volunteers to coordinate specific events, and working with the Academic Affairs Office to provide oversight to ongoing programs such as the seminar series and the career development series.

Thank you to all who voted.

You are all encouraged to stop by a NextGen Association meeting to learn about the Association and how you can get involved. The next scheduled meeting will take place on October 28, 2014 from 12:00-1:00 PM in the Cascades Room (11th Floor, Stanley Building). Meetings are open to all Broad-affiliated academic trainees and lunch is served.

Please reach out to the NextGen Association or the Academic Affairs Office if you have any questions or would like additional information on how to get involved.

Are you giving a talk at the upcoming ASHG meeting? We’d like to offer you the chance to practice your talk in an informal setting in front of your peers. Practicing in front of your own lab has its advantages, but sometimes it helps to have a fresh, clean and unbiased set of eyes who have never seen your work before.

We’ve scheduled a special Postdoc/Grad Student Seminar, Thursday, October 9, 5:00-6:00 PM to allow anyone the chance to practice their 15-minute presentation.

If you’re interested in practicing your talk, please email Angela Florentino.