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Postdoc Association


 

The Helmholtz Munich Postdoc Association was founded in October 2018 and represents the interests of the postdocs to management and committees at Helmholtz Munich. They are committed to improving the postdoc experience and working environment for all postdocs at Helmholtz Munich.
The main objectives of the Postdoc Association are

  • To achieve a higher visibility of the postdocs at the center

  • To improve interaction among postdocs

  • To foster contact to external postdoc associations

  • Represent the interests of the postdocs to management and committees at Helmholtz Munich

Board Members of the Postdoc Association

Javier Garcia Lopez

Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging

Aicha Jeridi

Institute of Lung Health and Immunity

Jimmy Omony

Institute of Asthma and Allergy Prevention

Anne-Sophie Pepin

Institute of Functional Epigenetics

David Skerrett-Byrne

Institute of Experimental Genetics
& The University of Newcastle, Australia

Filip Dámek

Institute of Experimental Genetics

Joana Ferreira

Institute for Diabetes and Obesity

Lucie Angevin

Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

Dr. Nadine Gawlitta, Comprehensive Molecular Analytics

Dr. Carola Voss, Institute of Lung Health and Immunity

Dr. Ozvan Bocher, Institute of Translational Genomics

Dr. Marianne Rocha Hasler, Institute of Virology

Dr. Marijke Jansma, Institute of Structural Biology

Dr. Mathilde Noemie Delaval, Comprehensive Molecular Analytics

Dr. Christoph Bisig, Scientific Talent and Career Development

Dr. Meike Tauchert

Activities of the Helmholtz Munich Postdoc Association

Open Postdoc Lunch Meeting

The lunch meeting is an opportunity to connect with postdocs from different departments at Helmholtz Munich without any particular agenda. We meet regularly at the Mensa in Neuherberg, usually on the last Thursday the month. The next lunch meetings will take place on:

 
  • February: 27.02.2025 (Thursday)
  • March: 27.03.2025 (Thursday)
  • April: 24.04.2025 (Thursday)
  • May: 28.05.2025 (Wednesday)
  • June: 26.06.2025 (Thursday)
 
 
  • July: 31.07.2025 (Thursday)
  • August:  28.08.2025 (Thursday)
  • September: 25.09.2025 (Thursday)
  • October: 30.10.2025 (Thursday)
  • November: 27.11.2025 (Thursday)
 

Just drop by and look for the sign on the table in the mensa. All postdocs are welcome! 

See you on our next lunch date!

Postdoc Meet & Mingle: Leveraging Your Academic Career in Industry

Join the Helmholtz Munich Postdoc Association for the next Postdoc Meet & Mingle!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 at 5 pm. at the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

This event will focus on preparing for a career transition from academia to industry, with an emphasis on opportunities in preclinical and clinical Contract Research Organizations (CROs).

Our speaker, Morgan K. Foret, PhD, made the transition from academia to industry in 2022. She began as a Preclinical Study Director at Charles River Laboratories, specializing in CNS gene therapy preclinical trials.

In 2023, she transitioned to regulatory affairs and is currently a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Thermo Fisher, leading Clinical Trial Applications to Health Canada. Morgan earned her Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology from the University of Calgary and her doctoral degree in Pharmacology and Therapeutics from McGill University, where she researched Alzheimer’s disease.

She is passionate about sharing her experiences with others who are looking to enter the industry from academia. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys playing the clarinet with the I Medici di McGill orchestra.

Join us for Morgan's talk and the networking session afterward—this is a great opportunity to engage with other postdocs at Helmholtz Munich. Beverages and sandwiches will be provided.

After the event, we invite everyone to continue networking over drinks at the "Ziegelhaus" beer garden/restaurant, located near Am Hart (self-paid).

Register to join the Postdoc Meet&Mingle! 

About the Postdoc Meet & Mingle

The event series "Meet & Mingle" is networking event for postdocs at Helmholtz Munich, jointly organized by the Postdoc Center and the Helmholtz Munich Postdoc Association. The events are a great opportunity to meet your colleagues and network in an informal setting!

The events take place 3-4 times a year and are a great opportunity to connect postdocs across departments and disciplines at Helmholtz Munich.

We will share information about upcoming events via Teams & the Postdoc Mailinglist.

Do you have ideas for speakers for future meet & mingles or information sessions that you would like to see included? Please get in touch with the Postdoc Association anytime!