Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, is an entire week of both fun and informative events celebrating UAB’s postdoctoral scholars, it will be held the week of September 16-20, 2024.

Hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Education (OPE), Postdoc Appreciation Week includes social events, postdoctoral recognitions, and more.

Appreciating Our Postdocs through Awards

One of the most exciting and fulfilling parts of Postdoc Appreciation Week is our opportunity to publicly honor the amazing work of our postdocs.  Honoring our postdocs began in 2015 with the first ever Postdoctoral Appreciation Awards Ceremony. 

Nominations for these awards come from Faculty Mentors and Postdoctoral Peers.

Faculty Nominated Awards

Extraordinary First Year Postdoc — this award is a “Rookie of the Year” award for the first year postdoctoral fellow/trainee who has become an immediate asset to the lab and shows great promise.

Most Esteemed Postdoc — this award is for the postdoctoral fellow/trainee with an impressive number of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations and posters.

Blazing Dragon Award — the award reflects a lone postdoc contributor's unique role in their lab, blazing a tril with their unique insights and efforts.

Peer Nominated Awards

Community Minded Award — this award is for the postdoctoral fellow/trainee who is dedicated to filling the needs of a local, national, or international community.

Dr. Congeniality Award — this award is for the postdoctoral fellow/trainee who has a disposition so kind and pleasant that their presence brightens the atmosphere of the work environment. 

Excellent Peer Award — this award is for the postdoctoral fellow/trainee who habitually extends their talents, patience, and time to help other scholars or researchers.

The Dory Award — this award is for the postdoctoral fellow/trainee who, despite setbacks and obstacles in their project, has kept pushing and persevered until they successfully finished the work.