Trainees
Welcome to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Society’s Trainee online community! DOHaD trainees are comprised of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and other early-career professionals pursuing research in fetal and developmental origins of health and disease. Trainees are a valuable part of the Society’s discovery platform and are integral in the development of new and innovative id
Click here to become a DOHaD Trainee Member
DOHaD 2022 in Vancouver
It’s never too late to get a jumpstart on the next DOHaD meeting! If you have ideas about trainee workshops, networking events and other training opportunities at the next World Congress, please contact your Council Representative Amita Bansal at amitab@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Connect with us on Facebook
The ‘Trainees of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Society' Facebook group is a platform for contributing ideas, sharing new findings, and staying connected. We are open to all trainees and emerging scientists, and are up to 136 members! Please join the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/408996095891579/
Postdoc trainees – become a J DOHaD reviewer today!!
All DOHaD postdoc trainees are invited to become Trainee Reviewers for J DOHaD. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop editorial experience and participate in the success of the Society's journal. For more information, please email Amita.
Benefits of membership: In addition to the advantages of DOHaD Society membership, DOHaD trainees benefit from reduced membership fees and registration costs at the biennial World Congresses, as well as access to a suite of online resources through a password-protected section of the website. This includes updates of new grants, scholarships, and job offers within the DOHaD field; information about upcoming webinars on hot topics and current research initiatives across the field; details of upcoming workshops, meetings and conferences; online access to the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (J DOHaD), and regular newsletters highlighting publications in the field and other DOHaD resources.
Most significantly, trainee members have the opportunity to join an international scientific network that promotes an interdisciplinary and integrative approach to research.
For Postdocs and Clinical Fellows
- Grants
- Job offers (academic, industry, administrative etc)
- National Postdoctoral Association (US relevant)
For PhD Students
- Postdoctoral positions (academic and industry)
- Travel grants for meetings of interest
For Postgraduate Students
- PhD student position offers
- Student scholarship applications that are relevant to DOHaD
For all trainees
DOHaD Congress
- Trainee-Mentor sessions
- Welcome event
- Social events
- Travel awards
- Presentation awards
- Discounted price for DOHaD trainees to attend DOHaD congress
Webinars
- Women in Science related
- Grant writing related
- Ethics related
- Policy related
- Promotion and Tenure related
- Diversity related
- International trainee related
Upcoming workshops, meetings, and conferences
Journal of DOHaD
DOHaD News letter
Contact the Trainee Representatives on DOHaD Council
Amita Bansal, PhD (amitab@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Giselle Abruzzese, PhD (giselleabruzzese@gmail.com)