<div dir="ltr"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear Faculty and Postdocs,<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><span style="color:black">In collaboration with the <u>Riverside Postdoctoral Association</u>, we are continuing our awards for excellence in postdoctoral research, mentorship and service. Postdoctoral scholars are members of our campus that are intrinsic to our academic research, mentorship structure.  They are going through an essential and important transition from being a student to preparing for a senior role in academia or industry. To support and recognize the outstanding contributions of members of this community we will make 2 awards for excellence in mentorship, research and service.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">2025-2026 Postdoctoral Excellence Awards</font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Applications and nominations require a CV or equivalent, a research statement, a personal statement and 2 letters of recommendation.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The deadline for nominations is </span><span style="color:red"><b>February 28^th 2026</b></span><span style="color:black">.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Please use the link provided:</span><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,120,215)"><u><a href="https://form.jotform.com/230466432058959" title="https://form.jotform.com/230466432058959" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,120,215);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://form.jotform.com/230466432058959</a></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please consider nominating a postdoc in your lab, department or broader academic community.</font></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div id="m_-3346853237910770069m_3530221500814317641m_7696612135972052980m_3999832931373942901ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Emma H. Wilson</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Associate Dean of the Graduate Division</font></i></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Professor of Biomedical Sciences</font></i></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">UC Riverside</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">CA 92506</font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:rgb(25,107,36)"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Co-Editor in Chief Parasite Immunology</font></i></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13653024" title="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13653024" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13653024</font></a></u></span></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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