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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Among them were Yau and his then-postdoc, Jun Yin.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
With reporting by Jon Cohen. Clarification, 24 February, 3 p.m.: This article has been clarified to indicate that the NIH postdoc program has been suspended, not closed.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
More than 1,100 postdocs staff Northwestern’s network of research labs.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Among them were Yau and his then-postdoc, Jun Yin.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Nieder, who is now a postdoc investigator in biology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, said more research is needed to confirm whether rig sharks make sounds under natural conditions without human interference.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
With reporting by Jon Cohen. Clarification, 24 February, 3 p.m.: This article has been clarified to indicate that the NIH postdoc program has been suspended, not closed.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Postdoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoc. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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