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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The mystery of how this parasite manages the asymmetric expression of its genetic manual has been a cold case in the back of my mind since my days as a postdoc.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
My postdoc prospects after finishing a doctorate in physics at Harvard were in Europe.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The chilling effect has rippled across the Ivy League, with postdocs and international researchers at multiple institutions reporting heightened anxiety about speaking publicly on their work.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The mystery of how this parasite manages the asymmetric expression of its genetic manual has been a cold case in the back of my mind since my days as a postdoc.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The long-term implications of these barriers could be grim, especially because more than half of the country’s postdoc scholars in science, technology, engineering and math, and around a third of the country’s graduate students, are visa holders.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
My postdoc prospects after finishing a doctorate in physics at Harvard were in Europe.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Postdoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoc. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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