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Name: Elizabeth Rex
Current position: Research scientist at Johnson & Johnson
Location: San Diego, CA
Time in current position: 4 months
Postdoc: Molecular neuropharmacology of dopamine receptors with David Sibley at NINDS
My story: When I came to NINDS, I didn’t know what I was going to do [for a career]. I thought it would all be unveiled with time. Looking back, I should have had more “career intellect.”
Welcome to Postdoc Appreciation Week! I hope that you were all out on the lawn in front of Building 1 yesterday, enjoying your Georgetown Cupcakes. I am sorry I missed that event, I can tell you! Some of you may think that one week is insufficient to recognize contributions made by postdocs. To quell this cynicism, I offer a poem, celebrating all that you contribute as a postdoctoral scholar: