postdocs, postdoctoral scholars, postdoctoral researchers, fellows, graduate students, grad students
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Are you unsure about your next step in your career? Join 20,000 fellow postdocs as an NPA member today.

The NPA is here to help. As the national voice of the postdoctoral community, the NPA seeks to improve the postdoctoral experience by supporting a culture of inclusive connection. We focus on advocacy, resource development, and an unwavering commitment to improving diversity, equity and inclusion.

As a new member I am getting more involved and taking advantage of the resources made available through NPA. I implore postdocs at varying levels to join me in that exploration and let the NPA assist them in building careers.
ReAnna Roby, Ph.D., postdoc at Michigan State

Highlighted Resources
The goal of a postdoctoral fellowship is to provide the training necessary for the postdoctoral scholar to achieve intellectual and professional independence and success. This toolkit was developed to provide definition for the scholar and his/her support community as to the competencies essential to achieving this independence. Some of these competencies will have been acquired during graduate training. Thus, some aspects of the competencies will describe refinements of skills already achieved, and some will represent new or advanced skills. View the quick guide here or Learn More.
The NPA has developed a resource to help postdocs and prospective postdocs plan and achieve early career success with our career resources for postdocs. These resources will help you navigate your entire time as a postdoc and guide you through the different components of career exploration and job searching. With an eye on balanced research, professional and career development, these guides will help you along every step on the way!
As a postdoc, it goes without saying that mentors are critical for your continued development as a professional, as well as your movement into a position beyond training. But there is no such thing as the perfect mentor because everyone’s needs and goals are highly variable. In fact, that is the first step in thinking about finding mentors – reflecting to specifically identify and assess what you hope to gain from your mentor(s); you can’t go looking for something without a clear idea of your own needs and goals! Taking self-assessment tests and creating an individual development plan (IDP), and then reviewing the results with current mentors and peers is a great first step. With a deeper understanding of yourself, you will be much better positioned to seek new mentoring relationships and resolve mentoring relationship challenges. View the postdoc mentoring resources to learn more.

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All postdocs and graduate students are invited to become Individual or Affiliate Members. Have questions? Review the Membership FAQ.

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NPA Organizational Members

As of February 10, 2026

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A Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine American Aging Association* American Association for Anatomy* American Association for Cancer Research* American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research* American Association of Immunologists* American Chemical Society* American Geophysical Union American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology* American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics* Argonne National Laboratory Arizona State University Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Association of American Medical Colleges* Auburn University Graduate School B Baylor College of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Binghamton University Boston Children's Hospital Boston College Boston University Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Brookhaven National Laboratory Brown University Buck Institute for Research on Aging C California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute Children's National Hospital Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center City of Hope Beckman Research Institute Clemson University College of Engineering and Science Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Columbia University Cornell University D Dartmouth College Duke University E East Carolina University Emory University F Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology* Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University Fox Chase Cancer Center Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center G Genentech, Inc Genetics Society of America* George Washington University, The Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Gladstone Institutes H H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Harvard University (FAS | HMS | SPH) Histochemical Society, The I Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Idaho National Lab Indiana University, School of Medicine Iowa State University J Jackson Laboratory, The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research K Kansas State University Kennesaw State University King Abdullah University of Science and Technology L Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Lehigh University Los Alamos National Laboratory Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Health Science Postdoc Association Loyola University Chicago, Health Science Division M Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mayo Clinic McMaster University Medical College of Wisconsin Medical University of South Carolina Merck Research Laboratories Michigan State University Mississippi State University Mohamed bin Zayed University for Artificial Intelligence Morgridge Institute for Research N National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine National Cancer Institute National Center for Atmospheric Research National Institute of Environmental Health Science National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institutes of Health New Mexico State University New York University New York University School of Medicine North Carolina State University Northwestern University O Oak Ridge Associated Universities Oak Ridge National Laboratory Ohio State University, The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Oklahoma State University Oregon Health Science University Oregon State University P Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Pennington Biomedical Research Center Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State College of Medicine Pfizer Inc Princeton University Purdue University Q Queen's University R Research Foundation of CUNY RISE UPP Rockefeller University Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Rush University Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences RWTH Aachen University S Saint Louis University Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The Sandia National Laboratories Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Savannah River National Laboratory SciPhD Scripps Research Institute, The Seattle Children's Research Institute Society for Leukocyte Biology* Society of Toxicology* Southern Methodist University St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Stanford University Stony Brook University Stowers Institute For Medical Research SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse University T Temple University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Thomas Jefferson University Tulane University U University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, San Francisco University of California, Santa Barbara University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado - Boulder University of Colorado - Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus University of Delaware University of Florida University of Georgia University of Houston University of Idaho The University of Illinois Chicago University of Iowa University of Kansas Postdoctoral Association University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maryland University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Massachusetts, Medical School University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Missouri University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nevada Las Vegas University of Nevada, Reno University of New Hampshire University of New Mexico University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Charlotte University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Dakota University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Texas at El Paso, The University of Texas, San Antonio, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas Medical Branch University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center University of Toronto University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Madison Utah State University V Van Andel Research Institute Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech W Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Wayne State University West Virginia University Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research The Wistar Institute Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution X Y Yale University Z

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