Best Places for Postdocs, 2012

By Sabrina Richards | April 1, 2012

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The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal tops this year's list of best international institutions for postdocs.THE CHAMPALIMAUD FOUNDATION

A glass bridge connecting two buildings at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal (ranked #1 international)

Krishanu Saha, a chemical engineer and postdoctoral researcher, in the lab of Rudolf Jaenisch at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (#1 USA). Saha helped develop synthetic surfaces designed to support stem cell growth.Whitehead Institute, Matt Fearer

The Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Austria (IMBA) was ranked #2 in the international list of best places to work for postdocs.IMBA, point of view

Postdocs at work at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA—the #3 ranked institution for postdocs in the USA.FOX CHASE cancer center

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, was the #4 ranked institution for postdocs in the USA. Pennington Biomedical Research Center

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF, ranked #5 in the USA), opened its new 186,000 square foot research tower in 2011. The 8-story facility houses dozens of new laboratories, as well as OMRF’s new Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence and the Samuel Roberts Noble Cardiovascular Institute. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Postdoc Satish Pasula (left) works in a Cardiovascular Biology Research Program laboratory in the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s new research tower. OMRF (#5 USA) maintains a dedicated postdoc association, which provides seminars, social events and career-enrichment activities for its 52 postdocs.The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, shown with greenhouses, took the 8th spot in the Best Places to Work for Postdocs in the USA.Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (#8 USA) focuses on ways to increase crop yield and enhance nutrition.Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Switzerland (FMI, #4 International) focuses on the interface between basic science and biomedical applications.the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

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The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal tops this year's list of best international institutions for postdocs.THE CHAMPALIMAUD FOUNDATION

Postdocs at this year’s top-ranked institutions get to tackle human health and disease from every angle. Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (#8 USA) search for ways to increase crop yield and enhance nutrition, while researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (#4 USA) investigate fields from epidemiology to physical activity. The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Switzerland (FMI, #4 International) focuses on the interface between basic science and biomedical applications. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF, #5 USA), in its search for treatments for human disease, has produced over 600 patents and one Alzheimer’s drug. And referred to by one enthusiastic postdoc as a “candy store” of scientific opportunity, the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Austria (IMBA, #2 International) emphasizes the molecular processes underlying health and disease.
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