PDLF Podcast Episode 2 - International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) - Transcript

Lin Song  0:04  
Hey, welcome to the Postdoc Leadership Fellow Podcast. I'm Lin Song, third year postdoc in the Hellen Diller Cancer Center working on lung cancer.

Rachel Rudlaff  0:17  
I'm Rachel Rudlaff. I'm a postdoctoral fellow in Bo Huang's Lab.

April Bell  0:21  
I'm April Bell. I am a second year postdoc with the California Preterm Birth Initiative.

Oleta Johnson  0:27  
And I am Oleta Johnson. I am a third year postdoc, also at the Mission Bay campus, working in Sandler neurosciences building. And in this series, our goal is to promote community at UCSF by connecting you to resources that are important for being a postdoc.

April Bell  0:50 
In this episode, we're here with Holly Nigorizawa and Matt Loehrer from the International Students and Scholars Office. We hope you enjoy the podcast.

April Bell  1:04  
So, I'm April Bell, one of the Postdoctoral Leadership Fellows at UCSF. I'm also a second year postdoc with the California Preterm Birth Initiative in the department of OB GYN in the School of Medicine, and I'm here with my colleague today.

Lin Song  1:18  
My name is Lin Song, I'm a third year postdoc in Hellen Diller Cancer Center, also a Postdoc  Leadership Fellow.

Holly Nigorizawa  1:26  
Hey, I'm Holly Nigorizawa. I'm the International Programs Director in the International Students and Scholars Office. And I primarily work on things that are HR liaison related, developing programs, professional development and career programs for our folks, our international folks. And issue visa paperwork, and I've been in the field for about 18 years.

Matt Loehrer  1:51  
My name is Matt Loehrer. I am an international student scholar advisor. So I also process visa documents. Specifically, with regards to postdocs, H1Bs for postdocs, as well as some J1 visas and I kind of assist with with other kinds of things on the back end. But I also lead different programs for postdocs at the ISSO.

April Bell  2:17  
We are delighted to have the two of you from the International Students and Scholars Office, often known as the ISSO, with us today. And so we're gonna just jump right into our questions. So could you all give our listeners a short description of your office, and you touched on that a little bit in your introduction, and how you serve postdocs?

Holly Nigorizawa  2:38  
Sure, Matt, do you want to go ahead and start?

Matt Loehrer 2:40  
Um, yeah, sure. So, I guess the first place to start is, you know, I guess we're primarily associated with with visas, right. So we process visa requests that come in from HR, for postdocs, you know, whether it's a J1 , H1B, TN, you know, we handle them. And then we also kind of help with with getting the, you know, walking through the visa process at the embassy, arriving in the United States, and getting oriented once you've arrived. But beyond that, you know, we also offer assistance, kind of adjusting to life in the US and at UCSF, especially in those early, early days, you know, after arriving. And then I think kind of in a bigger picture, we advocate on behalf of postdocs or visa holders in general. So not just at the campus, but at the federal level. So I think we can all recall few times over the last four or five years, you know, a lot of issues have come up with visa or immigration related topics that affect postdocs. And so we would be writing comment letters and advocating within our professional networks and through, you know, campus institutions to make sure that the needs, primarily, of the postdocs are, are understood and communicated to the people making those decisions in crafting those policies and regulations. Holly?

April Bell  4:04  
Can you, before we go to Holly, can you say a little bit more about how you help postdocs get oriented and get settled in when they first arrive? You mentioned that you your office also does that.

Matt Loehrer  4:15  
Of course, when we mail out the actual initial documents, we mail out kind of a seven or eight page brochure highlighting the very basic aspects of what are the names of banks, what are the names of grocery stores, what is insurance, because  especially if you're on a J1 visa, you have to be covered by insurance, and kind of laying out the groundwork that way. And then after arrival within you know, once onboarding with HR is completed, there's usually a J1 orientation we offer once a month and we also do an H1B orientation. At these orientations, we kind of go over the big picture--who's in control here, you know, like who are the government agencies, what are these documents, you know, why are they important and how can you make sure that you know, nothing slips through the cracks. So, what are the kind of important dates to remember and the important aspects of those documents to know about. But then also, you know, going into more general stuff like if you need to buy stuff for your house, there's these places called Target. If you're coming from another country, you might not know what's the difference between Target and Safeway or what's Stonestown versus, you know, what's Home Goods or something. So, just kind of like making sure people understand there's a lot of different neighborhoods in San Francisco. When people refer to Mission Bay, they're referring to a neighborhood and just as a referring to Cow Hollow, you know, so we have a list of just kind of general things like that, you know, if you think about when you first arrive in San Francisco, not just related to your visa, but this is a new, a new city that you might not have ever been to. And it's a very quirky city in terms of its kind of long history, and it's got different neighborhoods and different parts of those neighborhoods are related to different things you can find there. So just kind of going over stuff like that.

Holly Nigorizawa  5:51  
Yeah, I don't have a whole lot. It seems like we have a few few buckets that we fulfill. The first is, as Matt mentioned, advising, visa advising, issuing legal documents, submitting petitions on behalf of folks. The other is working with faculty members, if they have questions inviting international folks. We work with HR very closely because postdocs are employees here at UCSF. And we also work very closely with our CAIPS unit. It stands for Career Advancement International Postdoctoral Services. And what we do is it's three units. It's the postdoc office, the ISSO, and what's the third office? Oh, the OCPD, the Office of Career and Professional Development. And, what's unique about UCSF, and this is probably what's going into question number two, if that's okay, is that okay? Okay, is we have this CAIPS unit that brings these three units together. And so what the benefit to our international postdocs is that we can very easily pick up the phone and call anybody in the OCPD, or call Gabi. We, we're always supporting each other's programs, exchanging information, troubleshooting with one another and building programs. For example, we developed a program with the internat-, I mean, the OCPD office on career--I'm sorry, what's it called, Matt? Oh, interviewing and compensation negotiation skills for private industry. We also have another component to that resume and cover letters, because we know that that's very different for international folks in the US versus abroad. And we, gosh, we've done visa co-today, we did visa considerations for private industry and had about 100 people RSVP to that. So, we try really hard to get it to work collaboratively within our units to make the best possible experience for international postdocs.

Lin Song  5:51  
And the second question we have for you today is more personal level, we want to know what drew you to UCSF and your current role?

Holly Nigorizawa  6:58  
Um, I can start with that. I love the Bay Area. I love the Bay Area. I love that you can get to the ocean, you can get to the mountains, you can hike. The weather is I mean, it can be overcast, if you live in the city, in San Francisco. I live in the East Bay, which if folks are just hearing this for the first time, the East Bay is considered like Berkeley, Oakland, and the sun comes out over here. And there's a lot of really fun active folks. I love the vibe of the Bay Area. I love that it's more liberal leaning, which means that there are folks who are more typically more open minded. And of course, we have conservative folks. But the the great thing is that especially San Francisco, there is a very large population of folks who are like international, whether it's for work, visiting family, tourists. And so there's a common understanding that you're you. There are folks from all over the world in San Francisco. And, you know, navigating your way around the city is, you know, it could be difficult, but there's a common culture of understanding that that international folks are here and folks are willing to help out. That's what drew me to the Bay Area. What drew me to UCSF. I love, I love our office. I love the team that we work with. I love our supervisor. We have a lot of fun together, and we do a lot of really good work to advocate on behalf of International Postdocs. For the International postdocs listening, Gabi Monsalve is amazing. You are so lucky to have have her on your side. Because she is just she's a force, like she just gets stuff done and like is a visionary and knows when to pull us in. I'm so, so grateful to be able to work with her, and also the Office of Career and Professional Development. And if folks don't know about OCPD, they are well known throughout the US for their career services, other US universities look to UCSF, their OCPD, because they offer such just innovative wraparound services that are measurable, based on research. And so that's, that's what brought me to UCSF.

Lin Song  10:44  
Thanks, how about you, Matthew? What bring you here?

Matt Loehrer  10:47  
To start with what attracted me to the field itself, like the role, picking up your life and moving to another country. And in what, what comes with that, and, and the challenges and so when I learned that there's a job available, you know, a job out there where I can help people who are doing that in America, you know, I was immediately attracted to it, because it's really important to me, you know, not only am I able to empathize, but I know, you know, as an American, I know the answer to things. And so I feel like I can, I can, you know, have a bit of foot in both worlds and kind of help people with that transition. Because I personally have struggled with it myself in the past. And so, you know, kind of helping people not go to those places that where you feel helpless, is really important to me. And I feel like that, you know, this job helps me address that and helps me help people in that situation. And of course, UCSF is an amazing school.

April Bell  11:45  
One thing that I hope that postdocs take away from this podcast is that there are professionals at UCSF who really want to help them succeed while they're at UCSF. And I think that came through very clearly in both of your answers that you really are in these jobs because you want to help people have the best experience and be able to do their best work while they're here. So, again, I commend you both for that. But I hope people take that away from this because it is clear that that's where your hearts are. So my next question has to do with why postdocs come to your office. So why do postdocs come to see you?

Matt Loehrer  12:25  
Yeah, sure. I mean, these days, they come in to see us about travel advice. As visa holders, right, you have limitations--things that you can and cannot do. And since a lot of our postdocs have a long term outlook, right, like, it's not just this year or the next year, they might have longer plans. And so you want to make sure that you know, you're not going to make any mistakes, small mistakes early on, that can affect you down the line. So we get a lot of advice, or, give a lot of advice on kind of like that long term planning and what to do now and how to do what you want to do and accomplish your immediate goal without kind of jeopardizing future opportunities. And so, you know, advising around topics like that. So, I think that's probably the main thing, I would say people, at least in my experience, come to us for. Holly?

Holly Nigorizawa  13:13  
Oh, yeah, I would echo what Matt's saying. So much of our international postdocs lives are not only what are you doing now, but also, you have to plan for the future, almost as soon as you get here. Because you're planning both your visa and your career. And if you want to stay in the US, you have to have both in mind. And so, echoing what Matt is saying, folks, often, you know, ping pong between our office and then the postdoc office, and then the OCPD. And we've all gotten on calls together pretty quickly in meetings to talk over the different aspects of an international postdoc's opportunities and challenges. And we work together to come up with solutions. So whether that's factsheets for postdocs, or posting things on websites, we we get together to really troubleshoot across our units so that we can get our international postdocs the answers that they need.

Lin Song  14:15  
Certainly your office, do a lot work like all the aspects for the international postdocs. And I also know that  about 55 to 65% of all the postdocs at UCSF are actually international postdocs. So, this also brings me to the next question, what misconceptions do the international postdocs have  about your office when they come to your office?

Holly Nigorizawa  14:42  
Misconceptions? I think folks might, because we issue legal documents on behalf of the government, folks might feel reticent to tell us about what their career plans are in the US because they're afraid of revealing too much because they feel like we may work for the government. But I want to dismantle that perception because although we issue legal documents on behalf of the government, our employer is UCSF, and we advocate on behalf of international postdocs as much as we can to allow them the opportunities that they are entitled to. And we find ways to make, make things happen for them, creative ways to make things happen within the parameters of the immigration rules. So I would say the misconception would probably be that we work for the government. And the reality is that we're here to provide a service to provide immigration advice. And oftentimes, we're able to help a lot more when we have the full picture. It doesn't have to be concrete--what possibilities international postdocs are interested in down the line, because then we can advise right now, this is what you do. And this is what's going to come up, and then you would do this finally.

Matt Loehrer  15:58  
Yeah, I would, I would echo that. I also think that a misconception I get a lot, probably because I work so closely with HR, is that we are part of HR, you know? So, we're just part of a process, a bureaucratic process. And I try to dismantle that that misconception as much as possible. I mean, I like HR, but we are under Student Affairs, right? We're not under HR. And so while postdocs, you know, while visa processing is a process that involves HR, we also have a whole other, you know, mission statement in the sense that, you know, it's, it's not just to process visa documents, but it's also to support international students and scholars at UCSF beyond just the visa document. So, I would say, whether it's, you know, Career Services, as Holly was talking about, or community building, we do a lot of other things that are, you know, like, expand just beyond the kind of, like, very functional visa, issuing and visa, visa document process. So I think that's a big misconception that sometimes people might have.

April Bell  17:06  
Hi, April Bell here, I hope you're enjoying this episode. If you are, be sure to check out the website for the postdoc office at postdocs.ucsf.edu to keep up with the latest resources, events and programming to build community among postdocs, and to help attain your research and career goals. Also, I encourage you to reach out to any Postdoctoral Leadership Fellow if you have any questions about what you're hearing in this episode, or if there's anything else you'd like to hear. And now, back to the podcast.

If someone was listening to this podcast right now, and was unsure if your office could help them, or is hesitant about contacting you, like what would you say to them, to encourage them to come talk to you?

Holly Nigorizawa  17:54  
I would say, come see us if you're unsure whether or not you should come, come to our office, come see us, reach out, email, call, show up. We are maybe a little more unique than other offices in that we're we're pretty informal in our office in front, not that other offices aren't friendly. But we're you know, we'll talk not just about our jobs and visas, but what's going on in our in our lives that, you know, when we were in the office, we had a puppy, I mean, a dog that would come in, so we're just, we're a welcoming space for folks. And I would say if you're uncertain, then you probably should come. If you're wondering if you should come, you probably should come. And, what's helpful when you do come is to send an email in advance and be like I was thinking about XY and Z, so that we can do the research we need to do on our end before you show up. If it's an exploratory like advising session, then you can say it's exploratory and these are the things that I'm considering. But, I would say especially since the pandemic hit, isolation is real. Like, it was real prior to the  pandemic for international folks, in terms of meeting people, getting acclimated to the, you know, to US culture to the Bay Area. But now the isolation is just, sometimes it can be overwhelming. And so that's why we're here also, we can connect you with the resources on campus to provide support, whether that's one of our programs, one of Gabi's programs in the postdoc office, connecting you with a faculty-staff assistance program. I think that if SAP or the Ombuds Office, while we aren't able to provide expertise in those areas, we know who you can go to, to get the answers that you need. And so, I would say if you're considering it, don't hold back. You are not burdening us. It is our job, we love as Matt and I mentioned, we love what we do, and we're always, we're always happy to see you. So please do come by.

Matt Loehrer  19:57  
Yeah, I would echo that. I mean, as postdocs, your time is already taken up by so much other stuff, right? So, if you're confused about, you know, I don't know how, if I go here, or if I go there, odds are we probably dealt with that question before, right? And so we can really kind of save you the time and and probably get you to where you need to go faster or, or get you the answer that you're looking for faster, which is, you know, time back in your pocket, right. So, I would say, you know, even if you're unsure, you know, again, our job is really to serve postdocs, visa holders, you know, in general at UCSF, so, let us help you. And, and, even if, even if we're not the place you need to go, we're not going to just say, "Sorry, you know, not here," we're going to make sure you know where you need to go in order to take it, you know, to where you're going, because, you know, that's, that's what we're here for.

Lin Song  20:51  
And thank you so much. When do you recommend postdocs come to the ISSO?

Matt Loehrer  20:57  
Anytime, anytime, whether it's related to UCSF or not, you know? Like Holly said, it can just be if you want to talk to somebody, or if you're just having something not related to work, an issue that you want to talk about. Again, we've all been there, you know, like, like we've we've lived abroad, we've we've traveled abroad, and so if we can't help we can at least connect to someone who can.

April Bell  21:21  
You both have mentioned that you're happy when postdocs come talk to you, right? So, what's the goal for how you want postdocs to feel after they meet with you, or after they attend one of your programs?

Holly Nigorizawa  21:33  
The goal, it depends on what they come to us with, and it depends on advising style, too. But for me, my hope is that the ISSO provides a warm and welcoming place for folks to come and have a transparent conversation about whatever they need to, that they feel taken care of, that they feel like their options have been explored with them. Because regulations can be pretty complicated. And so, walking folks through the different options that are available. And I hope that they leave us knowing that they can always come back. Sometimes when you hear something complicated the first time it's like, oof, you go back, you look at your notes, and then you're like, I didn't really quite get that you can always always come back. And so what I what I hope is that postdocs know that we have an open door. Of course, everything's virtual now. And so you can always reach out to us, virtually, we're on Teams, we're on Zoom, we're available. And right now we're feeling isolated from from the folks we like to work with, too. So you know, as Matt mentioned, we're folks who have lived abroad before, we know what it's like to adjust, to be isolated. And we we want folks to know that, that they can come to us because we're--international advisors are, are in a help-, a helping profession, we get fulfillment, helping folks navigate through really complicated things.

Lin Song  23:09
What's your favorite thing about your job? Holly do you want to start?

Holly Nigorizawa  23:15
Sure. Ooo, a lot of favorite things. I just like working with people I like, like, I like the folks that that we work with across our units. I love the level of engagement, and the great work that our international postdocs are doing. There's so many stories of international postdocs doing research in areas of COVID-19, and cancer, like, research, and just going back to the previous question, my hope is that folks come to our office feeling like they can come to our office feeling welcome. But that immigration isn't the thing that they fear the most with their lives in the US. And I hope that by the time folks leave, that, that they feel, they feel that way.

Matt Loehrer  24:06  
I would say, yeah, I mean, I would echo that. On a personal level, you know, what do I like about my job? When I when I turn on my computer every morning, now that I don't go into the office, I just roll out of bed and turn on the computer, but I think problem solving, you know, is is something in my job I love doing, you know, so I hope people you know, will bring their problems to me because it's, it's what I, I really like doing. I like helping people out of these issues, right? Because these are issues I should have to worry about. And I like to think that, you know, I can take care of something and that postdocs focus on on what they need to be focusing on, right? Which is their research and their, you know, their career path and whatever their goals are. And I just like to be able to be someone that can take that mental, you know, space that's focusing on this, this little problem over here and take care of that and and get it resolved. And actually, that's a big part of my job and what I like about it. And I also am really grateful for the interaction, I always feel at my job, like, every day I go to work, I feel like I learned something--whether it's from the people I'm working with, or you know, a description of somebody, you know, what somebody is doing for a visa application, you know, like, "Wow, that's really, that's really cool," you know, because I just feel so inspired and so optimistic when I read about, like, the problems that people at UCSF are trying to solve.

Lin Song  25:30  
I need to add more about the postdocs, the postdocs themselves. Seeing postdocs come in, at the beginning of their careers, uncertain, trying to, you know, quote-unquote land  and ground themselves in the Bay Area, seeing the growth and the advancement, and their families grow, and their relationships grow, so that they ultimately oftentimes move on to private industry, academia, just seeing that observing that part of one's life is just like, amazing for me. I, I appreciate being able to, to witness that, the beginning all the way through to the next step when postdocs leave us or advance to faculty positions. It's hard, it's really, really hard. And I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to help out.

Matt Loehrer  26:31  
Yeah, that's, that's an amazing part of the job--to, to have a, you know, kind of like a bird's eye view of somebody for 5, 6, 7 years, you know, like, it's, it's pretty amazing to, you know, like, oh, wow, you know, this was a, just somebody, level zero, and now they're, you know, I'm transferring their, their visa to go be an assistant professor somewhere. That's, that's pretty cool.

Lin Song  26:54  
Really well said, you both, and myself as one of the international posters I really myself also benefits from the program, the wonderful work your office did for the International postdocs. And, I have one more question. What's the one thing that your program did for  postdocs which you didn't expect?

Matt Loehrer  27:17  
A good example of that, you know, I honestly didn't expect the last four years. And, and I didn't expect the kind of disruption and the anxiety that the last four years would have brought on to visa holders, and that it was very taxing, right, it was very difficult to watch people take on so much stress and anxiety. So I think that that's something I didn't expect, but it kind of opened my eyes to like bigger part of my role, which is to, again, remove that stress and anxiety by kind of explaining things or, you know, making people aware of things that they don't kind of stumble on to an unexpected situation. So, I would say, yeah, the last four years were something I didn't expect. And, so, it's interesting to kind of have gone through that and, and see where that got us. Because I think that was a big impact on a lot of postdocs, right? Especially with some of the changes to H1Bs, right, which really affected basic sciences, and, and that kind of have had a really tremendous impact on our postdocs. So, advocating and writing, you know, government comment letters, you know, to on those topics was was new to me.

April Bell  27:31  
Yeah, so thank you, again, for taking the time to talk with us. Before we let you go, though, because a lot of this, our goal here is to help orient new postdocs to UCSF but also to the Bay Area. So, we wanted to ask you for your recommendations of things to do, or places to go or places to eat as people get settled in. So, I don't know who wants to go first.

Holly Nigorizawa  28:55  
Maybe wecan tag team, Matt? The first thing that comes to mind for me is Fun, Cheap SF. It's like a website that has all of the fun, cheap or free things to do in San Francisco or the Bay Area. Festivals, music shows, game nights. It's a great resource so that we can ping pong back and forth. But, Matt?

Matt Loehrer  29:18  
Yeah, it's difficult. Because you know, I love this question so much. Probably though the one thing I always recommend somebody, you know, the first thing they do when they get to San Francisco is get on a boat and go to Oakland. Because the weather is nicer over there. But the ferry ride from San Francisco to Oakland to Jack London Square in Oakland is great, and you get a great view of the city and it's just kind of like a--for me that was like one of the first things when I moved to San Francisco like oh, wow, I really love this city. I love this opportunity. But if if you know like if we want to get more detailed, like if your at Parnassus, I would  say you got to go to--What's that little restaurant on on the corner of 9th and Irving? It's like the little, I think he's like a it's like a diner, a Korean diner. Ah, I used to live out there. But I have to look it up. It's it's right on the corner of 9th and Irving though, I think it's like John's diner or something. And that's really, really good. And then Uncle Benny's donuts at 25th and Irving is my favorite donut shop. So, I recommend that.

Holly Nigorizawa  30:21  
I would say there's so many food options in San Francisco that you can start in one place on a block. And then the next day, go to the next place, the next place and even if they're all you know, Latin, it'll be a different flavor of Latin at different places. I would say go to Golden Gate Park. There are tons of events at Golden Gate Park. Well, after the pandemic, there will be. And, I would also say if you can get up to Marin, Marin Headlands, the hikes up there are amazing. They're challenging because it's a steep upgrade, but once you get to the top you can see things like the Bay Area, I mean, the the Golden Gate Bridge, the ocean, and just tons of greenery everywhere with redwood forests. So, if you can get up to Marin, I would say to get up to Marin.

April Bell  30:54  
Lin, do you have any suggestions for folks?

Lin Song  31:23  
I totally agree what Holly just said and Matthew just said. The food here is great. I have all the different authentic cuisines. And the other thing, I feel here really amazing is the landscape. I mean, before I moved here, I spent four years in Europe. Before that I lived all my time in China. And I think California something is different from all the places I have been, is the landscape. Here you have all the ocean, have the desert, have all the beautiful national parks. Just seeing some parks, and the redwoods. I strongly recommend this, too. How about you, April?

April Bell  32:10  
I live in East Bay. So, I highly recommend Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland, you can do a lot of hikes there, lots of different difficulty, you can you can choose the trail based on how, how tired you want to be at the end. And a second all what you all well, I guess I'm fourth-ing it, all of the things you all have said about food. I think you just should be adventurous. And the one thing I love about the Bay Area, I'm from the Midwest and living here, you can be outside year around, you can go outside and do something year round. And that is something that I remind myself of every day. Especially in COVID when I don't want to go outside, but I remind myself like "Girl, you're living in a place that's beautiful, you need to go outside and like take advantage of being in this place." With that I thank you all for your time again, and your wisdom. And I hope that folks takeaway from this is that you are here to help them, you want to help them, and you actually are excited when people come to you for help. So, hopefully people will reach out. And I'll let you offer any last words that you want to leave us with.

Holly Nigorizawa  33:23  
Just thank you to you too, for taking the time to move through all of these units and interviews so that our postdocs, our international postdocs in particular, have the resources that they need in order to succeed here at UCSF because, as you said, Lin, we, what is it 55% of interact--

Lin Song  33:44  
--more than 55% percent

Holly Nigorizawa  33:46  
So, overall, if helpful, we have about 1800--Matt's working on the report--but about 1800 international scholars, so employees, and the majority of those folks are international postdocs. And so, your group of folks is mighty and influential. And you have a good team of folks to to work with when you come.

Matt Loehrer  34:09  
Yeah, and I also just want to say thank you to you both,  as well as thank you to all the postdocs, right? What you do, not only for UCSF, but for this country in terms of the amount of time that you put in in the labs, you know, to accomplish your research goals is very--it means a lot to, to us. I don't think there's enough recognition of that. And, so I just want to be one person that says thank you, because I appreciate it.

April Bell  34:35  
Lin, any last words?

Lin Song  34:36  
Really touching, what Matthew just said, and I really thank you both for the work you're doing.

April Bell  34:48  
Thank you for listening to the Postdoc Leadership Fellows podcast. We hope you enjoyed it. But more than that, we hope that it was helpful to you.

Oleta Johnson  34:56  
And if it was helpful to you, we encourage you share this with any postdoc that you think might find this information useful.

Rachel Rudlaff  35:06  
As a reminder, you can contact us at any time. You can find our information on the Office of Postdoctoral Scholars website, and you can also reach out to the postdoc office.

Lin Song  35:17  
Thank you so much to listen to this episode.