ICD postdoctoral fellow receives Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award

PeroneS-2014Sammy Perone, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Child Development, has received the Outstanding Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Award from the University of Minnesota’s Postdoctoral Association. Candidates are nominated by their mentors and the submissions are then judged by a panel of postdoctoral fellows and faculty. Stephanie Carlson, professor and Phil Zelazo, Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professor, both at the Institute of Child Development, nominated Perone for the award. The award is given for a junior and a senior postdoctoral fellow and were  presented at the Postdoctoral Appreciation Symposium on September 23. The Symposium is a part of Postdoctoral Appreciation Week. The mission of the Postdoctoral Association is to improve the quality of the postdoctoral experience and to facilitate the long-term success of its members.