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Monthly Newsletter 01 December 2015 |
Highlights:Upcoming Events: Quarterly Conversations with Dr. Renetta Tull! Member Spotlight: Dr. Aparna Shah, Vice President of Social Media for AWIS Baltimore From AWIS National: Advice from Women Executives ...along with News from Our Chapter, and More in Baltimore!
AWIS Baltimore Events
| Upcoming EventsOur Executive Board plans events to promote professional development, STEM education, networking, and much more!
Conversations with Dr. Renetta Tull
Please join our quarterly hostless dining event with a woman scientist! Speaker: Dr. Renetta Tull, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs (formerly Assistant Dean) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is also the Founding Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. When: Sunday, December 13, 2015, 1:00 pm Where: Teavolve - 1401 Aliceanna St., Baltimore, MD 21231 RSVP by Thursday December 10th here! Only 5 spots available! Cost: Pay for your own meal. Who: Events are open to all members. Get involved, plan events, and meet new people!
Evolution of Success: Lessons from Women Leading Science
Presented by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association MidAtlantic Chapter. The discussion will be led by JoAnn Suzich, PhD and Vice President of Infectious Diseases at MedImmune. Speakers: Claire Fraser, PhD, Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland; Yasmine Belkaid, PhD, Chief of the Mucosal Immunology Section at the NIH; Cristina Rondinone, PhD, Vice President of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases at MedImmune; and Redonda Miller, MBA, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Johns Hopkins Hospital. When: December 3rd, 2015 from 4:30 - 8:00 pm Where: MedImmune, One MedImmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 For more information please click here. Join us at this exciting event and please stop by the AWIS Baltimore table and say hello!
Coming Soon…
We will be hosting a Happy Hour event the week of January 11th at Shakers! Stay tuned for more info!
We’re always looking for motivated leaders to help out. If you would like to plan, advertise, or sponsor an event, please email us! awisbaltimore@gmail.com |
Member Spotlight
| Aparna Shah, PhD: Vice President of Social Media for AWIS Baltimore
Aparna has recently joined our Executive Board and is responsible for using social media to keep you all informed of events and opportunities offered by our chapter! Professional PositionBackgroundPostdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacology, University of Maryland, Baltimore PhD, Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio MS, Life Sciences, Sophia College for Women, University of Mumbai, India BS, Life Sciences and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai, India
Contributions to AWISInterestsResearch: Investigating the role of the microRNA system in regulation of dopamine signaling and motivated learning Etc.: Teaching, outreach, scientific writing, art and music LinkedIn Profile
Fun Facts
Nominate an AWIS member to be featured in our member spotlight! We are looking for women who are:
This is a great way to build community and get to know our fellow members. Please participate today! :) |
From AWIS National
| Advice from Women ExecutivesBecome a member of AWIS National and receive monthly newsletters about issues especially geared towards women in science! One of this month’s articles: Interview with Four Fabulous Female Chief ExecutivesAre you in need of a little inspiration or a pep talk? Are you afraid of speaking up during meetings? Here is a great article for you! Rather than shying away from discussing gender-related career topics, this recent New York Times piece explores female leadership face-to-face with women chief executives, and offers priceless pieces of wisdom. Advice from 4 female execs
December 1st is #GivingTuesday and we need YOUR support Join the #GivingTuesday movement and make a tax-deductible year-end donation to our Chapter via PayPal today! Your donations help us put on events, find dynamic speakers, and facilitate networking to help us keep women in the picture.
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News from Our Chapter
Amazing Events Coming Soon! We have an exciting line-up of events for Spring 2016 including a brewery tour, LinkedIn strategy session, networking happy hours, and so much more!
Open Positions on Our Executive Board
Join Our Mailing List
Bits from Our Blog
Calling all writers!
More in Baltimore
Christmas Village in Baltimore
Mannheim Steamroller at the Lyric!
For other local events, visit http://baltimore.org/events
| Want to Contribute?Know of an upcoming event, or want to write an article? Want to promote your business or event to women in science from the Greater Baltimore area? → Email us: awisbaltimore@gmail.com
Our Executive BoardCo-President: Jocelyn Reader, PhD Co-President: Jessica Curtis, PhD Communications & Sponsorship: Lindsay Rizzardi, PhD Finance: Sarah Amend, PhD Programs: Isabel Martinez Ferrando, PhD Programs: Available! Programs: Available! Public Relations: Available! Social Media: Aparna Shah, PhD Past President: Ekemini Riley, PhD Webmaster: Issel Anne Lim, PhD More Info: Executive Board
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