AWIS-NCC Banquet
6:00-7:00 Check-in, social time with wine and apps.
7:00-9:30 Buffet dinner and Awards program Advance RSVP required $40 through May 9, $50 May 10-16, No onsite registration |
You are cordially invited to enjoy an inspiring evening and lovely dinner party. This annual event, hosted by NCC-AWIS brings together 4 chapters to celebrate 3 distinguished women scientists as well as scholarship recipients.
The 2016 Judith Pool Award to Leilani Miller Ph.D., Santa Clara University
The 2016 Ellen Weaver Award to Wendy Fantl, Ph.D., Stanford University
The 2016 Sherrie Wilkins Award to Tracy Lin, R.Ph., Johnson & Johnson
Keynote address by Susan Lindgren, Ph.D.
Cal State University, Sacramento, 2015 Judith Pool Awardee
Corporate Sponsors: Genentech Inc., DuPont Industrial Biosciences Inc., E&K Scientific, Monsanto, Anonymous
Gifts from: PEJU Province Winery and Vineyards, K&L Wine Merchants
April 20, 2016, 7:00-9:00PM
Compassion and Mindfulness in the Workplace: How a Compassionate Attitude Strengthens Leadership Skills and Relationships
Do you struggle with maintaining a work-life balance?
Do you want to make room for compassion in today's fast-paced world?
AWIS Palo Alto has invited Dawa Gail Lorien to inspire you and help you cultivate compassion for yourselves and those around you - at home, at work, and in every aspect of your lives.
Dawa has been a student of Buddhist Meditation and Dzogchen for over 35 years. A Certified Instructor in Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCare), Stanford University, Dawa's life’s objective is a seamless integration of present awareness, mindfulness and compassion into daily life—balancing a contemplative retreat life with family and work.
Palo Alto AWIS Members: FREE
Pre-registered Non-Members: $10 Fee at Door: $15 |
After this workshop, you will:
PARC Auditorium 3333 Coyote Hill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 7:00-7:30: Networking dinner
7:30-7:45: Announcements 7:45-9:00: Workshop |
March 7, 2016, 7:00-9:00PM
The journey of a leader: how to find your path to success in science
Are you pursuing a leadership position in academia or industry? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with obstacles?
AWIS Palo Alto has invited Dr. Maria Grazia Roncarolo to inspire you. You will hear how this leading scientist has surmounted hurdles in her career to become co-director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford.
Dr. Roncarolo’s stellar career is an inspiration to women scientist. She rose through the academic ranks to become a world leader in stem cell and gene therapies at Stanford University. She is currently the co-director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, chief of the Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, and co-director of the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases. You will have the unique opportunity to listen to her story and learn from the watershed moments that helped her reach the top.
Dr. Roncarolo has dedicated her career to studying inherited immune diseases, stem cell transplantation, and gene therapy. After training as a pediatric immunologist in Turin, Italy, she studied severe inherited metabolic and immune diseases in Lyon, France, where she was a key member of the team that carried out the first stem cell transplants given before birth to treat these genetic diseases. Thereafter, Dr. Roncarolo has continued to pioneer discoveries and therapies that have benefited patients with immune diseases and leukemia. As co-director of the Stem Cell Institute, she will drive the translation of basic science discoveries into patient treatments by the teams and infrastructure to move stem cell and gene therapy to the clinic quickly. |
Palo Alto AWIS Members: FREE Pre-registered Non-Members: $10 Fee at Door: $15 |
7:00-7:30: Networking dinner 7:30-7:45: Announcements 7:45-9:00: Workshop |
PARC Auditorium 3333 Coyote Hill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
March 12, 2016, 8:30AM-2:00PM
Genentech Inc. (Building 35, Room 1A), 1475 Grandview Dr., South San Francisco
Brand You!
Can you control a room? Influence others? Do you have a "place at the table"? And if you do, are you comfortable there? We will unlock the mysteries of Executive Presence through use of voice and other techniques
Special thanks to Genentech for sponsoring this event
February 16, 2016, 7:00-9:00PM
Career Fit = Career Success
Career decision making does not start with which jobs pay the most, or simply who's hiring at the time. Long-term career success starts with understanding your values, interests, and skills and learning how these align with the various careers of choice in today's market.
To help you achieve this, Palo Alto-AWIS has invited Stephanie Eberle to coach you in this process more effectively.
Career Fit = Career Success
Career decision making does not start with which jobs pay the most, or simply who's hiring at the time. Long-term career success starts with understanding your values, interests, and skills and learning how these align with the various careers of choice in today's market.
To help you achieve this, Palo Alto-AWIS has invited Stephanie Eberle to coach you in this process more effectively.
Stephanie's passion is to help others find their passion and succeed. Having served the Stanford community since 2001, Stephanie is currently the director of the career center at the Stanford School of Medicine. She has successfully created educational curricula, trained students and staff on leadership skills, and counseled bioscience trainees in their professional development.
Palo Alto AWIS Members: FREE Pre-registered Non-Members: $10 Fee at Door: $15 |
After this workshop, you will:
7:00-7:30: Networking dinner
7:30-7:45: Announcements 7:45-9:00: Workshop PARC Auditorium
3333 Coyote Hill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
January 27, 2016, 7:00-9:00PM
Creating Memorable Presentation
Tips for Creating the Best Figures: Present Your Data Clearly, Accurately, and Attractively
Do people's eyes glaze over when you present your data? Do you want to instead captivate your audience? Applying creative presentation skills will allow you to convey your message effectively and give your work the well-deserved visibility. To help you achieve this, Palo Alto-AWIS has invited Dr. Teresa Larsen to coach you.
Creating Memorable Presentation
Tips for Creating the Best Figures: Present Your Data Clearly, Accurately, and Attractively
Do people's eyes glaze over when you present your data? Do you want to instead captivate your audience? Applying creative presentation skills will allow you to convey your message effectively and give your work the well-deserved visibility. To help you achieve this, Palo Alto-AWIS has invited Dr. Teresa Larsen to coach you.
Dr. Larsen earned her doctoral degree in Biochemistry at UCLA. She has dedicated her career to helping researchers explain their ideas in publications and presentations, so that they can get funding to continue their work, commercialize their innovations, and conduct outreach to explain their work to lay audiences. She has earned awards for computer graphic animation and has many of her figures displayed as framed artwork.
Palo Alto AWIS Members: FREE
Pre-registered Non-Members: $10 Fee at Door: $15 |
After this workshop, you will learn:
7:00-7:30: Networking dinner 7:30-7:45: Announcements 7:45-9:00: Workshop PARC Auditorium 3333 Coyote Hill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
November 18, 2015, 7:00-9:00PM
Bridging the Gap: Communicating Science Broadly
Effective communication is crucial to successful collaborations, fundraising, and science policy.
To help you understand how you can effect change in the scientific and lay community, AWIS has invited Natalie DeWitt to moderate a discussion panel with journal editors, grant writers, and science journalists.
Bridging the Gap: Communicating Science Broadly
Effective communication is crucial to successful collaborations, fundraising, and science policy.
To help you understand how you can effect change in the scientific and lay community, AWIS has invited Natalie DeWitt to moderate a discussion panel with journal editors, grant writers, and science journalists.
Natalie DeWitt, PhD, is a 15-year veteran of science communications. She has served as a Senior Editor of Nature and Nature Biotechnology and Special Projects Officer to the president of CIRM. More recently, Natalie has founded Accendo Science Editing, an agency offering scientific manuscript and grant preparation services. She is also an expert consultant for NDA Partners, a global strategy consulting firm that steers medical products industries through product development and regulatory hurdles.
Natalie will facilitate a conversation between you and the panelists about:
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THE PANELISTS
Monya Baker is a Journalist and Editor at Nature. She reports and commissions stories about improving the state of scientific research.
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Crystal Botham, PhD, directs the Biosciences Grant Writing Academy and provides individualized grantsmanship support and strategic advice to faculty and postdoctoral scholars in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford.
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Tiago Faial, PhD, is an Associate Editor at Nature Genetics, where he is responsible for organizing peer-review and editing of research and news articles. Outside of the office, he enjoys interacting with scientists at conferences and laboratory visits.
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Alison Farrell, PhD, is a Senior Editor at Nature Medicine. She evaluates primary research in the fields of infectious disease, tumor immunology and transplantation for publication, co-organizes scientific conferences and writes editorials on science and policy for Nature Medicine.
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Kristin Sainani (née Cobb), PhD, is an associate professor at Stanford University. She teaches Statistics and Writing, conducts research in Sports Medicine, and writes about Science and Statistics for a variety of audiences. Her popular Massive Open Online Courses, "Writing in the Sciences" and "Statistics in Medicine" (on OpenEdX) have reached wide audiences.
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Nicholas Weiler, PhD, is currently a science writer at UCSF's news office. His prolific activities have included co-founding a Science Communication Network called Neuwrite-West and podcasting for the Science Education Startup Worldview Stanford. Nick is a native of Oakland and lives in San Francisco with his wife, with whom he can be found hiking, cycling, and seeking adventure.
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Voice Your Value
October 28, 2015, 7:00-9:00 PM
Conveying your value to others is the single most important skill you need for your professional and personal success.
To help you achieve this, Palo Alto-AWIS has invited Ariana Newcomer to coach you.
Conveying your value to others is the single most important skill you need for your professional and personal success.
To help you achieve this, Palo Alto-AWIS has invited Ariana Newcomer to coach you.
Called the "Voice Coach's Voice Coach", Ariana Newcomer is an internationally published best-selling author, a double-certified coach, and a former professional opera singer. She has developed a unique approach to teach you to unlock your authentic voice, so you can speak with power and confidence.
Palo Alto AWIS Members: FREE
Pre-registered Non-Members: $10 Fee at Door: $15 |
After this workshop, you will understand:
Why you hold your voices back How to erase the confidence gap How to authentically project your value Ariana will offer a special addition to this AWIS event: The physiology and acoustics of voice projection.
7:00-7:30: Networking dinner 7:30-7:45: Announcements 7:45-9:00: Workshop
PARC Auditorium 3333 Coyote Hill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
Other events around the Bay Area
Women In Bio-SF Bay Area presents:
Tech and Talent Showcase:
4 Amazing Women, 4 Disruptive Technologies
Thursday, November 5th, 2015 6 - 8:30pm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Tech and Talent Showcase:
4 Amazing Women, 4 Disruptive Technologies
Thursday, November 5th, 2015 6 - 8:30pm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
At 6pm on Thursday, November 5th, come hear the stories of 4 innovative products and 4 creative women who push forward the frontiers of biotech. These women will provide case studies of each technology, as well as their strategies, challenges and successes in managing its development. They'll speak from the perspectives of 4 different job titles inside their companies at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in Berkeley, CA.
RSVP by November 3rd
REGISTER HERE WIB Members: $35
Non-Members: $65 |
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
7050 Potterr Street, Berkeley, CA |