Arijita Ghosh Takes 3rd Place in Science Slam
Arijita Ghosh is an active member of AWIS-PHL. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. This year, she participated in a Science Slam competition organized by the Jefferson College of Life Sciences and the Graduate Student Association where selected speakers gave 5 minutes presentations summarizing their research in an edible […]
Natalie Chernets Wrote an Article for the AWIS Magazine
Natalie Chernets, a past president of AWIS-PHL, wrote Jumping into Leadership that appeared it the Winter 2024 issue of the AWIS Magazine. The article was a reprise of the AWIS-PHL Lunch and Learn Talk she presented on November 1, 2023.
Shruti Shrestha Publishes Article in AWIS Magazine
AWIS-PHL member Shruti Shrestha’s article Win-Win Networking: Building and Nurturing Transformational Relationships appeared in the AWIS Magazine and online. Click here to see the article. Also, her article Teaching Science Through Quilting: A Conversation with Earth Scientist Laura Guertin was published in the Winter 2024 issue of the AWIS Magazine.
AWIS-PHL Kicked-Off the 2022-2023 Mentoring Cycle
Roshell Muir, PhD, named an AWIS 2022 Meridian Award Winner
These AWIS awards recognize AWIS members who are making significant contributions to science, increasing workplace diversity, promoting women into leadership positions, and advocating for more inclusive practices in STEM. The Meridian Award recognizes a mid-career professional whose diversity and inclusion efforts represent a true leader in the pursuit of workplace equity. See https://awis.org/annual-awards/ for more […]
Natalie Chernets Helps International Students Succeed
AWIS-PHL member Dr. Natalie Chernets, with Dr. Paola Cépeda, published a new opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed on how to set up international PhD students and postdocs for success, including navigating immigration criteria for temporary visa holders.
Akshata Almad Panelist at STEMPeers 2022
Akshata Almad, PhD, AWIS-PHL Outreach Chair, served as a panelist for the session “Kickstarting Industry R&D Careers” at the STEMPeers event on October 29, 2022, jointly organized by the Ph.D. Career Support Group and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Research Institute
Roshell Muir has a new publication in Cell
Roshell Muir, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, and President-Elect, AWIS-PHL, recently published “Organizations in Science and Medicine Must Hold Each Other Accountable for Discriminatory Practices” in Cell Volume 185, ISSUE 17, P3073-3078, August 18, 2022. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00795-4
Elise Lewis Interview with Girl Up
Watch this wonderful, informative, and inspiring interview of AWIS-PHL Past President Elise Lewis, PhD, hosted by the Girl Up PA Coalition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZLBOq0nZtg.
Nancy Rawson, PhD, Named Acting Director, Monell
Monell’s Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Nancy Rawson Acting Director. She replaces outgoing Director and President Dr. Robert Margolskee. Dr. Rawson’s new role is effective today, July 1, 2022, until the arrival of a new Director. She will assume the full duties of the Director’s office and guide the Center during this transition period. […]
