AWIS National Names AWIS-PHL a Shooting Star for Strategic Vision
“As AWIS Philadelphia approached its 35th anniversary, they engaged in intensive strategic planning for 2021–2026. They developed a vision for member recruitment, engagement, and retention, as well as a clear picture of how to accomplish the chapter’s goals and objectives.” Dr. Natalie Chernets, Past President, AWIS Philadelphia, commented, “I am incredibly proud of the AWIS-Philadelphia […]
AWIS-PHL Supported Women in STEM Conference at Penn
AWIS-PHL was proud to help underwrite the University of Pennsylvania Women in STEM conference that took place on June 3, 2022. See more info about the conference: https://awisphl.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/UPenn-Women-in-Chemistry-Conference-6-2022.png and https://awisphl.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/UPenn-WIS_Brochure-6-2022.pdf
Elise Lewis Featured in AWIS Spotlight
AWIS-PHL 2021-2022 Chapter President Elise Lewis, PhD, was the subject of an AWIS Spotlight. See the page here.
Elise Lewis Featured in Spring 2022 AWIS Magazine
AWIS-PHL 2021-2022 Chapter President Elise Lewis, PhD, was profiled in the the Spring 2022 Issue of the AWIS Magazine. Read the article here.
New Publication by Akshata Almad
AWIS-PHL Outreach Chair, Akshata Almad, published a paper based on her postdoctoral research at Hopkins Medicine. The article shows the important role that astrocyte cx43 plays in mediating motor neuron toxicity in ALS. Cx43 hemichannels contribute to astrocyte-mediated toxicity insporadic and familial ALS.
AWIS-PHL at Drexel University College of Medicine Diversity Week 2022, Around the World Event
AWIS-PHL Leaders (from left) Dani Tague, Roshell Muir, and Ankita Patil hosted a meet-and-greet tableat DUCOM’s Diversity Week 2022, Around the World Event, on February 24, 2022 at which they introduced attendees to AWIS/AWIS-PHL, showed off our women in science labcoats, gave away “I Support Women in STEM” pins, and ran a raffle to to […]
AWIS-PHL Members Participate in COMPASS ASCB Panel
Dr. Ankita Patil moderated a panel for the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) and Dr. Natalie Chernets served as a panelist for “Choosing the Right Academic Postdoc” on November 1, 2021. The event was organized by ASCB’s COMPASS, or Committee for Postdocs and Students, a group composed of graduate students and postdocs who represent the […]
Natalie Chernets received Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant and spoke at the AAMC
Natalie Chernets was a speaker for the AAMC American Association for Medical Colleges 2021 Group on Research, Education, and Training (GREAT) Virtual Conference in October 2021. Her talk was titled: Multi-Institutional Remote Collaboration on Career and Professional Development Initiatives. Natalie also received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2021 Career Guidance for Trainees (CGT) grant for “TOTAL […]
AWIS-PHL members profiled in The Monell Connection
Two AWIS-PHL members were highlighted in the Sept 2021 issue of The Monell Connection: Dietary guidelines advise that children under the age of two do not consume any added sugars. How are these measures informed by research and by different food preferences? At the Menella Lab, Nutritional Scientist and Registered Dietitian Dr. Alissa Smethers has […]
Elise M. Lewis featured by AAMC
AWIS-PHL President, Elise M. Lewis, PhD, was recently featured by The AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS): “Celebrating the successes of women who are role models and making a lasting impact on STEM is the catalyst for future scientists to see what is possible. While I was the ‘first,’ often ‘the only’ […]
