2017-2018 Events

All Programs are at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
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AWIS-PHL Mentoring Circles 101
September 27, 2017, Drexel University

Speed Networking for Women in Science
November 2, 2017, University of the Sciences

Career Pathways Panel (see panelists’ bios below)
December 6, 2017, Drexel University

  • Krista Bledsoe, PhD, Science Writer at Cancer Discovery, Treasurer, AWIS Philadelphia Chapter
  • Natalie Chernets, PhD, Administrative Postdoctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson University, Mentoring Co-Chair, AWIS Philadelphia Chapter
  • Heather Hain, PhD, Research Scientist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute Vice-President, Program Chair, AWIS Philadelphia Chapter
  • Sze-Ling (Sue) Ng, PhD, Scientific Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline, President AWIS Philadelphia Chapter
  • Christina Love, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor at Drexel University, Past President AWIS Philadelphia Chapter
  • Sandra Saouaf, PhD, CEO & Founder of Science Answers, LLC, President-Elect AWIS Philadelphia Chapter
  • Simone Temporal, PhD,  Licensing Associate, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Mentoring Co-Chair, AWIS Philadelphia Chapter

RiverRink Winterfest at Penn’s Landing
**11 a.m.** January 27, 2018

Stress, Sickness, and Signals: Linking Chemical Communication and Infectious Disease Risk
Stephanie Gervasi, PhD
February 22, 2018, Monell Chemical Senses Center

AWIS-PHL at Longwood Reads
Sue Ng, PhD, panelist
10 a.m.-noon, March 24, 2018, Longwood Gardens – See Photos

Women in STEM Lab Coats at the Philadelphia Science Carnival
April 28, 2018
see photos

Annual Awards Program: Anything is Possible; Multiple Paths to Success
Mary Osbakken, PhD, MSBME, MD
May 15, 2018, Thomas Jefferson University
see photos