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Corporate Sponsorship Co-Chair: Erin Dunn |
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Erin Dunn grew up in Seattle and received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington. She moved to San Diego to pursue her Ph.D. in Biology at UCSD, which was conducted at the Salk Institute under advisor Ron Evans. Her thesis work was aimed at providing a greater understanding of the role of nuclear receptors in the initiation of atherosclerosis. This involved use of genetic mouse models and isolation of primary endothelial cells and macrophages for gene expression studies and functional assays. In addition to her scientific work, she has been quite involved in educational outreach and donor relations at Salk Institute, believing that scientists must establish a relationship with the community to reinforce the support needed to improve health care as well as maintain an economy that depends on innovation and technology. She is currently seeking a postdoc position where she can apply her experience in vascular and endothelial biology. An AWIS-SD member since 2007, she has served the Public Relations and Newsletter committees and is currently co-chair of the Corporate Sponsorship committee.
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Events Co-Chair: Monica Brown |
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Monica graduated with a B.S. from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Neurosciences from the University of California, San Diego. She currently crystallizes and solves the structures of membrane proteins as a postdoctoral researcher at The Scripps Research Institute, where she is also involved with the Scripps Society of Fellows postdoctoral association. When not in lab, she can be found playing in the mountains, practicing yoga, or exploring new cuisines in her kitchen. She has been active in AWIS and the Events Committee since 2009. To contact this events committee co-chair please click
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Events Co-Chair: Marianna Tcherpakov |
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Marianna graduated with a B.S. from Tel-Aviv University , Israel and got her PhD from Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel in 2004. She also holds MSc in Science Management from Polytechnic University of New York. Marianna joined Prof. Z.Ronai laboratory (Sanford-Burnham Institute) as a post doc fellow in 2004 working on Ubiquitin-Proteasome System. Currently, Marianna is working for local biotech company developing new assays and life science tools for epigenetic research. In her free time she enjoys reading, arts and traveling. She was a member of AWIS since 2009 and part of the WIST 2011 speaker committee. To contact this events committee co-chair please click
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Chair of 2012 Gala Committee:
Kristina Schimmelpfeng Henthorn |
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Kristina Schimmelpfeng Henthorn received her Ph.D. in developmental biology and neuroscience from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany in 2000. She then moved to San Diego to pursue her postdoctoral training in Dr. Lawrence Goldstein's laboratory at UCSD where she focused on understanding the role of axonal transport in maintaining neuronal polarity using Drosophila melanogaster as a model system. She also collaborated in a study of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) function in axonal transport and APP transcriptional target identification in the fly and tissue culture systems using RNA interference.
In 2008 Kristina became Principal Scientist at RGo Bioscience where she is investigating siRNA/peptide nanoparticle delivery technologies in vitro and in vivo.
Kristina has been an AWIS-San Diego member since 2008 and joined the website committee the same year. She was member of the Gala committee in 2010 and became chair of the committee in 2012. Click
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2009 and 2011 WIST Co-Chair: Jenny Chaplin |
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Jenny Chaplin received her education at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has held positions in biotech both in South Africa and locally. Currently Jenny is an Associate Director at Vical, where she is active in project management. She has held positions in various AWIS-SD committees since joining in 2003, including Corporate Sponsorship and PR and was co-chair for the WIB 2007 Speakers Committee. For the last 2 years, she has been Secretary of the AWIS-SD Board. Email her by clicking
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2009 and 2011 WIST Co-Chair: Rachel Soloff |
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Rachel Soloff received her B.A. in Biology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the Louisiana Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA in 1995. Her thesis research focused on the pre-thymic development of T lymphocytes. She moved to San Diego to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Diego with Stephen Hedrick, Ph.D., where she worked on signaling during T cell development. Her graduate and postdoctoral work were supported by the American Heart Association, Louisiana Chapter, the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, the American Cancer Society, California Affiliate and NIH. She is currently Immunobiology Group Leader at Kyowa Hakko Kirin California, Inc. The main focus is the development of novel human antibody therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. She is a member of the American Association of Immunologists. Rachel has been a member of AWIS-SD since 2000, a board member-at-large since 2008 and served on the WIB 2005 and 2007 organizing committees as a member then Chair of the Publications Committee, was co-chair of the 2009 WIST conference and currently co-chair for the 2011 WIST conference. She is also an active participant in the Mid-Career Coffee Club.
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Newsletter Co-Chair: Denise McKee |
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Denise received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Indianapolis and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from The Florida State University. Her graduate research investigated the neural pathways that control reproductive hormone secretion after mating. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Reproductive Medicine. Her current research examines the effects of cell stress and energy imbalance on reproductive cell function. She has been an active member since 2010 and also serves on the Outreach and Scholarship Committees. Click
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Newsletter Co-Chair: Nurith Amitai |
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Nurith grew up in Germany and, after a semester-long stint in California during her junior year of high school, moved to the US permanently at 20 years of age. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, with a minor in Cultural and Social Anthropology. She then completed her Ph.D. in Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, with a dissertation on modeling cognitive deficits with relevance to schizophrenia in rodents. Further following her interest in the neurobiological bases of psychiatric disorders, she investigated the role of signaling enzymes in alcohol drinking and anxiety during a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco's Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center. She is also interested in scientific writing and editing as well as teaching, and has worked for several months as a scientific writer and co-taught an undergraduate Cellular Neurosciences course at San Francisco State University. At the moment, she is working as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego. Her current work focuses on modeling deficits in sensory gating, cognition, and motivation in schizophrenia and Tourette's syndrome.
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Outreach Co-Chair: Julie Bordowitz |
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Julie received her B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 2003, from the University of Arizona. After a year off, during which she continued research as a technician in her undergraduate lab, she ventured to the mid-west to persue graduate school. In 2009, Julie received her Ph.D in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Michigan State University. After 5 1/2 years of long, cold winter, Julie decided she missed the beautiful SoCal weather, and moved back across the country. Currently, Julie is a post-doctoral scholar at UCSD, working on circadian signaling mechanisms, in the laboratory of Susan Golden. Julie's research interests include understanding how organisms sense conditions in their environment and subsequently relay that information in order to adapt. Outside of lab work, Julie has always been enthusiastically involved in outreach organizations such as Girl Scouts of America, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), Science Connection (UofAZ), and continues to serve on committees and groups dedicated to fostering interest in science, math, and engineering for youth. In her free time, Julie is an avid distance runner, and loves to spend time outside hiking, camping, or just enjoying the weather. Julie has been a member of AWIS-SD since 2010. Click
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Public Relations Co-Chair: Lisa Fong |
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Lisa Fong received her B.S. in Bioengineering from Syracuse University. After braving the cold weather in Upstate New York, she packed up and moved to warm and sunny San Diego. She just finished her M.S. in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego in 2010. Lisa has been a member of AWIS San Diego since 2009 and recently became co-chair of the Public Relations committee and is serving on the 2011 WIST Public Relations committee. In her free time, she loves spending time outdoors - swimming, biking, running, and hiking. To contact the Public Relations committee co-chairs, click
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Public Relations Co-Chair: Hoang Nhan |
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Hoang Nhan received her Ph.D. in Neurosciences from the University of California, San Diego in 2010. Her doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Edward Callaway focused on using cutting-edge viral tracing techniques to study detailed morphologies of cortical neurons in the primary visual cortex. In 2004, she graduated from University of Washington, with a B.S. in Neurobiology and a B.A. in English Literature. When not in lab, she can be found at the beach, in the pottery shop, or in the wilderness. As an AWIS-SD member since 2008, she has served in the Public Relations and Strategy Committees, as well as co-founded the Early Career Coffee Club. Hoang is currently a co-chair of the Public Relations Committee. To contact the Public Relations committee co-chairs, click
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Scholarship Co-Chair: Uromi Goodale |
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Uromi received her B.Sc. at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in Botany, completing a thesis on the plant diversity and physiognomy of a lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. She obtained her Masters in Forest Science at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, concentrating on allometric relationships of tropical pioneer species. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University, and her thesis investigated the ecophysiological adaptations of the pioneer species along the forest gap-understory continuum, and their dynamic responses to changes in environmental conditions. This work was supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science / National Science Foundation Women in Scientific Cooperation Award, among other grants. She is currently a post doctoral scholar at University of California, San Diego, in Dr. Elsa Cleland's lab on ecology and global change. She is supported by funding through the National Institute of Health, Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award Program (IRACDA) at UCSD with mentored teaching experience at San Diego State University. Currently, Uromi is investigating tradeoffs among traits relating to water and nutrient use efficiency.Uromi has been a member of AWIS since 2009. Click
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Scholarship Co-Chair: Cheryl Okumura |
Cheryl received her B.A. from Pomona College in 2000 and her Ph.D. from UCLA in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics in 2007. She is currently postdocing in the laboratory of Victor Nizet at UCSD, studying bacterial pathogenesis. She is supported by funding through an institutional research and academic career development award (IRACDA) that combines biomedical research at UCSD with a
mentored teaching experience at San Diego State University. She has been a member of AWIS since 2008. Click
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Strategy Sessions Chair: Margo Street |
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Margo will be providing her bio soon. Click here for information about Strategy Sessions. Or, to email, click
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Website Co-Chair: Corine Lau |
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Corine Lau received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington, Seattle, and her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her postdoctoral research with Dr. Douglass Forbes focused on understanding the mechanism of nuclear pore complex assembly in vertebrates. Corine joined AWIS and the Website Committee in November 2006. She served as the Co-Chair on the Website Committee for the WIST conference in 2009. She is looking for the right opportunity to transition into industry. Corine has two young daughters, and enjoys singing with a local womens' chorus and rockclimbing.
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Website Co-Chair: Lawrence Fourgeaud |
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After completing her PhD in neuroscience and pharmacology at the University ‘Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2’(France), Lawrence moved to San Diego in 2004 to pursue her postdoctoral training. After finishing her first postdoc at UCSD, she joined Dr. Greg Lemke’s lab at the Salk institute in 2009 where she is currently investigating the role of a family of immune molecules in synaptic plasticity and nervous system disorders. Lawrence has been a member of the Website Committee since she joined AWIS-SD in 2007. She also served as a member of the website committee for the AWIS-SD Women in Science and Technology conference in 2009.
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