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WHAT’S NEW WITH THE WIS COMMITTEE?

by Samantha Giordano, Ph.D., UAB and Maria Clara Franco, Ph.D., University of Central Florida

To answer our own question, A LOT. The Women in Science Committee Doors Event at the 22nd Annual SFRBM Meeting on “Networking

(WIS) has new leadership, is implementing new projects and planning and Establishing Collaborations.” This interactive workshop will

our annual Opening Doors Event for the Meeting in November.
discuss how both men and women can establish strong and lasting

collaborations throughout their career. There will be a speakers
First, please join the WIS and all of SFRBM in congratulating Dr. Becky
covering the “dos and don’ts” of initiating collaborations within
Oberley Deegan of the Nebraska Medical Center on her new role as
your institution and at a meetings, how to use social media and
the Chair of the WIS Committee and also to thank Dr. Aimee Landar
appropriate email etiquette to maintain open communication with
from the University of Alabama at Birmingham for her previous term as

your collaborators, forming the oficial collaborations and maintaining
Chair of the WIS Committee. Dr. Landar did a wonderful job in getting
a healthy collaboration throughout the project and upon project
the WIS Committee a voice and supporting women within our society
completion.
and now under Dr. Oberley Deegan we know we will have continued

success!
This event will be beneicial to trainees and junior faculty for basic

networking and collaboration knowledge and even to senior faculty
Dr. Oberley Deegan has already taken the reigns and has helped to
who can add a few new tools to their collaboration toolbox. We look
implement two new WIS projects. This year the WIS is excited to

forward to your joining us at this exciting interactive workshop at this
announce a childcare referral service. Have you wanted to come to
year’s meeting! See you there!
SFRBM but couldn’t because your children were too young or you

had no one to watch them? Well now they can come to the meeting Networking & Establishing

with you and you can spend your days at the SFRBM Meeting while

your children have fun. Please contact Jennifer Cole directly at
COLLABORATIONS
Jennifer.cole@bbbabysitters.com. She will be happy to provide a list

of childcare providers in the area. We hope that this will increase

attendance to this year’s SFRBM Meeting in Boston among both men The Opening Doors Event this year will address a topic that has

and women within the society. Please let us know how this service become increasingly important in our current scientiic framework:

worked if you utilize it: email becky.deegan@unmc.edu. Thanks.
“Networking and Establighing Collaborations.” Whether you

are a trainee, a young investigator or an established senior
We are also beginning SFRBM Woman of the Month Club. Do you researcher, everyone beneits from establishing a strong network

know a woman within our society who goes above and beyond? Are of collaborators.

they faculty, a post or a student and a member of SFRBM? Nominate
Thursday, November 19
them as our featured Woman of the Month! After answering a few
6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
questions and submitting a photo, the Women of the Month will be

highlighted by SFRBM on our webpage and social media outlets. See Cost: $25 for student & postdocs

below for our irst Woman of the Month, Dr. Aimee Landar. Please $35 for senior investigators

contact Joanna Rybka (joanna.rybka1@wp.pl) or Aimee Eggler (aimee.

Organized by Maria Clara Franco, Ph.D., University of Central
eggler@villanova.edu) for more information or with nominations.
Florida, Samantha Giordano, Ph.D., UAB and WIS

Lastly, continuing our yearly tradition, the WIS will host the Opening

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