NEWS FROM THE 
IRANIAN-AMERICAN 
WOMEN FOUNDATION
October, 2014

Achievement Spotlight:
Dr. Roxana Mehran    

IAWF congratulates Dr. Roxana Mehran for being recognized as one of "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014" in the field of Clinical Medicine.  Read more. 

To learn more about Dr. Mehran, please click here. 
 
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Member Spotlight:
Fereshteh Tavakoli
Mrs. Fereshteh Tavakoli is co-founder of the International Society for Children with Cancer (ISCC). ISCC was established in 2004, and began operating with Mrs. Tavakoli and a few of her friends. Since then, it has grown in size and scope, attracting a large member base, raising millions of dollars through fund-raising events, personal donations and charity sales.  Read more.  


2014 Women's Leadership Conference in Los Angeles Just Weeks Away - Make Sure and Register Today!  

IAWF's next Women's Leadership Conference is just a few weeks away, on Sunday, November 2 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. 

All six of IAWF's last conferences were sold out.  Don't miss out - reserve your place and register today.    
 


 




Farhang Foundation Sponsors 2014 Women's Leadership Conference in Los Angeles  

IAWF is honored to thank the Farhang Foundation for serving as the major sponsor of the upcoming Women's Leadership Conference in Los Angeles.  We appreciate the fine work the Foundation does to support and enhance both our community and culture. 

 

For additional information about the Farhang Foundation, please visit www.farhangfoundation.org or click here.  

 

  


 



 
IAWF Member Pardis Sabetis Honors those on the Ebola Frontlines with Inspirational Music Video

IAWF member Pardis Sabetis, an award-winning computational geneticist at Harvard and the Broad Institute who has mapped mutations of the Ebola virus, recently developed a song and music video which addresses the Ebola crisis.  To learn more about Pardis, her work with Ebola, and how the song came to be, click here.  

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