As we are discussing our how to continue to grow amplifyHERscience in 2021, we want to make sure our plans are in line with your interests, professional objectives and lifestyle. Would you mind providing us your ideas and feedback by taking a (very) brief survey?
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Thursday, January 28th
Sci-Founder
Fellowship Information Sessions
5:00 pm PT
Here’s how Sci-Founder describes their program:
Sci-Founder Fellowship ($400K) is a program to help early career scientists start companies of their own. We believe that companies can often be the best way to pursue translational research, and not enough scientists consider this as a serious path to bringing their research into the world.
Unlike some fellowship programs, this program is meant to be taken very seriously -- it is meant for scientist founders that would be willing to spend a significant portion of their careers on their companies if they are successful.
Teams encouraged, but solo founders ok too -- at least one person on a team must be full time. We will fund you and help you raise additional funding when needed. Please sign up for an info session to learn more.
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Thursday, February 4th
Illumina Accelerator
From University to Startup
11:30am - 12:20pm PT
We’ll discuss the journey to translate university research and ideas into sustainable genomics ventures – launching a startup, building a team, refining business models, and fundraising to build a VC-backable business that can help unlock the power of the genome. Illumina Accelerator is accelerating genomics entrepreneurship through a six-month funding cycle, which provides access to capital, sequencing and experimental resources, extensive coaching, and lab/office space.
Marc Martin-Casas, PhD., Seed Investments & Venture Development, will moderate a panel of startup founders who will share advice and their journeys from university to genomics startups.
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Wednesday, February 10th
Women in the Enterprise of Science & Technology (WEST)
Career Possibilities: Discovery and Research
4:00-5:30pm ET
In the world of business, careers are no longer linear or predictable. This panel series is designed to help you think about your career path and the different options that are open to you. This panel discussion is the second in our new panel series called "Career Possibilities". We will look at careers in Discovery and Research. The panel will have an informational interview type feel with panelists sharing their career paths, a look at what their job entails, transferrable skills for those looking to make a change, tips for uncovering opportunities, advice for others, and how to make brave leaps. The panel discussion will be moderated by Elissa Hobert, the Senior Scientist at Flagship Pioneering.
Panelists include:
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Andy Hurwitz, SVP Head of R&D, Mana Therapeutics
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Kristine McKinney, Director, Target Biology and Translational Medicine, Arrakis Therapeutics
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Karel Otero-Gutierrez, PhD, Principal Scientist, Eisai US
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Kathy Seidl, VP Immunology, SQZ BioTech
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Lani San Mateo, Head of Product Development for Microbiome Solutions, Johnson & Johnson
Location: Zoom
Cost: Members, Students, Postdocs: $5; Non-Members: $15
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Thursday, February 18th
WEST
Organizational Change to Achieve Equity
12:00-1:30pm ET
In this workshop, Sheera Bornstein of YW Boston will guide participants in identifying culture and organizational change necessary to achieving equity in the workplace. Participants will become familiar with key domains and best practices for organizational change. Then, they will identify and begin exploring opportunities to bring learnings back to their organizations. Participants will review research and studies exploring the interaction between individual identities, power, and privilege in the workplace. Interpersonal, institutional, ideological, and ideological dimensions will be explored.
Location: Zoom
Cost: Members: $0; Non-Members: $10
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Wednesday, February 24th (SAVE THE DATE)
The Winning Investor Pitch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Learn the art of building and delivery a winning investor pitch with perspectives from Stephen “Zam” Zamierowski from Deloitte moderated by Evan Kipperman from Wiggin & Dana. This interactive presentation will provide insights on how to effectively communicate your innovation and the necessary elements that investors want to hear. You will be able to interact with the presenters in a Q&A session that follows.
Yale Host: Dr. James Boyle, Exec. Director Faculty Entrepreneurship & Venture Development, OCR
Moderator: Evan Kipperman, Partner, Wiggin & Dana
Featured Speaker: Stephen “Zam” Zamierowski, Managing Director, Deloitte
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Osage University Partners Women Academic Entrepreneurs
Recording of OUP webinar
Discussion of the state of female academic entrepreneurship across OUP’s partner institutions, and the greater university startup ecosystem. Stephanie Stehman of OUP will review an updated analysis of her 2017 blog post on the gender gap in academia, as well as discuss the various efforts universities have made to support women bringing their ideas and discoveries from the lab to the marketplace.
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WEST Women Entrepreneurs
Organization
Boston based WEST helps women in science, technology, and engineering advance their careers. Our members are committed to developing themselves as leaders through learning, networking, and sharing.
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Women in Bio
Organization
Women In Bio's mentoring programs support women in various stages of their career and personal development. Many chapters have implemented and continue to develop exciting new programs that will grow within the Women In Bio community.
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The amplifyHERscience team:
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