2016 Award Sponsors

Thank you to our 2016 Award Sponsors: Center for Infectious Disease Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Zymergen, ZymoGenetics, and the Allen Institute.

2016 award recipients

Congratulations to our 2016 award recipients

For Scientific Advancement:

Dr. Hongkui Zeng from Allen Institute

For Leadership Excellence in Biotech or Public Sector:

Dr. Erin Shellman from Zymergen

Scholarship Fund

Thank you to our 2016 scholarship fund donors – Battelle, Zymogenetics (A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company),Veronica Smith andNatalie Hamrick, Steve Gilbert and Janice Camp,Fran Solomon, Anne Ward-Ryan, Melissa Conerly, Sheila Lukehart, Linda Mantel, Allyson Nelson, Peggy Smith, and Reitha Weeks.

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The opportunity to mentor and be mentored through chapter-based and Internet resources

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  • Monthly meetings that feature local speakers discussing scientific research, career development, public health, and environmental issues
  • A newsletter to keep you connected to issues and events relevant to women in science
  • Networking opportunities with local professionals in your field
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The Seattle chapter of the Association for Women in Science is an active organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women in science and technology and to promoting the participation of girls in the sciences.

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Join us at our Monthly Chapter Meetings!

Save the dates: Nov. 16, Dec. 14, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, Mar. 15, Apr. 19, and May 17.

Schedule
6:00 PM – Networking and Refreshment
6:30 PM – Introductions, Program
7:45 PM – Networking and Dessert

Pre-registration is not required for our events.

Location
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Pelton Auditorium
1100 Fairview Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109-1024
Please enter through Thomas Building.
*Free Visitor Parking in front of and to the side of Thomas Building and in Employee Parking lot off Aloha St. (across from SCCA). See Map for Details.

All AWIS meetings are FREE and open to members and non-members, both men and women!

For additional event information, please email programs@seattleawis.org.

Oct
19
2016
Microbiomes and the Origins of Life

Microbiomes and the Origins of Life

Wednesday – October 19, 2016 – 6:00 PM

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center – Pelton Auditorium

1100 Fairview Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109

 

Microbes got their start in the ocean and are essential to maintaining its complex ecosystem. Like the ocean, humans also rely on our microscopic passengers to function normally. At birth, each of us was first colonized by our mother’s microbiome. Come join us to hear about the unique microbial communities that support and create life.

 

Sujatha Srinivasan, PhD, presents “The Human Vaginal Microbiome in Health and Disease.”

Sujatha Srinivasan, PhD, Staff Scientist in the Fredricks lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Sujatha Srinivasan, PhD, Staff Scientist in the Fredricks lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Anne Thompson, PhD, presents “Microbial Ecology of Vast Open Oceans.”

Formerly a Sr. Research Scientist at the Institute for Systems Biology

Anne Thompson, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Portland State University