National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science
February 4-5, 2011
Boylston Hall, Harvard University
Event Program
February 4-5, 2011
Boylston Hall, Harvard University
Event Program
Friday: February 4th, 2011
3:00pm – Registration
3:30pm – Opening Remarks
Isha Jain ‘12, Srinidhi Reddy ‘11
Co-Directors of NSAWS 2011
Danielle Feinberg
Director of Lighting, Pixar Animations Studio
4:45pm – All in the Family
A discussion of balancing family and careers
Margaret Bourdeaux
Instructor in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
David Charbonneau
Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University
5:30pm – Eat, Meet and Mingle (Dinner Provided)
6:15pm – Science Education Panel
Dr. Deborah Harmon-Hines
Vice Provost, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Paul Reville
Massachusetts Secretary of Education
7:00pm -Talk
Dudley R. Herschbach
Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard University
Nobel Laureate of Chemistry
Saturday: February 5th, 2011
12:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – The Future in Computer Science
Carla Gomes
Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Dept. of Information Science, Cornell University
1:45pm – "Secret to Having a Life AND a Career"
Lisa Thiel
OB-GYN Specialist
2:15pm – The New Futures of Aging for Women in Science
Sanofi-aventis (Corporate Partner)
2:45pm – "Designs for a Life in Science"
Pamela Silver
Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
3:15pm – Association for Women in Science (AWIS) workshop
3:45pm – The Chairs
A conversation with the first female chairs of Physics Depts at Harvard and Yale
Melissa Franklin
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
Chair of the Department of Physics, Harvard University
Meg Urry
Israel Munson Prof Physics & Astronomy
Chair of the Department of Physics, Yale University
4:30pm – Workshop
David Edwards' Le Whif
The Creation of Breathable Chocolate
5:00pm – Scientists at the Frontier of Biological Research
David Scadden
Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Co-Chair, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Amy Wagers
Associate Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Medical School
Richard Losick
Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology, Harvard University
Pardis Sabeti
FAS Center for Systems Biology Assistant Professor
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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7:00pm – Closing Reception
Hosts:
Prof. Howard Georgi
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
Harvard College Professor
Housemaster of Leverett House
Dr. Ann Georgi
Life Sciences Research Administrator
Housemaster of Leverett House
8:00pm – Closing Banquet
Keynote Speech
Prof. Susan Mango
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Recipient of MacArthur Genius Grant
3:00pm – Registration
3:30pm – Opening Remarks
Isha Jain ‘12, Srinidhi Reddy ‘11
Co-Directors of NSAWS 2011
Danielle Feinberg
Director of Lighting, Pixar Animations Studio
4:45pm – All in the Family
A discussion of balancing family and careers
Margaret Bourdeaux
Instructor in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
David Charbonneau
Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University
5:30pm – Eat, Meet and Mingle (Dinner Provided)
6:15pm – Science Education Panel
Dr. Deborah Harmon-Hines
Vice Provost, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Paul Reville
Massachusetts Secretary of Education
7:00pm -Talk
Dudley R. Herschbach
Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard University
Nobel Laureate of Chemistry
Saturday: February 5th, 2011
12:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – The Future in Computer Science
Carla Gomes
Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Dept. of Information Science, Cornell University
1:45pm – "Secret to Having a Life AND a Career"
Lisa Thiel
OB-GYN Specialist
2:15pm – The New Futures of Aging for Women in Science
Sanofi-aventis (Corporate Partner)
2:45pm – "Designs for a Life in Science"
Pamela Silver
Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
3:15pm – Association for Women in Science (AWIS) workshop
3:45pm – The Chairs
A conversation with the first female chairs of Physics Depts at Harvard and Yale
Melissa Franklin
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
Chair of the Department of Physics, Harvard University
Meg Urry
Israel Munson Prof Physics & Astronomy
Chair of the Department of Physics, Yale University
4:30pm – Workshop
David Edwards' Le Whif
The Creation of Breathable Chocolate
5:00pm – Scientists at the Frontier of Biological Research
David Scadden
Gerald and Darlene Jordan Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Co-Chair, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Amy Wagers
Associate Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Medical School
Richard Losick
Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology, Harvard University
Pardis Sabeti
FAS Center for Systems Biology Assistant Professor
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
dfsg
7:00pm – Closing Reception
Hosts:
Prof. Howard Georgi
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
Harvard College Professor
Housemaster of Leverett House
Dr. Ann Georgi
Life Sciences Research Administrator
Housemaster of Leverett House
8:00pm – Closing Banquet
Keynote Speech
Prof. Susan Mango
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Recipient of MacArthur Genius Grant
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