Events
GWIS Seminars are held the third Thursday of each month from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Download the Spring '26 Schedule
A Career Path in Patent Law
Carissa R. Childs, Ph.D. - Patent Attorney, LeClairRyan, Rochester, NY
Nov 20, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat
Personalized Science: The Roles of Heroes, Mentors, and Family in Our Careers
Traci Hall, Ph.D. - Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Oct 16, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Clara Kielkopf
Science for Breakfast
Jamie Cate, Ph.D. - Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Sep 18, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Dmitri Ermolenko
Navigating by your inner compass - science, family and an adventurous life
Jayne Danska, Ph.D. - Senior Scientist, Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
May 15, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)
Host: Dr. Elaine Sia
The Science of Fundraising: Perspectives from a Marine Microbiologist
Kim Ritchie, Ph.D. - Senior Scientist; Program Manager - Marine Microbiology, Department of Marine Biology & Conservation, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL
Apr 17, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Elaine Sia
The Joy of Cooking: From Cookies to Plasmids
Lorraine Symington, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Mar 20, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Elaine Sia
Success Outside Academia: It’s Very Possible
Joe Palca, Ph.D. - Science Correspondent, NPR News, Washington DC
Feb 20, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Lynne E. Maquat
Science and News: A Marriage of Convenience
Joe Palca, Ph.D. - Science Correspondent, NPR News, Washington, D.C.
Feb 20, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m.
Medical Center | G-9425 (Class of '62 Auditorium)
Host: Dr. Lynne E. Maquat
Breast Cancer: Screening and Treatment
Hong Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. - Chief, Highland Radiation Oncology Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Jan 16, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.
Medical Center | 1-9576 (Case Method Room)
Host: Dr. Lynne E. Maquat