Past Events
Jump to 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
2006
June, 2006
Faculty speaker:
Mary Erskine, Professor of Biology, Boston University
August, 2006
Faculty speaker:
Gloria Callard, Professor of Biology, Boston University
September 21, 2006, 11:30-1pm LSEB 103
Invited Speaker lunch:
Joanne Kamens, Group Leader, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Abbott Bioresearch Center
October 19, 2006, 12-1pm LSEB 103
Faculty speaker:
Pam Templer, Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
October 25, 2006, 11-12pm BRB 113
Invited Speaker lunch: “Career Opportunities in the US Federal Government for Scientists”
Elaine Francis, National Program Director, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency
Co-sponsored with BGSA
November 7, 2006, 12-1pm LSEB 103
Faculty speaker lunch:
Karen Allen, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine
December 11, 2006, 12-1pm LSEB B01
Molecular Biology speaker series:
Mitzi Kuroda, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
2007
January 2007, BRB Graduate Lounge
Networking Event: “Cookies and Coffee Social”
March 8, 2007, 4-6pm, LSEB 103
Invited Speaker: 4pm “PhD Careers in a Clinical Setting,” 5pm Biographical Sketch
Cynthia Morton, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Editor of The American Journal of Human Genetics.
Co-sponsored with BGSA
Slides from Dr. Morton’s talk are now available!
March 22, 2007, 12:30pm-1:30pm, LSEB103
Faculty speaker: “Supporting Women in Science”
Ulla Hansen, Professor of Biology, Boston University
April 23, 2007, 12-1pm LSEB B01
Molecular Biology speaker series: “Stem cells in normal lung and lung cancer”
Carla Bender Kim, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Discussion and lunch at 1pm.
May 24, 2007, 12:15-1:15pm LSEB 103
Faculty speaker: “A Conversation with Karen Warkentin: Tropical Field Biologist.”
Karen Warkentin, Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
July 24, 2007, 12-1pm BRB113
Invited speaker: “What’s life like for Basic Scientists in Industry”
Ruth Gimeno, Principial Research Scientist III, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
September 6, 2007, 10AM LSEB 103
Networking Event: Coffee and Bagels Social
September 10, 2007, 12-1pm LSEB B01
Biomolecular Seminar Series: “Light at night -an environmental carcinogen”
Eva Schernhammer, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Department of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public
Health
Discussion and lunch to follow at 1pm, LSEB 103.
October 29, 2007, 12-1pm LSEB B01
Biomolecular Seminar Series: “Cooperating oncogenesis in ovarian cancer”
Sandra Orsulic, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital
Discussion and lunch to follow at 1pm, LSEB 103.
December 13, 2007, 1-2pm LSEB 103
Faculty speaker:
Kim McCall, Associate Professor of Biology, Boston University
We will also be collecting gifts for Horizons for Homeless Children Foundation of Boston. If you would like to make a donation, please bring an unwrapped toy, book, or art supplies for a child to the discussion.
2008
January 28, 2008, 12-1pm, LSEB B01
Invited Speaker Lunch:
Beverly Brown, Chief Development Officer, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT)
Lunch with graduate students to follow, LSEB103
Cohosted with BUWIC.
February 15, 2008, 3:30-4:30pm, LSEB 103
Invited Speaker: “An Academic Career Track at a 4-Year College: Balancing Teaching and Research”
Amy Cheng Vollmer, Professor of Biology, Swarthmore College
Refreshments at 3:15pm
Cosponsored with GSO.
May 20, 2008, 12-1pm, Communications Building Lawn (lawn in front of 640 Comm Ave)
BBQ Fundraiser for AIDS Walk Boston
For a minimum $10 donation, you can enjoy burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, watermelon, drinks, etc!
You can still donate online at our team site, and thanks again for all who have donated already and to all who plan to donate!
May 29, 2008, 12-1pm, LSEB 103
Invited Speaker Lunch: “PhD: Alternatives to the Academic Life”
Nikki Mutschler, Medical Information Principal: Sepracor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
June 1, 2008
AIDS Walk Boston 2008:
BU Women in Biology are participating as a team in AIDS Walk Boston this June! You can help us by:
- Making a donation! Just click on one of our team members’ names in the list.
- Join us! It’s easy to register now -click on Join BU Women in Biology in the Team Roster. It’s going to be a great Walk!
Update: With everyone’s help, we raised $1,721.00 for AIDS Walk 2008 -Thanks for everyone’s support and participation!
September 5, 2008, 4-6pm BRB 115 and graduate lounge
Welcome Back Party with BGSA/WIB:
Welcome to 1st year students and welcome back to everyone else!
September 29, 2008, 9-10:30am LSEB lobby
Networking event: Coffee and breakfast social
Stop by for coffee and pastries and learn more about WIB events for the semester!
October 7, 2008, 12:15-1:15pm LSEB 103
Invited Speaker Lunch:
Career Panel from New England BioLabs (NEB):
- Tilde Carlow, Head, Division of Parasitology
- Fran Perler, Senior Scientist, DNA Polymerases and Protein Splicing
- Jennifer Ong, Staff Scientist
November 3, 2008, 12-1pm LSEB B01
Biomolecular Seminar Series: “Sirtuins, Mitochondria and Metabolism.”
Marcia Haigis, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Discussion and lunch to follow at 1pm, LSEB 103.
December 2, 2008, 12:30-1:30pm BRB 113
Faculty speaker:
Ayako Yamaguchi, Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
We will also be collecting gifts for Horizons for Homeless Children Foundation of Boston. If you would like to make a donation, please bring an unwrapped toy, book, or art supplies for a child to the discussion.
2009
January 26, 2009, 12-1pm LSEB B01
Biomolecular Seminar Series: “RIP2, NOD2 and IRF5 mediate the type I Interferon response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection”
Michelle Kelliher, Associate Professor in Cancer Biology and
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UMass Medical School
June 8, 2009, 12-1pm LSEB103
WIB lunch with:Cyndi Bradham, Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
An informal discussion of Cyndi’s career path, and how she became faculty at BU.
Lunch will be provided.
September 28th, 2009 12pm:
Biomolecular Seminar Series: “Dog Genetics: the Long and Short of It”
Elaine Ostrander,, Chief and Senior Investigator, Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH.
October 26th, 12pm-1pm LSEB 103:
WIB Lunch with Angela Ho, Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
An informal discussion of Angela’s career path, and how she became faculty at BU.
Lunch will be provided.
November 9th, 2009 12pm
Biomolecular Seminar Series (12-1pm LSEB B01): “When oxygen runs low, life goes on: Understanding hypoxia-response networks in C. elegans.”
Discussion and lunch with Jo Anne Powell-Coffman Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University