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From: "Moore, Claire" <Claire...@tufts.edu>

Subject: Save the Date: Symposium on The State of Women in Biomedical Science

Date: January 28, 2018 at 7:20:49 PM EST

To: Adán Colón-Carmona (Adan.Colo...@umb.edu) <Adan.Colo...@umb.edu>, "Linda Huang (linda...@umb.edu)" <linda...@umb.edu>, "rick.k...@umb.edu" <rick.k...@umb.edu>

Hi, Rick, Adan, and Linda,

We are excited to let you know about an upcoming symposium at Tufts University:

The State of Women in Biomedical Sciences: A Call to Action

March 19, 2018 from 2-6 pm

Behrakis Auditorium

150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA.

The goal of the symposium is raise awareness of the challenges facing women biomedical scientists in academia and industry, and to discuss ways to promote equal opportunities for women and men. The format will be four talks followed by a panel where all four speakers will take questions from the audience. A reception will follow the panel to give everyone a chance to meet the speakers and to network.

Here are our speakers and their topics:

Nancy Hopkins, PhD, Professor, MIT

We've come a long way - but not far enough

Vicki Lundblad, PhD, Professor, Salk Institute

Women scientists need to tell their stories

Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director, Addgene

Implicit Bias - Tactics for Change

Judge Nancy Gertner, (Retired), Professor, Harvard Law School

In Defense of Women: Stories from a Lifelong Advocate

The symposium is open to the public and free of charge. Be sure to register at women-in-science-boston.eventbrite.com as seating is limited. Also, please help us get the word out and forward this e-mail to your colleagues or post the attached flyer in your building.

We think this symposium will address an issue of broad impact at a time when women are feeling more encouraged to speak up about their concerns, and we hope that it will inspire efforts from both scientists and administrators to insure greater gender equity in biomedical science.

Hope to see you there!

Claire Moore

Claire Moore, Ph.D
Natalie V. Zucker Professor
Director, Training in Education and Critical Research Skills (TEACRS) Postdoctoral Program

Department of Developmental, Molecular, and Chemical Biology
Jaharis Building, Room 408
Tufts University School of Medicine
150 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
617-636-6935
claire...@tufts.edu