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GWIS Seminars are held the third Thursday of each month from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please check our GWIS Fall 2024 flyer.

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* SPECIAL EVENT * GWIS Career Mentoring Roundtable Featuring the External Advisory Committee for the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

Anita Corbett, PhD; Kimberly Mowry, PhD; Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD - Emory College of Arts and Sciences; Brown University; The Ohio State University

The T32 External Advisory Committee will also be presenting on Wednesday, November 15th at 2 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. in Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619), advertised in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Seminar Series. 

  • Anita Corbett, PhD, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology; Senior Associate Dean of Research, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, GA
  • Kimberly Mowry, PhD, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine; Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD, Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 

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 Nov 16, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Ryan Case Method (1-9576)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (PI) and Dr. Jeff Hayes (Co-PI); co-sponsored by the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences, the RNA Society, and Lexogen

* SPECIAL EVENT * T32 Minisymposium Featuring the External Advisory Committee for the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

Anita Corbett, PhD; Kimberly Mowry, PhD; Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD - Emory College of Arts and Sciences; Brown University; The Ohio State University

Wednesday, November 15th talks: 

  • Anita Corbett, PhD, Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology; Senior Associate Dean of Research, Emory College of Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, GA
    "An RNA binding protein modulates m6A modification of key RNA targets"
  • Kimberly Mowry, PhD, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Biomedicine; Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
    "Novel RNP transport granules drive mRNA localization"
  • Karin Musier-Forsyth, PhD, Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 
    "How a two-nucleotide difference in a 9.4 kilobase genome determines HIV-1 viral RNA fate"

The T32 External Advisory Committee will also be presenting a Graduate Women in Science Career Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, November 16th at 3 p.m. in Ryan Case Method (1-9576), advertised in GWIS. 

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 Nov 15, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud (1-7619)

Inter-programmatic Graduate Student NIH Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical & Molecular Sciences

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (PI), and Dr. Jeff Hayes (Co-PI); co-sponsored by GWIS, the RNA Society, and Lexogen

GWIS Seminar: "Follow your passion: from medicine to science and the benefits of lunching together"

Marlies P. Rossmann, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester

Dr. Rossmann will also be presenting a seminar in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics series on *Wednesday, October 11th* titled “Dissecting Metabolic Gene Regulatory Networks in Hematopoiesis” at 2 p.m. in K-307 (3-6408).

*Please note this is the week before* 

 Oct 19, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat

GWIS Seminar: "Riding the Roller-Coaster of Academic Science”

Cassandra Hayne, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Sep 21, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | TBD

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz & Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

DBB Seminar: “Recent Breakthroughs in tRNA Splicing Using Cryo-EM and Biochemistry”

Cassandra Hayne, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 Sep 20, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)

Host: Dr. Paul Boutz & Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society & Lexogen and Graduate Women in Science GWIS)

GWIS Seminar: "Flexibility and Adaptability in a Challenging Job Market"

Ana Jimenez, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

 Apr 20, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Adolph Lower Aud 1-7619

Host: Dr. Lynne Maquat (co-sponsored by the RNA Society and Lexogen)

T32 Retreat & DBB Seminar: Signaling through Chromatin for Transcription and Metabolism

Jerry Workman, PhD - Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

Our Keynote Retreat Speaker this year is Dr. Jerry Workman, Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO. His talk title is “Signaling through Chromatin for Transcription and Metabolism”. His host is Dr. Jeff Hayes. The T32 Retreat this year will be co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) and a supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences.

New this year, there will be a Wellness and Resilience Panel following the Keynote, from 3:15 – 4:15 pm, moderated by Dr. Jeff Hayes. The featured panelists are:

  • Brigid Cahill, PhD, Director, University Counseling Center,; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester
  • Kermin Martínez-Hernández, PhD, Principal Facilitator, Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER); Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. John Fisher University
  • Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families & Health; Director, UR Medicine Physician Communication Coaching Program; Chief of Psychology and Director, Institute for the Family, Department of Psychiatry; Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester
  • Adrienne Morgan, PhD, Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics; Associate Professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester.

 Mar 15, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes (co-sponsored by Graduate Women in Science GWIS)

GWIS Seminar (TUESDAY): "Stumbling into a Career Studying Chromatin and Histone Modifications"

Jerry Workman, PhD - Investigator; Director of Postdoc Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

 Mar 14, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Medical Center | Class of ‘62 G-9425

Host: Dr. Jeffrey Hayes

*SPECIAL EVENT* GWIS Seminar: Wellness and Resilience Workshop Series - “Exploring Mindfulness and Self-Compassion”

Jeffrey Ring, PhD - Health Psychologist, Leadership Coach, and Health Justice Champion, Los Angeles, CA

Prior registration required, space is limited. View Workshop Descriptions 

 Feb 16, 2023 @ 3:00 p.m.

 Helen Wood Hall | Evarts Lounge 1W-133

Register Here (required)

Host: Drs. Lynne Maquat, Jeffrey Hayes, and Paul Boutz; co-sponsored by a supplement to the NIH NIGMS T32 Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences (Maquat PI, Hayes Co-PI)