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Next Meeting: March 2012 at Thomas Jefferson University: An AWIS program on work-life balance. Watch for details coming soon.

Coming April 14, 2012: the first AWIS-PHL bookclub - join us to discuss Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory.

Two of the book's contributors, Theresa Wizemann and Carol de Wet, have been invited to participate in the book discussion which will be held on a Saturday morning (with brunch).

Watch for details and plan to join us for this very special meeting!

Congratulations to our 2012 Travel Award Winners!

We had our best-ever response to our "Call for Applications" this year, and we applaud all the applicants for their excellent work. Here are this year's winners:

 

Robert E. Davies Student Travel Award: Subhasree Basu
 PhD Program in Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University

"Inactivation of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) is necessary for the elimination of cytoplasmic organelles and nuclei by autophagy during terminal differentiation of lens fiber cells"

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2012, May 6-10, 2012, Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

Adelaide M. Delluva Student Travel Award: Elizabeth Crowe
MD/PhD student in the Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine

"Astrocyte Senescence as a Component of Age‐Related Neuropathology"

Eleventh International Symposium on Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging, July 29–August 3, 2012, Kloster Mehrerau, Bregenz, Austria

 

U of P Women's Club Student Travel Grant: Alison Pouch
PhD program in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania

"Automated quantification of mitral valve dynamics using real-time 3D ultrasound"

SPIE Medical Imaging 2012, February 4-9, 2012, San Diego, California

AWIS is National Ally of Vision 2020

Vision 2020 is a national initiative developed by the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine to make equality a national priority through shared leadership among women and men.

When visiting the Vision 2020 page, consider becoming a member of Vision 2020 to help support this wonderful initiative.

The slides and report from the Vision 2020 presentation at our September 27, 2011, meeting are available on our Newsletters and Meeting Reports page.

Interested in sharing your love of science?

Visit our Outreach page to learn about AWIS-PHL's participation in programs throughout the region.

Check out the Newsletters & Meeting Reports page for photos and summaries of recent meetings.