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Chicago Women in STEM Annual Symposium: 2021

by Northwestern University

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Join us for the 4th Chicago Women in STEM Symposium as we work together to support and promote the advancement of women leaders in STEM.

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Earlybird Tickets: $5 for a limited time

Welcome to the 4th Annual Symposium 2021:

The Chicago Women in STEM Initiative was established in March of 2018 by Northwestern University postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to galvanize a local Chicago-area STEM community that actively promotes diversity, inclusion, and gender equity. Our third annual symposium on March 10th in 2020 attracted over 120 participants and focused on promoting the development of tomorrow’s women leaders in STEM.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, we have continued to fill the mentoring gap for local early career women in STEM with our monthly STEM Circuits series. We are also very excited to virtually host our 4th annual Chicago Women in STEM Symposium during the March 2021, coinciding with a week-long celebration of International Women's Day. This year's theme will be STANDING UP and STANDING OUT, and through this Symposium we hope to celebrate local women in STEM, build a community of local students and professionals who are passionate about promoting the advancement of women in STEM, provide opportunities to share struggles and successes with like-minded scientists, and gain perspectives from influential invited women leaders.

-Chicago Women in STEM Initiative team

**Remote joining information will be provided closer to the date in the event reminder email**

Highlights:

• Join us for a week long virtual symposium. Stand up and Stand out with us to become future women leaders.

• Interactive workshops, panels, and keyonote speaker will help participants develop tools to stand up for themselves, be a leader for others and to stand out in today’s society.

• Our keynote speaker is Dominique Carter, PhD, Agricultural Science Advisor, USDA. Using her trademark passion for science and charismatic personality, “Dr. Dom” will highlight the importance of being your own best cheerleader, advocating for yourself and your career as a woman in STEM.

• The Virtual Networking and Professional Development will facilitate virtual interactions between early career women, volunteers, speakers, facilitators, and local female role models from academia and industry, as well as highlight the support of our exceptional sponsors.

Event Schedule:

Tuesday, March 9

12:00 - 12:30 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks

Rachel Burga, PhD, Sr Scientist, Obsidian Therapeutics and Colleen Zaccard, R. Asst. Prof., Physiology, NU

12:30 - 1: 30 pm Standing Up: Panel - Perspectives from Academia & Industry

Jennifer Joe, MD, Founder and CEO, Vanguard Health

Miiri Kotche, Associate Dean, Clinical Prof., Biomedical Engineering, UIC

Paola Wisner, M.S., VP at Hollister Incorporated

Catalina Lee-Chang, R. Asst. Prof. Neurological Surgery, NU

2:30 - 4:00 pm Standing Up: Workshop - “How Women Rise”

Sally Helgesen, Best-selling Author, Speaker & Leadership Coach

Wednesday, March 10

12:00 - 1:00 pm Standing Out: Workshop - “Graphic design tricks & tips to make your scientific communication pop!”

Shiz Aoki, PhD, Co-founder & CEO at BioRender

Thursday, March 11

12:00 - 1:00 pm Standing Out: Lecture - "Overcoming obstacles and advancing your career in a COVID world"

Molly Perkins, PhD, VP of Research at Stealth Co.

3:00 - 4:00 pm “The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens” – Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD, VP, Research Intelligence GSN, Elsevier

Friday, March 12

12:00 - 1:00 pm Keynote Speaker

“A Woman's Worth: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Critical Role of Women in STEM research, policy, and advocacy.”

Dominique Carter, PhD, Agricultural Science Advisor, USDA

5:00 - 6:00 pm Virtual Networking and Professional Development (gather.town)

Keynote Speaker:

Dominique Carter, PhD, Science Diplomat, Entrepreneur, Agricultural Science Advisor, USDA

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Dominique Carter, PhD is an interdisciplinary scientist, diplomat, and entrepreneur. She currently serves an Agricultural Science Advisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Scientist, where she advises the Under Secretary/Chief Scientist on policy development and operational planning pertaining to agricultural research, education, and economics. Dr. Carter previously served as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow (2017-2019) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). In the Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE) within the Office of the Director (OD), Dr. Carter contributed to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged workforce with world-class skills by supporting international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students

Dominique attained her B.S. in Chemistry from Saint Norbert College and her Ph.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) where she received cross-disciplinary training in Microbiology and Bioengineering. At the MCW Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, within the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, her dissertation research focused on systems biology technology development to study viral infection. Specifically, she employed protein mass spectrometry and biophysical protein characterization to investigate how human cytomegalovirus (CMV) alters the human cellular protein environment early during infection to identify novel mechanisms for inhibiting infection. In 2018, her technical expertise spurred the formation of Leading Innovations in Technology Laboratories, a biotechnology company focused on cannabis quality control testing innovation and product development to improve patient outcomes and decrease cannabis adverse drug effects (ADE).