Events
Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund Speaker Series
OCTOBER 28, 2020- POSTPONED
4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
Conversations with Women Leaders in Bioscience
Inaugural Speaker:
Karen Akinsanya, Ph.D
Executive Vice President, Chief Biomedical Scientist, and Head of Discovery R&D
Schrödinger
In Conversation with:
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
The Rockefeller University
November 5, 2020
CELEBRATING SCIENCE Virtual Benefit
6:00 – 7:00 PM EST
The Convergence of Science and Medicine
Honoree:
Julian Robertson
Trustee Emeritus
Hosts:
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Carson Family Professor
Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics
William E. Ford
Chair, Board of Trustees
Women & Science Fall Morning Webinar
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
The Brain on Stress: A Pandemic of Depression, Diabetes and Dementia
Host:
Holly Andersen, M.D.
Attending Cardiologist and Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine
New York-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center
Trustee, The Rockefeller University
Speaker:
Natalie L. Rasgon, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center for Neuroscience in Women’s Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
Women & Science Spring Morning Webinar
MARCH 10, 2021
9:00 – 10:00 AM EST
From Beach to Bench and Beyond: How Snail Venom Can Treat Pain
Host:
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D., ‘05
Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Associate Professor
Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior
The Rockefeller University
Speaker:
Mandë Holford, Ph.D., ‘03
Associate Professor in Chemistry
Hunter College
Women & Science Lecture and Luncheon
MAY 13, 2021
12:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
Nature vs. Nurture: Exploring the Building Blocks of Social Behavior
Ticketed Event
Host:
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Carson Family Professor
The Rockefeller University
Speaker:
Vanessa Ruta, Ph.D., ’05
Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Associate Professor
Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior
The Rockefeller University
