Women In Bio E-Newsletter - February 15, 2018

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NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

National Webinar Volunteer Needed WIB-National is looking for a volunteer to help lead our National Webinar Committee. Tasks include creating a schedule of quarterly topics, working with prominent speakers to align schedules, ppts templates, and executing the webinar as an introductory speaker the day of the webinar. This is a great opportunity to gain experience managing a committee and expanding your network. For more info, contact Jamie Griffin Strachota at jstrachota@womeninbio.org

Women In Bio’s Boardroom Ready program – now accepting applications We are excited to announce the Boardroom Ready program is accepting applications for 2018. In its third year, the Boardroom Ready Program is designed to elevate, promote, and place highly qualified women to corporate boards. Intensive board competency building curriculum at George Washington University, held annually to refine each candidate’s understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and commitments related to serving on both public and private boards, is only the beginning. Boardroom Ready candidates also work with a professional resume writer to craft a board-tailored Curriculum Vitæ and biography. In addition, each candidate is partnered with an experienced board mentor to help navigate the path to board service. Throughout the process, WIB, LifeSci Advisors and other sponsors work to facilitate matching program graduates with companies seeking new board members. We look forward to receiving your application! EWIB Volunteer Needed Do you have a public relations background and interest in supporting Executive Women In Bio (EWIB)? EWIB is looking for a volunteer to help draft occasional press releases regarding EWIB events and Boardroom Ready. If interested, please email boardroomready@womeninbio.org for more details.

RESOURCES

WIB Video Library Have you ever wished that you could view other chapters' events? Now you can! This Member-Only benefit allows you to view previously recorded WIB events. Simply log into your WIB account to take advantage of this great resource and access the videos in our WIB video library!

Women In Bio Partnership with SmartBrief WIB has partnered with SmartBrief to produce a weekly e-mail newsletter, WIB SmartBrief, which brings the most important and timely news stories about women in all areas of the life sciences. Learn more about "WIB SmartBrief" and sign up for this free enewsletter!

Check Out WIB's Job Board! Women In Bio has a job board! Visit http://wibcareercenter.com to get started. Whether you are a job seeker, or looking to fill a position, this is the resource for you!

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CHAPTER NEWS & EVENTS

Upcoming Events • Tonight WIB-Greater Boston: Back by Popular Demand, Speed Networking Event, February 15, 2018 • Tonight WIB-Seattle Presents: "Power of Negotiation," February 15, 2018 • Tonight WIB-Philadelphia “How to Bring your Scientific Discovery to a Successful Commercial Product," February 15,

2018 • WIB-San Francisco Bay Area YWIB Presents: Practice Your Networking Skills, February 20, 2018 • WIB-Capital Region Presents: “Raising Venture Capital in Biotech," February 21, 2018

• WIB-Chicago "Clear as Mud?" A Discussion of Legal, Regulatory & Business Concerns for Biosimilars, February 21, 2018

• WIB-RTP Presents a Grant Writing Workshop Hosted by Eva Garland Consulting, February 21, 2018 • WIB-Southern California Beach Yoga Social, February 24, 2018 • WIB-Pittsburgh Presents: “Dress to Impress - Styling a better and more successful you!,” February 28, 2018 • WIB-San Francisco Bay Area 2018 Volunteer Opportunities, February 28, 2018 • WIB-Metro New York and BioCT Present a Joint Networking Event, March 1, 2018 • WIB-RTP Young Women In Bio High School Speed Mentoring Event at the EPA, March 8, 2018 • WIB-Texas Launch and International Women's Day Celebration Event, March 8, 2018 • WIB-Seattle Women's History Month Event: Be Your Own Advocate and Build Allies For Career Success, March 13,

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Women In Bio-Atlanta at the Atlanta Science Festival Women In Bio-Atlanta will be contributing to two events with the Atlanta Science Festival:

• Beatrice the Biologist: Comic Strip Science on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. In this workshop, you'll learn how to draw your own science cartoons featuring amoeba hugs, dinosaur farts, and much, much more. Come to Manuel's to grab dinner and drinks with comics for dessert! PS: No art skills required! This is a family friendly event, so feel free to bring family. When registering use discount code womeninbio. After 20 womeninbio tickets are sold, the price changes back to regular price ($5.14 online or $3.00 at the door). This is a family friendly event, so feel free to bring family. Manual’s Tavern Address: 602 North Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. To register and for more information go to https://atlantasciencefestival.org/events/beatrice-the-biologist-comic-strip-science/.

• The Exploration Expo on Saturday, March 24, 2018 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. At the Exploration Expo, Young Women In Bio-Atlanta invites you and your children to stop by and learn about Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, and Maria Sibylla Merian and enjoy our interactive demos themed for those women scientists: strawberry DNA extraction (Rosalind Franklin), color chromatography (Marie Curie), and tulip dissection (Maria Sibylla Merian). No registration is required. Piedmont Park Address: 400 Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 See http://atlantasciencefestival.org/expo/ for more information about the expo.

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Spotlight on Gianna J. Arnold

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• 1. Tell us about your current position or company. I am an equity partner with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, a full-service law firm that offers clients the national reach and sophisticated experience of a large firm and the local connections and value of a boutique firm. I chose to join Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr due to their Life Science Practice Group and their start up initiatives. My favorite aspects of my practice are life science agreements and intellectual property strategy as these provide an opportunity to draw from my range of schooling and experience (in science, business and law).

• 2. You have such a diverse educational background. Did you always know what your professional goals were and were your degrees tailored to that plan? I obtained my degrees in areas that I found interesting at the time. No master plan. I had actually planned on studying medicine but learned that I have a tendency to faint around those in pain, and figured that would make it difficult to do a residency! I love all aspects of science and wanted to focus on the path from idea to consumer.

• 3. What are some of the biggest challenges women still face in the life sciences? Unconscious bias remains a large challenge. Perhaps worse than overt discrimination as it is

Gianna J. Arnold

subtle and hard to overcome. Interestingly, even those within a discriminated group will hold biases against their own group. At least, if we each become aware of our internal biases, we can make an effort to see through them.

• 4. WIB’s theme for this year is “Lift while you climb”. What does this mean to you and how do you incorporate this in your professional life? We should all take an effort to talent spot, mentor and champion one another. This can be done by highlighting another’s good works, forwarding and/or providing growth opportunities, and taking the requisite steps to enable the success of good women. We generally tend not to promote ourselves – let’s overcome this by promoting one another. I strive to practice these important steps.

• 5. Tell us how you got involved with Women in Bio, what you do for the organization, and what being a part of WIB means to you? I went to the first annual dinner in 2001. I was part of an early stage company and found the dinner an excellent opportunity to learn best practices and meet others similarly situated. In the early years, I served on or chaired various committees related to programming, the Annual Dinner, and the like. I served as President Elect, President and President Emeritus from 2008 to 2011. For more details of Gianna's interview, visit our Member Spotlight page!

WIB-Capital Region Presents: “Raising Venture Capital in Biotech” Join WIB–Capital Region on February 21, 2018 for a panel discussion with industry experts that will help demystify venture capital funding in the biotech space. Moderated by Crystal Icenhour; CEO, Aperiomics, and featuring panelists Kyp Sirinakis, Managing Partner, Expidarex Capital, and Laurie Silver, CFO, Brainscope, this session is intended to be highly interactive! In addition to having questions in mind for the Q&A session, we encourage you to send questions in advance to capitalregion@womeninbio.org to help guide the discussion.

Crystal Icenhour

Kyp Sirinakis

Laurie Silver

WIB-Capital Region, Author Amita Shukla Speaks to Members about Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mindset During the Capital Region’s first Northern Virginia event, members from Frederick, MD, Fredericksburg, VA and everywhere in between, met for casual networking followed by a presentation on “Mastering the Entrepreneurial Mind: Leading Change that Changes the World” from Amita Shukla, CEO of Vitamita. Amita started her presentation by describing what makes an entrepreneur successful and how you can harness those traits in your day-to-day life. We also discussed the 1D 2D 3D Mind Framework and how we use all three states in our lives. We then answered three questions about ourselves: 1.) what we enjoy in our spare time, 2.) what are our strengths and weaknesses, and 3.) what is something that causes us stress. We reflected on these questions and how they relate to the 1D, 2D, or 3D state of mind. Most importantly, no one state of mind is enough, and all of them are necessary to master in order to learn and grow in your personal and professional life. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to meet fellow WIB members and discuss the salient points of Amita’s presentation. Amita’s experiences and advice are also in her book, “Enduring Edge: Transforming How We Think, Create and Change”.

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WIB-Chicago Presents “Clear as Mud?: A Discussion of the Legal, Regulatory, and Business Concerns for Biosimilars in 2018” Last year was a big one in the world of biosimilars: from doubling the number of approved biosimilar products to obtaining clarity on the legal landscape. February 21, 2018, our distinguished panel will discuss the myriad legal, regulatory, scientific, pricing, and access issues that biosimilar applicants will be facing this year--issues which will determine whether the public will see another banner year for the availability of life- and cost-saving drug therapies.

Rekha Hanu

Helen Ji

Christine Simmon

Navigating the Evolving Healthcare Landscape with WIB-Chicago January 25, 2018, attendees of WIB-Chicago's " Navigating the Evolving Healthcare Landscape" program heard a fascinating discussion on healthcare challenges and strategies to address unmet needs. The esteemed panel was moderated by Dana Holmes and included: Julie Morita, M.D., Rina Shah, PharmD, Stephanie Vomvouras, M.D., MBA, FACP, and Michelle Gittler, M.D. The panelists shared their insights on community issues that affect public health, such as reduced access to services, homelessness, addiction, trauma, education, and unemployment. Policies and tactics for both local and national intervention were discussed, and the panelists provided thoughtful answers to attendees' questions relating to public health research and reducing healthcare costs. For those unable to attend, the discussion is available in the WIB-Chicago video library at http://www.womeninbio.org/default.asp?page=videoschicago. WIB-Chicago also introduced the new Mentors, Advisors, Peers (MAPS) program to the audience. Laurie Wessels, WIB-Chicago MAPS chair, provided details of this great WIB member benefit. Stay tuned for more information and a survey for WIB-members interested in participating.

Stephanie Vomvouras M.D., Michelle Gittler M.D., Rina Shah, PharmD., Julie Morita, M.D.

Save The Dates For WIB-Chicago's 2018 Programs! WIB-Chicago has a great line-up of programs for 2018. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Registration and additional details will be available soon.

• Chicago Women's History Month Event - Diversity & Inclusion in Life Sciences: Where are we today? - Thursday, March 22, 2018 — Drinker Biddle & Reath 191 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 3700, Chicago

• Boost Your Success with Better Negotiation Skills - April 2018 - Michael Best & Friedrich; 444 West Lake Street; Suite 3200, Chicago, IL

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WIB-Greater Boston Unveils Leadership Ready Program with Guest Speaker Nancy Simonian, M.D. It was a full house January 31, 2018 when Fish and Richardson hosted attendees and members of WIB-Greater Boston in the Seaport district for the unveiling of our Leadership Ready program. In a response to the biotech industry gender gap, the program will offer educational sessions and practical advice for women aspiring to, or just entering leadership positions. On hand to deliver an

inspiring keynote speech was Nancy Simonian, CEO of Syros Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Simonian shared the story of her career journey, beginning at Massachusetts General Hospital, to being one of the first neurologists at Biogen, to Chief Medical Officer for Millennium Pharmaceuticals and eventually, Syros. Dr. Simonian offered insights she learned along the way, stressing the important of taking risks and assuring that she wouldn’t be who she was if she “was worried about failing.” She encouraged a captive audience to follow their own paths and to pursue what is most important to them. The Leadership Ready program with continue with a seminar series focused on career development and leadership topics specifically designed for women professionals in the biotech industry. Those who complete a designated number of sessions and mentoring meetings will earn a “Leadership Ready” certification from WIB. For more information contact Boston@womeninbio.org

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WIB-Montreal: The Moose's Den On January 17th 2018, the WIB-Greater Montreal chapter, in collaboration with JLABS@Toronto, presented its first pitch competition, the Moose’s Den. The evening began with a warm welcome and WIB introduction from our chapter Co-Chair, Marie-Eve Clavet. Breanne Halyk from JLABS@Toronto took a minute to present the organisation and express their interest on the Montreal’s life science start-up community with a focus on woman’s leadership. The judges of the event were Breanne Halyk from JLABS Canada, Laurence Rulleau from CTI Life Sciences, Cynthia Lavoie from Lakeview Bio and Josette Landry from Streamline Genomics. The presenters from different start-up were Yolaine Robitaille from Immune Biosolutions, Ashwaq Al-Hashedi from 2D CrytalLab, Rachade Hmamouchi from Iaso Genetics, Sarah Jenna from My Intelligent Machines and Julie Frappier from Data4Actions. All gave outstanding presentations. The judge’s prize was given out to Sarah Jenna for her presentation and Ashwaq Al-Hashedi won both, the people’s choice award and an internship from the Founder Institute. The event was followed by a cocktail hour to allow all the attendees to mingle and connect around the theme of the night: women’s entrepreneurship in life sciences. We would like to thank our partner Univalor for providing the venue and JLABS@Toronto for their partnership in the organization of the event and the tasty

appetizers and drinks. WIB-Montreal: Dans l’oeil de l’original WIB-Grand Montreal, en collaboration avec JLABS@Toronto présente “Dans l’oeil de l’original”. Le 17 janvier 2018, WIB-Grand Montréal présentait sa première competition de pitchs La soiréee commença avec une introduction de WIB par notre co-chair, Marie-Eve Clavet. Breanne Halyk de JLABS@Toronto a pris un moment pour introduire l’organisation et son intérêt pour la communauté

des start-up en sciences de la vie de Montréal et tout particulièrement la place des femmes dans cette communauté. Les cinq start-up ont présentées devant les juges : Breanne Halyk from JLABS Canada, Laurence Rulleau de CTI Life Sciences, Cynthia Lavoie de Lakeview Bio and Josette Landry de Streamline Genomics. Yolaine Robitaille de Immune Biosolutions, Ashwaq Al-Hashedi de 2D CrytalLab, Rachade Hmamouchi de Iaso Genetics, Sarah Jenna de My Intelligent Machines et Julie Frappier de Data4Actions se sont surpassées pendant leurs présentations et les périodes de questions. Le prix du jury est allé à Sarah Jenna et Ashwaq Al-Hashedi a gagné le prix de l’audience ainsi que l’admission au programme du Founder Institute. La soirée s’est conclue par un cocktail permattant aux participants et à l’audience de socialiser autour du theme de la soirée: l’entrepreneuriat au féminin dans les sciences de la vie. Nous aimerions remercier notre partenaire Univalor de nous avoir fourni l’espace ainsi que JLABS@Toronto pour leur collaboration dans l’organisation de cette soirée ainsi que les savoureuses bouchées et boissons.

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WIB-Metro New York and BioCT Present a Joint Networking Women's History Month Event Women In Bio-Metro New York and BioCT invite you for an evening of networking in honor of Women's History Month. BioCT, formerly known as CURE, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting bioscience in the state of Connecticut. WIB is an organization of professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship of women in the life sciences. The Metro New York Chapter is dedicated to supporting women in the life sciences in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Together, WIB-Metro New York and BioCT invite you to the New Haven offices of Wiggin & Dana to learn more about both organizations and opportunities to get involved in bringing WIB programs to Connecticut. Men and women are welcome, and light food and beverage will be served.

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WIB-Philadelphia presents “How to bring your Scientific Discovery to a Successful Commercial Product” with guest speaker, Dr. Michele Marcolongo

Learn more about how to take a discovery from the lab and translate it into a commercial reality. This can be done in several ways, but the two most common methods are either licensing existing intellectual property from the University to a major corporation that will then commercialize the technology; or starting a new company around the technology. Company owners and researchers can learn more about Dr. Michele Marcolongo’s roadmap to successful commercialization and key benefits through our interactive event on February 15, 2018.

WIB-Philadelphia Presents: Spotlight on Kamala Maddali

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Michele Marcolongo

Kamala Maddali

• 1. What is your title and company you work for? I work for Cancer Genetics, Inc. (referred as CGI) headquartered in Rutherford, NJ. As the CGI VP of Biopharma Collaborations, I have a challenging role to bring CGI’s innovative specialized oncology testing solutions into pharmaceutical novel clinical trials, and help the patient community access the right medicines at the right time.

• 2. What's your favorite thing about your job? It is very fulfilling that our research and testing solutions can help bring life-changing tests and treatments to patients with debilitating diseases such as cancer. I see that through my profession in supporting novel drug development with pharma - patient’s voice is heard. Our goal to help patients and pharma partners is successfully achieved by implementing the right test for the right patient to get the right medicine at the right time.

• 3. What's your role in WIB-Philly? I am the Vice-Chair for WIB-Philly and also the co-founder for this chapter.

• 4. Why did you join WIB? Female biology is blessed with inherent qualities of compassion, sensitivity, and multi-tasking, and above all – with inner strength and passion to excel and make others inspired. With these qualities coupled with their hard work and perseverance, women can achieve anything they set their minds on. I want to see more women and young girls enter the field of healthcare/life sciences with passion and perseverance to excel as future entrepreneurs and community influencers. Being a female scientist by profession, I gladly accepted the exciting role as Vice-Chair of WIB-Philly.

• 5. Who would you most like to have dinner with (living or dead)? A very interesting question but a rare and a blessed opportunity. I would graciously prefer having dinner with many of the iconic personalities who died. I would like to meet Cleopatra from the Kingdom of Egypt. She was highly educated and spoke 6 languages. I want to be mentored by her for her valor and courage to foster women empowerment. I would also like to meet Sushrutha and Charaka from India who wrote the basic iconic books in medicine and surgery dated back to 1000 BC or earlier. It is inspiring and inquisitive that without today’s modern tools but a passionate and innovative mind they unveiled quite a bit about human body. Honestly, my list can go on forever in meeting living or dead personalities who changed the history in life sciences and empowered women.

WIB-Philadelphia Call for volunteers Looking to get more involved in WIB? WIB Philly is looking for volunteer members for the Membership and Communications Committees!

• Membership Committee: Chair: Jennifer Wampler Co-Chair: Karen DeLone

Responsibilities: Involved in planning of semi-annual membership drives and social media outreach to new members. Promote WIB membership at local events

• Communications Committee: Chair: Stacey Treichler Co-Chair: Robyn Sussman Member: Jessica Rickbaugh

Responsibilities: Promotion of events and WIB initiatives through email, website, and social media. Engaging the WIB-Philidelphia community through social media and surveys. Updating WIB-Philadelphia’s webpage with event recaps and chapter news.

Please email Philadelphiametro@WomenInBio.org if you have interest in joining either committee.

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Pittsburgh’s Young Women in Bio (YWIB) is Seeking Volunteer Science Fair Judges Pittsburgh’s Chapter of Young Women in Bio (YWIB) is currently seeking volunteers to act as judges for the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF) on Friday, March 23, 2018. Volunteers will judge biology-related science projects done by middle and high school students and will give awards to two projects by young women that our judges feel really rose above the rest for being innovative and well conducted. YWIB has sent volunteer judges to this large regional event for the last several years, and our volunteers have said this was a meaningful experience, both for the students and for them. The projects being judged are on a wide range of topics in the biosciences, so don’t feel you need to have any particular type of science or related expertise to do this. More information about the event can be found at http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/stemcenter/stemcenter-science-fair/ The judging occurs on Friday, March 23, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Heinz Field. If you are interested in participating, please contact Erika Fanselow at pittsburghywib@womeninbio.org by Friday, February 23rd. NOTE: Please do NOT register as a volunteer directly on the PRSEF site, as they ask us submit the names of our WIB volunteers together. Thank you, and we hope to see you there for this exciting event! WIB-Pittsburgh Presents: “Dress to Impress - Styling a better and more successful you!” Have you ever wished for the opportunity to ask fashion experts how to project a successful and professional image? Not sure what to wear or what to do with your hair for the dinner with company executives? Or to a conference presentation? Or how to include the latest trends in your professional wardrobe? If so, join WIB-Pittsburgh, February 28, 2018 and expert stylists, Esther Rosenfelder from Cabi and Tracey Valko from Andrew John Salon, to learn how to create a personalized professional style to empower you and make you feel confident in any professional setting.

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WIB-RTP: A great way to kick off the New Year in RTP! On January 24, 2018, WIB-RTP chapter hosted it’s Kick Off 2018 Networking event. With close to 60 attendees, this was a great event that brought out professionals and students to meet someone new or reacquaint with old friends. Louise Giffin, RTP Chapter Chair, opened the event with a quick overview of future RTP events, including our February 21 workshop on grant writing. Lauren Lohmer, one of the Co-Chairs of YWIB, discussed future Young Women In Bio events. Overall the 2018 season looks to have plenty of events to keep everyone interested. Both ladies mentioned the importance of volunteers for WIB and YWIB, and that these fun events would not happen without them. If you are interested in playing a bigger role in the RTP Chapter please contact a member of the current leadership board to find how you can help.

Join WIB-RTP for a Grant Writing Workshop Hosted by Eva Garland Consulting Learn about the most successful ways to fund your research or company with an interactive and informative discussion about grant funding generously offered by Eva Garland Consulting. Dr. Garland will lead with a presentation on a variety of grant funding topics of interest to both academics and biotechnology companies. She will discuss how to identify the best agencies and grants to target – including small business innovation grants (SBIR and STTR), government agencies (such as NIH vs DOD), and private funding agencies – as well as how to prepare competitive proposals. There will be an experienced panel of grant writing specialists to join in on the discussion of several other topics, including grants management, careers in consulting, and client relations. The funding landscape is ever-changing, so don’t miss this great opportunity to enjoy some appetizers and wine and learn about the best tactics to fund your research on February 21, 2018!

Eva Garland

WIB-RTP Presents a Young Women In Bio High School Speed Mentoring Event at the EPA Join WIB-RTP Young Women In Bio for a visit to the EPA. High school girls attending this event will have a tour of the facilities, a hands-on activity, and time "speed mentoring" with female scientists and employees of the EPA. Speed mentoring is a great opportunity to get focused advice and have many questions answered! Please wear closed toe shoes.

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WIB-San Francisco Bay Area Market Trends in Biotech at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Women In Bio and Bloomberg Intelligence hosted the second annual “Market Trends in Biotech” event with an all-female panel of investors and industry executives on January 10, 2018 during the 36th JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Asthika Goonewardene moderated a discussion on capital markets, biopharma R&D, and drug pricing. The panel featured Christiana Bardon, Gisela Schwab, Marianne De Backer, and Shehnaaz Suliman. Kristine Mechem led a fireside chat with Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet, in which Kornowski-Bonnet shared some insights for female executives. For more information on the panel and this wonderful event, visit us for the full recap! WIB-San Francisco Bay Area 2018 Volunteer Opportunities Interested in volunteering with WIB but aren’t sure how? Loved the events you’ve attended and would like to get more involved? Want to build your leadership skills? Looking to grow your network? Come to our volunteer information session on February 28, 2018! You will learn all about what each of our volunteer committees do, what volunteering with us involves, and all the potential perks associated with volunteer work.

Join the new WIB-San Francisco Bay Area Facebook Group! The WIB-SF Bay Area Chapter is transitioning from a Facebook Page to a Facebook Group to better support engagement among our membership! Please join our new group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/wibsf/) today to stay up-to-date on all the exciting programming we have planned for you. We will completely transition over to the new Facebook Group soon, so be sure to join now to avoid missing out on any future announcements!

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WIB-Seattle Presents: "Power of Negotiation" We negotiate every day, but do we get what we really want? How hard should professionals negotiate when accepting their job? What can we ask and what not? Britt Provost, Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Apptio, will focus on our professional development with her talk on the Power of Negotiations, with an emphasis on salary negotiations. She will share effective strategies and

techniques for salary negotiations, as well as everyday negotiations. We look forward to you joining

us, February 15, 2018! WIB-Seattle Women's History Month Event: Be Your Own Advocate and Build Allies For Career Success Do you ever wonder how a co-worker was able to get a project or work assignment that seemed out of reach for them? Are you living the belief that if I work hard enough, they will notice me...and then nothing happens? Have you attended a meeting with your manager believing that they see your hard work and will reward you but instead walk away unhappy with the outcome? WIB-Seattle welcomes you to a unique workshop with Hien DeYoung, CHIC, ACC, SHRM-SCP, Executive Coach to CEOs and executive women. At this workshop we will explore self-advocacy and how it can get you and your work noticed and appreciated. Also allies...how to build those relationships that bolster your self-advocacy. It wouldn’t be a workshop without skill building, so bring your one challenge that will serve as your case study!

WIB-Seattle: "Dream, Girl" Documentary Screening and Discussion Event WIB-Seattle kicked off 2018 with a screening of the documentary “Dream, Girl” at the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center on January 24th. In the film we heard from 10 women entrepreneurs who lead businesses across a broad range of industries including angel investing, independent book sales, energy production, fashion, industrial 3-D printing, and ice cream making. The women shared challenges they had to overcome such as sexual harassment, lack of paid maternity leave and preconceptions about women’s intellectual acumen and leadership abilities. Though each woman had a distinct journey, they all relied on a fierce determination to never give up the pursuit of their dreams, and most were surprised at how much they were able to achieve. Join us for the full discussion!

Britt Provost

Hien DeYoung

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WIB-Southern California hosts YWIB workshop on how to network On December 3, 2017, the Southern California Young Women in Bio committee organized an insightful workshop for high school girls on how to network. Nucleus Biologics, a local biotech company focused on providing premium cell culture solutions, hosted the event at their headquarters. High school students from across San Diego and Orange County came to the workshop, and left with new perspective on what comes after a college degree. The workshop was divided into three sessions with three inspiring speakers covering a different professional topic. The audience was very engaged and eager to learn from these professionals, and asked very thought-provoking questions. Join us to learn more about this successful event!

WIB-Southern California Beach Yoga Social The Southern California WIB chapter invites you to join members, February 24, 2018, for a relaxed morning of beach yoga. Perfect for our new WIB members, those thinking about joining, or anyone looking to meet fellow professionals in the SoCal Biotech community. Leading our session will be Randy Engler. Randy took up the study of yoga when inclination and circumstances met to foster curiosity and exploration into these practices. Trained in Hatha yoga (RYT 200) in the styles of Iyengar and Vinyasa, Randy stresses individual expression and safety in his own practice and in the classes he guides. Light refreshments will be provided. This is a FREE event - just show up with your mat and enjoy! WIB Rare Disease Part 4: Consumer Information Integrity: Does it make sense or is it info over-load? To achieve the goals of precision medicine and go from data to relevant clinical translation, substantial progress needs to be made in areas of data and knowledge integration, analysis, discovery, and interpretation. Further, and with emphasis on genomics, we need data on a greater scale (more!) and scope (greater ethnic and racial diversity) to glean the insights that will allow us to achieve gains on an individual level. The genomics landscape is changing fast from individual to population-scale genomics engagement opportunities. Companies such as 23andMe, Ancestry, and Helix are empowering consumers to engage with their DNA to actively manage their healthcare. During this event, February 28, 2018, we will discuss the myriad market players seeking individual’s genetic data; share questions and tools for intelligently navigating this landscape, and examine the crucial role of citizens as partners in research. WIB-Southern California: Entrepreneur Boot Camp On January 30th, 2018, the Southern California chapter of Women in Bio (WIB) partnered with Johnson & Johnson Innovation and JLAB San Diego to organize a very interesting entrepreneur boot camp. The event was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Innovation and JLAB San Diego and was held at their beautiful facility in the Torrey Pines area.After a short introduction about Johnson & Johnson Innovation and JLAB San Diego by Brittney Sabbah, Alyssa Master described WIB’s mission. George Kenney led the entrepreneur boot camp and gave a very engaging presentation on how he started as a venture capitalist and what it takes to raise money for a new venture. For more of George's engaging presentation and information about this wonderful event, join us!

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Save the Date! WIB-Texas Launch Event and Celebration of International Women's Day on March 8! Join us for WIB-Texas launch event on March 8th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.! A FREE event hosted simultaneously in Austin and Houston via videoconference! The event starts with networking at 5pm, followed by a special speaker Mrs. Elena Centemero, Chairperson of the Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Equality. Don’t miss it! More details soon!

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Applications Accepted for the Donald A. King Summer Research Fellowship

In 2005, the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) established the Donald A. King Summer Research Fellowship program in honor of Donald King who passed away in 2004. Don was a tireless advocate for Huntington’s disease (HD) families and served as HDSA’s Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2003. The purpose of this fellowship program is two-fold: first, to attract the brightest young scientists into the field of Huntington’s disease research; and secondly, to facilitate meaningful HD research to clarify the biological mechanisms underlying HD pathology. The Fellowship sponsors college students to pursue an HD research project during the summer months. Fellowship recipients, working under the supervision of senior HD scientists, will undertake a project that is focused and achievable in a short timeframe, yet helpful in guiding future HD research. Applications are accepted between December and March each year. The deadline for 2018 fellowship applications is March 2, 2018, 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Please submit proposals via email as a MS Word or PDF file. Learn more.

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