March 22, 2023
Seminar
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Place: In-Person and Virtual, Low Learning Center
Guest Speaker: Luanne Thorndyke, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan Medical School
Topic of Discussion: Frontiers in Gender Equity: Endowed Positions and Why They Matter
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May 26, 2022
Virtual Health Equity Seminar
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Sherene Mason, M.D., MBA, FAAP, Division Head of Nephrology, Connecticut Children’s; Director of Dialysis and Apheresis Services, Robert R. Rosenheim Endowed Chair of Nephrology; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine
Topic of Discussion: Race-based eGFR: Is It All in the Numbers?
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March 29, 2022
Alumni Virtual Seminar
Time: 5 to 6 p.m.
Guest Speakers: Kristen Glasgow, M.D., and Johnny Joseph, D.M.D.
Topic of Discussion: How to Earn While Serving the Underserved
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March 15, 2022
Virtual Health Equity Seminar
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Sherry-Ann Brown, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FAHA, Director, Cardio-Oncology, Froedtert Hospital and Milwaukee VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Cardiology/Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Topic of Discussion: Heart Failure, Health Disparities and Humanism in Cardio-Oncology
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February 15, 2022
Virtual Health Equity Seminar
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Biree Andemariam, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic of Discussion: Sickle Cell Disease - Healing Old Wounds With New Hope
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January 25, 2022
Virtual Health Equity Seminar
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Shontreal Cooper, M.D., MPH, M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UConn School of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic of Discussion: OB/GYN, Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
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October 18, 2021
Virtual Seminar
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Alex Merkulov, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Section Head of Women’s Imaging, UConn School of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic: Personal Finance - Money Management 101
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February 26, 2020
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: Onyiuke Dining Room
Guest Speaker: Blanka Rogina, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Director of Genetics and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, UConn Health
Topic: I’m Not Dead Yet! Lessons from Indy Flies How to Live a Healthier and Longer Life
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November 13, 2019
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Alix Deymier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UConn School of Dental Medicine
Topic: Finding the Balance: A Story About Life and pH
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May 6, 2019
GWIMS 7th Annual Symposium
Guest Speaker: Anne A. Knowlton, M.D., Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine and Pharmacology, University of California, Davis
Topic: HSP60, Inflammation and the Heart - How the Innate Immune System Can Adversely Contribute to Disease

February 6, 2019
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Carol Pilbeam, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics, Director of M.D./Ph.D. Combined Degree Program, UConn Health
Topic: Medicine as a Second Career (or Why Geology Was Good Preparation for Biomedical Research)
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January 9, 2019
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Rebecca Andrews, M.S., M.D., FACP, Director of Ambulatory Education, Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency, Associate Professor of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic: Compassionate Conversations: Finding Success for All of Life’s Challenges (from Chronic Pain to Teenager Check-Ins)
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December 19, 2018
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Lixia Yue, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health
Topic: A TR(i)P to Understanding Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms
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November 28, 2018
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Kimberly Dodge-Kafka, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, and Co-Director of the M.D./Ph.D. Program, Department of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic: Perseverance, Passion and Serendipity in my Life in Science
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September 26, 2018
Guest Speaker: Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Immunology, Department of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic: More Than Two Directions: MicroRNA, Macrophage and Obesity
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April 30, 2018
GWIMS 6th Annual Symposium
Guest Speaker: Judith D. Singer, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost of Faculty Development and Diversity, and James Bryant Conant, Professor of Education, Harvard University
Topic: Lessons Learned in Fostering Faculty Development and Diversity

February 14, 2018
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Nancy Petry, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of Behavioral Cardiovascular Prevention, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health
Topic: Behavioral Interventions to Improve Patient Adherence Behaviors
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January 17, 2018
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Cheryl Oncken, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Clinical Research Center and Chair, Department of Medicine, UConn Health
Topic: Building an Academic Career: Insights from a Clinical Researcher
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November 15, 2017
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Katherine Coyner, M.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, Orthopedic Surgeon, UConn Health
Topic: The Perry Initiative: Inspiring Young Women to Be Leaders in Orthopedics and Engineering
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May 1, 2017
GWIMS 5th Annual Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Jill Morris, Ph.D., Program Director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Bethesda, MD
Topic: Women in Biomedical Careers

April 5, 2017
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Christine Finck, M.D., Executive Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Division Head of Pediatric Surgery and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery, UConn School of Medicine
Topic: Esophageal Tissue Engineering

February 1, 2017
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Alex Merkulov, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Section Head of Women’s Imaging, UConn School of Medicine
Topic: Personal Finance: Money Management Made Simple
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January 25, 2017
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Sarita Arteaga, D.M.D., M.A.G.D., Associate Dean for Students, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Craniofacial Sciences, UConn School of Dental Medicine
Topic: Hispanic Cultural Awareness for the Healthcare Professional
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December 14, 2016
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D., Professor of Cell Biology and the Linda and David Roth Chair of Cardiovascular Research, Center of Vascular Biology
Topic: Annabelle Rodriguez Is the Name of My Cleaning Lady
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May 2, 2016
GWIMS 4th Annual Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Linda Sandell, Ph.D., Editor in Chief, Journal of Orthopaedic Research; Mildred B. Simon Professor and Co-Director of Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering; Director of Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

April 6, 2016
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Jane Grant-Kels, M.D., Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology, Director of the Cutaneous Oncology Center and Melanoma Programs, Professor of Dermatology, Pediatrics and Pathology
Topic: Using Technology to Diagnose Skin Cancer Earlier and Without a Biopsy: The Future Is Now!
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March 2, 2016
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Liisa Kuhn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Reconstructive Sciences, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development, UConn Health
Topic of Discussion: Biomaterials for Controlled Release of Biologically Active Molecules
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January 13, 2016
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Golda Ginsburg, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, UConn Health
Topic of Discussion: Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
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November 11, 2015
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Nancy Day Adams, M.D., FACP, Professor of Medicine, Chief of Division of Nephrology, Training Program Director, UConn Health
Topic of Discussion: Looking Back to Move Forward
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October 15, 2015
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Laurine M. Bow, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Director, Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine.
Topic of Discussion: Transplant Immunology and Organ Transplantation, Teamwork at Its Best
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May 4, 2015
GWIMS 3rd Annual Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Julianne Glowacki, Ph.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

April 22, 2015
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Erin Young, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology, UConn Health
Topic of Discussion: Genetic Risk Factors for the Susceptibility to Inflammatory Pain
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February 25, 2015
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Sherene Mason, M.D., MBA, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn Health and Physician, Division of Nephrology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Topic of Discussion: (Dis)solving the Unknown in Pediatric Kidney Stone Disease
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February 4, 2015
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Stormy Chamberlain, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology, and Associate Director of Graduate Program in Genetics and Developmental Biology
Topic of Discussion: You Can Do It: Starting an Academic Career and Family
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December 10, 2014
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Linda Shapiro, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Center for Vascular Biology
Topic of Discussion: Love or Obsession? My Life with CD13
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November 19, 2014
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Pamela Taxel, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Topic of Discussion: Cancer and Bone Health
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May 5, 2014
GWIMS 2nd Annual Symposium
Guest Speaker: Joan A. McGowan, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Topic of Discussion: Managing Science in Challenging Times

February 27, 2014
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Georgine Burke, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine and Director of Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Topic of Discussion: Developing and Sustaining a Non-Traditional Research Program in an Academic Hospital
A scientific research presentation followed by a discussion on balancing a successful academic work-life career.
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December 11, 2013
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Louise McCullough, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director of Stroke Research
Topic of Discussion: Translational Studies in Stroke
A scientific research presentation followed by a discussion on balancing a successful academic work-life career.
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November 8, 2013
The Women in Surgery Lectureship
Guest Speaker: Melinda Kibbe, M.D., Director of Vascular Surgery Research, Chair, Section of Vascular Surgery, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; Vice Chair of Research, Department of Surgery, Deputy Director, Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine, Northwestern University
Topic of Discussion: The Ups and Downs of Translational Research: One Surgeon's Journey

March 19, 2013
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Faryal S. Mirza, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Topic of Discussion: Sclerostin, Bone and Osteoporosis
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January 30, 2013
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Guest Speaker: Suzanne Rose, M.D., M.S.Ed., Senior Associate Dean for Education, Professor of Medicine, Department of Academic Affairs and Education
Topic of Discussion: Networking – Navigating the Necessities
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