Four University of Connecticut employees have been selected as “Women of Inspiration” by the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF). CWEALF is a statewide nonprofit organization that advocates for and empowers women and girls in Connecticut, especially those who are underserved or marginalized. As part of their Women’s History Month celebration, CWEALF will be highlighting one woman of inspiration each day during March 2018 on their social media accounts.

The four UConn employees selected for this honor are:

• Lana Angelo, Program Coordinator for the Young Innovative Investigator Program at the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, for her leadership in mentoring and training underrepresented students interested in biomedical research;
• Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. candidate in the Nyholm lab, for her pioneering leadership in creating the Skype a Scientist program;
• Jessica McBride, Manager of Research Communications at the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Connecticut, for her passion and commitment to highlighting innovative research discoveries; and,
• Brandi Welles, Research Assistant at the Southeast HIV and AIDS Research and Evaluation (SHARE) project at the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP), for her role in creating positive health outcomes for individuals with HIV and AIDS.

“There are so many women within the University of Connecticut deserving of recognition for their contributions to advancing scientific research, building the educational pipeline and creating better health outcomes for all communities. These four women are truly women of inspiration and I am thrilled to see them highlighted for Women’s History Month,” said Michelle Noehren of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, who nominated these individuals.

To follow along and learn about each Woman of Inspiration visit CWEALF’s Facebook page.

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