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SUMMARY:Women in Bioscience 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nA celebration of female scientists and entrepreneurs in Maine\nJoin us on May 23rd from 4:30-7PM for our seventh annual Women in Bioscience event at Halo at the Point in Portland for an inspiring keynote address\, networking\, and delicious food and drinks. \nWomen in Bioscience is a celebration of female scientists and entrepreneurs highlighting success stories and insights on navigating career advantages and overcoming obstacles. More than just a networking event\, this gathering is about empowerment. \nPrepare for a captivating keynote address featuring Amy VanHaren\, CEO & Founder of pumpspotting. Attendees will have the opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals\, exchange ideas\, and build valuable relationships than can propel your career forward.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn style=”btn-1 secondary” title=”REGISTER NOW” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwomen-in-bioscience-tickets-871820878717%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator|target:_blank”][vc_column_text] \nKeynote Speaker\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”11764″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] \nAmy VanHaren\, CEO & Founder\, pumpspotting\nAmy VanHaren is the CEO and founder of Pumpspotting\, a women’s health technology company. Pumpspotting is closing the gap in maternal health through accessible breastfeeding solutions. Amy created Pumpspotting after struggling to feed both her family and career. Traveling 25\,000 miles cross-country on her Breast Express RV she sparked a movement for mothers. Under her leadership\, the company has served over 75\,000 parents and designed lactation solutions for organizations from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses to NASA. \nAmy is a former brand builder for iconic brands like Patagonia and Stonyfield and powerhouse in FamTech. Forbes recognized her as a Next 1000 Entrepreneur and Fast Company a creator of a World-Changing Idea. Vogue featured her leadership in the breastfeeding revolution. Amy is a Mainer\, mother\, and fierce advocate for creating support systems for women and families.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] \nEvent Sponsors\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”11607″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nA celebration of female scientists and entrepreneurs in Maine\nJoin us on May 24th from 4-7PM for our sixth annual Women in Bioscience networking event at Grace in Portland for an inspiring panel discussion\, keynote address\, networking\, oysters from Lady Shuckers\, and delicious food and drinks. \nThe event features a moderated panel discussion of acclaimed female scientists and entrepreneurs focusing on success stories\, career advantages and obstacles\, along with practical concepts to advance women in the bioscience industry. Additionally\, we aim to inspire a younger audience to pursue a career in this industry by highlighting numerous career options\, companies throughout Maine.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAgenda\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]4:00-4:30PM Registration & Networking\n4:30-4:50PM Keynote Address by Lisa Rich-Milan\n4:50-5:30PM Panel Discussion\nSpeakers: Lisa Rich-Milan (Maridose LLC)\, Adriana Rosato\, PhD (MaineHealth Institute for Research)\, Amanda Howland (ElleVet Sciences)\, Melissa Maginnis\, PhD (University of Maine)\, and Marsha Rolle\, PhD\, moderator (Roux Institute)\n5:30-7:00PM Networking\, Food & Drinks[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”11202″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] \nAdriana Rosato\, PhD\, Director\, Center for Molecular Medicine and Faculty Scientist III\, MaineHealth Institute for Research\nDr Adriana Rosato is the Director of the Center for Molecular Medicine at Maine Health Institute for Research. She is a visiting Professor of Medicine at Tufts University\, and ad-joint Professor of Pathology at the University of California\, Riverside\, CA. She is member of the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC) Cluster for Antimicrobial Resistance (GCC AMR)\, member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM)\, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. She has received multiple awards\, including Faculty Award and Outstanding service as mentor of minorities. Dr Rosato earned his MSc\, and Ph.D at the University Paris XI\, Pasteur Institute\, Paris\, France. She is an internationally recognized expert on molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance with emphasis in multi-drug resistant pathogens (MDR)\, clinical impact of resistance\, and the molecular epidemiology and evolution of MDR\, the host human response during MDR infections and in the effects of antimicrobials and immunotherapies (e.g. cancer) on the microbiome. Her works have been published extensively (> 60) . She is Editor in numerous journals of the ASM\, former standing reviewer\, ad-hoc of NIH and European Agencies in where her input has contributed to important funding decisions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”11169″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] \nAmanda Howland\, CCO & Cofounder\, ElleVet Sciences\nAmanda Howland is ElleVet’s co-founder. Amanda was instrumental in development of ElleVet’s proprietary product line. She has over 20 years experience in public health research and marketing\, and has a BA from Colby College and an MPH from UNE.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”11195″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] \nMelissa Maginnis\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Microbiology\, University of Maine\nDr. Melissa Maginnis is an Associate Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences at The University of Maine. She was born and raised in Pennsylvania and earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Neumann College. Dr. Maginnis earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from Vanderbilt University in Dr. Terry Dermody’s laboratory and performed postdoctoral training at Brown University in Dr. Walter Atwood’s laboratory. Dr. Maginnis joined the UMaine faculty in 2014\, and her laboratory at UMaine is focused on defining how the human JC polyomavirus recognizes and invades host cells; this work can ultimately elucidate targets for novel antiviral therapies to prevent or treat viral illnesses.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”11168″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] \nModerator: Marsha Rolle\, PhD\, Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering\, Roux Institute at Northeastern University\nMarsha Rolle\, Ph.D. is a visiting professor of chemical engineering at the Roux Institute at Northeastern University in Portland\, ME. A native New Englander\, she grew up in Freeport\, ME and earned her B.S. degree in Biochemistry from Brown University in Providence\, RI. After graduation\, she joined Sulzer Innotec (then part of SulzerMedica\, Austin\, TX) to develop drug delivery technologies for medical devices. She earned a PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Washington and postdoctoral training at the Benaroya Research Institute in Seattle. \nSince 2007\, Dr. Rolle has been a member of the biomedical engineering faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester\, MA. She is passionate about commercial translation of biomedical technologies and cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset in her students. She published over 40 peer-reviewed articles with students and international collaborators in the fields of tissue engineering and biomaterials and holds 10 issued U.S. patents. In 2020\, she co-founded the Cell Engineering Research Equipment Suite (CERES@WPI) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) biotech incubator; funded by the Massachusetts Life Science Center. Her work has been funded by DAAD (faculty fellowship to Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart\, Germany)\, National Institutes of Health\, National Science Foundation\, and Manufacturing USA Institutes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://biomaine.org/event/women-in-bioscience-2024/
LOCATION:Halo at the Point\, 20 Van Aken Way\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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