The Women in Science group (WinS) will be hosting their annual symposium on Friday, April 12th to recognize the work and contributions of women to the advancement of science. In honor of the 5th Women in Science Symposium, we are featuring successful female scientists from UNC.
Keynote: Dr. Allyson Evans, Deputy Editor at Molecular Cell
A networking lunch and poster session competition will follow a panel featuring UNC alumni in various scientific careers. The symposium will end with the keynote speech from Dr. Evans and poster winner awards that include travel awards and dinner with our keynote speaker. We welcome and encourage all genders to participate in this event!!
Symposium Agenda: Friday, April 12th, 2018 | 9:30am-3:30pm
9:30am - 10:00am Registration and Poster Set Up With Light Refreshments, MBRB 1st Floor Lobby
10:00am - 11:00am Panel with UNC graduates, MBRB G202
11:15am - 12:45pm Reception and Poster Session, MBRB Ground and 1st Floor Lobbies
Poster Session 1 - 11:15 - 12:00pm
Poster Session 2 - 12:00 - 12:45pm
1:00pm -2:00pm Structured Networking lunch, MBRB Second Floor Lobby
2:00pm -3:00pm Keynote, MBRB G202
Dr. Allyson Evans, Deputy Editor at Molecular Cell
3:15 pm Closing remarks
The symposium is co-sponsored by WinS, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, SWAC, FUSE, AAPS, GPSF, and AM_WISE
Register for the symposium using this link:
POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please have your poster abstract and title ready to submit for the poster session during your registration.
If you plan to attend the luncheon, please RSVP during registration, and please rank your top 3 table choices.
Abstracts must be submitted no later than Friday, March 29th. Please use the following link to submit an abstract:
We will be offering $400 and $200 travel awards to the best poster presentations for graduate students and postdocs!
We welcome participation from all genders!
