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Join us to hear about the accomplishments of inspiring women in STEM !

The evening will consist of presentations from the speakers about their work and achievements, followed by a q&a. This will be a great opportunity for you to hear more about what it is like to work in the STEM industry and hear advice about pursuing your own career in research and other industries.

Speakers:

Prof. Elisa Oricchio is a cancer researcher known globally for identifying the ephrinreceptor A7 ( EphA7 ) that triggers tumor suppression in follicular lymphoma . She was awarded the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists and Lorini Fo undation Award for her discovery. Elisa currently works at EPFL in a laboratory named after her.

Dr. Payel Das is a manager in the AI Science Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research centre. She is also an adjunct ass ociate professor at the department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics (APAM), Columbia University and a visiting fellow at the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA. At IBM, she leads and manages research projects related to AI for creativity and discovery, with inspirations from material science, chemistry, physics, biology, and neuroscience.

Dr. Laura Boykin is an American computational biologist who uses supercomputing and genomics to help farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has studied the evolution of the agricultural pest whitefly and identified genetic differences between various species. She works with African scientists to develop computing and genomics skills across the continent, and is a Senior TED fellow .Recently, she founded The Cassava Virus Action Project along with collaborators in east Africa to roll out portable DNA sequencing and analyses to farmers in the region.

Dr. Melisa Ball is a senior postdoc at Princeton University, with a very interesting story to tell about how she came about her scientific career. She earned her MSc in Political Economy at the London School of Economics to then moved to Columbia University to pursue a PhD in Chemistry. Come and learn about the fascinating projects she is currently involved in.

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