Past Events

Breaking Bad Tuesday, 16 April 2013

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Key Skills for Effective Mentoring Relationship-Workshop Friday, 22 March 2013

On Saturday, April 6th, 2013, AWIS Chicago conducted a workshop led by Prof. Rick McGee of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on mentorship. Dr. McGee has been involved with mentoring young scientists for over 30 years, and now leads faculty development for research-oriented faculty. This interactive workshop covered topics ranging from starting and maintaining [...]

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Join HLIF for the First Annual Chicago Healthcare Professional Association Summit on Friday, March 8, 2013! Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Visit www.hlif.org for more info! Program Description: Considering joining a healthcare association to gain valuable volunteer experience or enhance your resume? You need to be at this event! This program will engage healthcare professionals and those new to the healthcare industry in meaningful association involvement. A variety of healthcare professional and networking associations will host [...]

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Career Roadmap to Success Tuesday, 12 February 2013

On January 29th, 2013, AWIS and Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) welcomed Dr. Clair Callan, author of Sevoflurane….the Untold Story of How a Dedicated Team Brought the Most Used Inhalation Anesthetic to the World, as guest speaker at Lovell’s Restaurant in Lake Forest, IL. Dr. Callan, who was fundamental in bringing this drug to market, shared her story of success and provided an opportunity to [...]

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Alternative Careers Panel Saturday, 26 January 2013

On Tuesday, January 22nd, we learned about alternative career paths outside academia through our distinguished panelists:1. Melanie Beglin, PhD – Research Manager, Pediatric Clinical Trials, The University of Chicago2. Jessica Reimer, PhD – Scientific communications supervisor, Weber Shandwick (past VP for Communications forAWIS Chicago)3. Lynn Janulis, PhD – Patent Lawyer; Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP [...]

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Personal Journeys in STEM Saturday, 3 November 2012

On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, Baxter team members along with the University of Chicago and AWIS, hosted 300 Chicago Public School high school students for a day to help them explore and create personal journeys in STEM. In addition to getting a behind-the-scenes look at the University of Chicago’s new hospital, students connected with various [...]

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Fall 2012 Networking Event Monday, 29 October 2012

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2012 AWIS Chicago 6th Annual Innovator Award and the 1st Annual Motivator Award Dinner Wednesday, 26 September 2012

On June 6th, 2012, we celebrated our awardees at our annual awards ceremony at Pazzo’s. We heard from Innovator Awardee, Dr. Susan Cohn, of the University of Chicago, a scientist who has adapted innovative approaches to a clinical setting by investigating genetic factors and molecular predictors that contribute to neuroblastoma survival rates in children. Motivator [...]

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2011 Past Events Friday, 18 March 2011

Read about our most recent events, including a resume/CV workshop and networking event.

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2010 Past Events Monday, 27 September 2010

Read about our recent events, including Networking with Dr Brenda Russell, and the “Spooktacular” science we shared at our most recent outreach event.

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