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		<title>SOTM: Katharine Radwanski</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 05:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by C. Zoe Hoeppner, PhD
Principal Engineer at Fresenius Kabi (via the recent acquisition of Fenwal Inc), Katherine Radwanski is rising young female star in the apheresis and blood device industry. Despite having only received her Master’s in Biotechnology from Northwestern University in 2008, Katherine has quickly made a name for herself, winning several awards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Bad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Innovator and Motivator Award by AWIS Chicago</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nominations are OPEN for the 7th Annual Innovator Award and the 2nd Annual Motivator Award by AWIS Chicago
The annual AWIS Chicago &#8220;Innovator Award&#8221; exemplifies AWIS Chicago&#8217;s commitment to recognizing women in the Chicagoland area who have provided innovative research contributions in science and engineering. However, we are also aware that although good mentors are an important component to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April SOTM: Arabela Grigorescu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marina Damiano
When Arabela Grigorescu was a post-doctoral fellow researching DNA repair proteins at the University of Chicago, she found herself a crossroads in her career.  Though she was most comfortable in what she considered to be the creative and stimulating environment of academe, Arabela knew teaching courses as a tenure track faculty was not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Skills for Effective Mentoring Relationship-Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March SOTM: Maryellen Giger</title>
		<link>http://www.awis-chicago.org/community/scientist-of-the-month/march-sotm-maryellen-giger</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Agnella Izzo Matic, PhD
The breast tumor lights up in pink on the computer screen.  Algorithms automatically detect the tumor and predict that this tumor is malignant.
This scene may soon play out in medical centers around the nation thanks to Dr. Maryellen Giger’s innovative research in the fight against breast cancer.  Dr. Giger (rhymes with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join HLIF for the First Annual Chicago Healthcare Professional Association Summit on Friday, March 8, 2013!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career Roadmap to Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 29th, 2013, AWIS and Healthcare Businesswomen&#8217;s Association (HBA) welcomed Dr. Clair Callan, author of Sevoflurane&#8230;.the Untold Story of How a Dedicated Team Brought the Most Used Inhalation Anesthetic to the World, as guest speaker at Lovell&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February SOTM: Michelle Paulsen</title>
		<link>http://www.awis-chicago.org/community/scientist-of-the-month/february-sotm-michelle-paulsen</link>
		<comments>http://www.awis-chicago.org/community/scientist-of-the-month/february-sotm-michelle-paulsen#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marina Damiano
As a scientist, what do you say when a colleague asks you about your research?  Is it different than how you would explain your research to a non-scientist?  Perhaps it is easy to deliver a highly technical presentation, but when you have to remove the jargon and package the essence of your research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Careers Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, January 22nd, we learned about alternative career paths outside academia through our distinguished panelists:
1. Melanie Beglin, PhD &#8211; Research Manager, Pediatric Clinical Trials, The University of Chicago
2. Jessica Reimer, PhD &#8211; Scientific communications supervisor, Weber Shandwick (past VP for Communications forAWIS Chicago)
3. Lynn Janulis, PhD &#8211; Patent Lawyer; Marshall, Gerstein &#38; Borun LLP [...]]]></description>
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