President Rose Presby
Past President Varykina Thackray
Secretary Satarupa Bhaduri
Treasurer Cheyenne Camp
Member at Large Shanna Lavalle
Member at Large Sameera Bilgrami

President: Rose Presby


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Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lab of Dr. Albert Chen, Scintillon Institute

Training: BS Biology with Minor Psychology, University of Maine, 2013; MS, Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2019; PhD Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2021

Additional AWIS involvement: A2I, Corporate Sponsership, Scholarship and Outreach Committees; Open House Organizing Committee 2022

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Past President: Varykina (Kina) Thackray, PhD


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Current position: Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego

Training: BA Biology, Middlebury College, 1991; PhD Molecular Biology, University of Colorado Heath Sciences Center, 2002

Additional AWIS involvement: Scholarship and Outreach Committees; WIST Organizing Committee 2019, 2021; Board Member at Large, 2019; President, 2021-2022

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Secretary: Satarupa Bhaduri


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Current position: Postdoctoral scholar, UC San Diego

Training: Phd Biophysics and Structural Biology, Purdue University

Additional AWIS involvement: Co-chair of Career Advancement Committee, AWIS-SD board Secretary

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Treasurer: Cheyenne Camp


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Current position: Business Development, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine

Training: BS, Biology with a focus in Genetics

Additional AWIS involvement: Treasurer (2022-Present), Corporate Sponsorship Committee

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Member at Large: Shanna Lavalle


 

shannaCurrent position: Postdoctoral Fellow, McVicker Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Training: BS Biology with minor in Chemistry, California State University Long Beach 2013; PhD Biomedical Sciences, UC San Diego, 2021

Additional AWIS involvement: Academia to Industry (A2I) Committee, Co-Chair, 2020-2022; AWIS-National Strategic Planning Task Force, 2022-Present

 

 

 

 

 

 


Member at Large: Sameera Bilgrami


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Current position:  Associate Director, R&D, Immunicom Inc.

Training: BS, Biochemistry, Delhi University, PhD Cell Biology, Tata Institute of Fundamental Reasearch; National Center for Biological Sciences.

Additional AWIS involvement: Co-Chair A2I committee 2020-2022, Interim President Jan- Apr 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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