Our final panelist for the Women’s Research in STEM Showcase is Dr. Jillian Nissen of SUNY College at Old Westbury. Dr. Nissen works to understand the differences between women and men’s immune systems in response to glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology from Stony Brook University
CURRENT POSITION: Assistant Professor at SUNY College at Old Westbury
CURRENT RESEARCH: My current research focuses on the phenomenon that men are not only more likely to be diagnosed with glioblastoma than women, but are also more likely to succumb to this disease following diagnosis.
Our third panelist for tomorrows Women’s Research in STEM Showcase is Dr. Marci Lobel of Stony Brook University. Dr. Lobel directs the Stress And Reproduction (STAR) lab, which seeks to understand the psychosocial affects of reproductive health.
EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Social Psychology (with minors in Health Psychology and Measurement) from the University of California, Los Angeles
CURRENT POSITION: Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Stress, coping, and their impact on health, especially women’s reproductive health.
With the Showcase only days away, we’re continuing our interviews of the professors who will take part in our panel on being a women in STEM. Say hello to our second panelist, Dr. Harini Krishnan of Stony Brook University.
CURRENT POSITION:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller Lab, Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Stony Brook University, NY, (This is my second postdoc).
A part of the upcoming Women’s Research in STEM Showcase, includes a panel of women professors who are prepared to talk about being a women in STEM and answer questions from the audience. We wanted to introduce our panelists and therefore say hello to Dr. Carol Carter of Stony Brook University.
EDUCATION: B.S. from City College of New York;
M.Ph. from Yale University;
Ph.D. from Yale University
CURRENT POSITION: Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at Stony Brook University
CURRENT RESEARCH: Infections caused by HIV and other viruses; anti-viral drug development; cellular protein trafficking
FUTURE GOALS: Translation of basic science discoveries to clinical use
Continue reading “Spring 2019 Showcase: Meet Dr. Carol A. Carter”Finally the last, but not the least, of our presenters at the upcoming Women’s Research in STEM Showcase that is happening on Thursday, April 4th, from 6 to 9 pm. The following scientists study bluff erosion, the genetics of epilepsy, parallel programming, cancer stem cells, and the effect of global change on marine life.
We’re not done yet! These scientists are currently studying space rocks, the movement of cancer, dialog agents, and the environment of tumors. Keep reading to learn more about their hard work!
Say hello to four more amazing scientists who are studying areas like how social media profiles users, the spine’s played a role in human evolution, the chemistry of antibiotics, and how fungus becomes resistant. Learn more about them below and next Thursday, April 4th, at our Showcase!
Our third installment of scientists conduct research on prostate cancer, safety materials for chemical warfare, cellular life cycles, and software security. Keep reading for information about the people that make this research possible!
One of GWiSE’s main goals is to actively promote women in science and engineering. That is why we are hosting a showcase on April 4th from 6 – 9 pm to highlight graduate student research at Stony Brook University. To take it a step further, we will be posting regularly about the student’s who are making this showcase possible. Keep checking in for more installments!
Say hello to Shruti, our mentorship coordinator with the undergraduate WiSE group at Stony Brook and globetrotter. When she’s not researching our genome to better understand it’s relationship to cancer and psychiatric disorders, she loves to travel, meet people, and try new things. Check out what she has to say on getting more women interested in STEM!
BY: Mikaela Dunkin
Continue reading “Meet Shruti”
Graduate Women in Science and Engineering @ SBU 