1. BWIS Gertrude S. Goldhaber Award Ceremony

   Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 12 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   Please join Brookhaven Women in Science as they award this year's Gertrude S. Goldhaber Award recipient.
2. BWIS Talk

   "A Scientist's Journey: From Research to Regulation Policies"

   Presented by Mamta Naidu, Center of Cancer Systems Biology

   Thursday, July 12, 2018, 4:30 pm
   Hamilton Seminar Room, Bldg. 555

   Dr. Naidu's research focused on DNA damage repair and dose-response to low and high LET radiation. Her research has led her to embrace a new endeavor: development of human subjects protection regulations. Indian-born Dr. Naidu started her career at BARC, Mumbai studying the effects of radio-detoxified lipopolysaccharide on immune cells. At the NYU School of Medicine, she further explored autoimmune disorders. She later joined the NASA Space Research Laboratory, BNL, focusing on the effects of radiation on the immune system as part of the space program. Dr. Naidu ascribes her success to her numerous mentors and sponsors; motivating her to be a mentor and sponsor. Dr. Naidu is the recipient of a NASA Space Radiobiology Research Award. This event is open to the public. Coffee and cookies at 4:00 p.m.
3. BWIS Speaker

   "The 'Sniffing' Kidney"

   Presented by Jennifer Pluznick, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

   Thursday, June 28, 2018, 4 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   The speaker will discuss the chemical sensors which our body uses for smell and taste, which are 'classically' found in the nose and tongue, are also found in the kidney and in blood vessels, and that these individual sensors play functional roles in physiology. These sensors are chemical detectors, very well-developed to do their functions by evolution, and recent studies have shown that many other organs and tissues in the body take advantage of these receptors. We are particularly interested in how the kidney – which is responsible for maintaining homeostasis, or balance, in the body – utilizes these receptors. Jen is now an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Coffee and cookies at 4:00 p.m. This event is open to the public.
4. Brookhaven Women In Science Speaker

   "The Exciting World of Molecules: An Image From Within Using Light Sources and Free Electron Lasers"

   Nora Berrah, University of Connecticut

   Thursday, April 26, 2018, 4 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   Professor Berrah, chair of the University of Connecticut Physics Department, will take us on a fascinating voyage through the molecular world. All that surrounds us is ultimately made of atoms and molecules; these materials are not static—they are dynamic and move. Berrah uses x-rays from light sources and free electron lasers (FELs) to study how they move, why they move, and what it means to us. During her talk, she will share her recent studies on fullerenes, a molecule that may be used for drug delivery systems to the body, in lubricants, and as catalysts. Nora is the recipient of numerous awards. She recently received the Davisson-Germer Prize from the American Physical Society. Nora is also an active member of COACh, an organization that is working to increase the number of women scientists and engineers, and the success of their careers, through innovative programs and strategies. Coffee and cookies will be available at 3:30 p.m.
5. BWIS Talk

   "Marie Curie's Life and Work"

   Edward Sierra, Brookhaven National Laboratory

   Thursday, March 29, 2018, 4 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   In celebration of Women's History Month, Edward Sierra, of Brookhaven National Laboratory's Quality Management Office, will speak on "Marie Curie's Life and Work." November 2017, marked the 150-year anniversary of Marie Curie's birth. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person and only woman to win twice. She is still the only person awarded a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: the Physics Prize in 1903 that she shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Antoine Henri Becquerel, for their work on radioactivity, and the Chemistry Prize in 1911 for the discovery of polonium and radium. Sierra, the regulatory compliance and reporting officer for the Lab, is also President of the Long Island section of the American Nuclear Society. Cookies and coffee at 3:45 p.m.
6. BWIS Lecture

   "Marie Curie's Life and Work — CANCELED — To be Rescheduled"

   Presented by Edward Sierra, BNL Quality Management Office

   Thursday, March 22, 2018, 4 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   Edward Sierra will provide a talk on Marie Curie, an extraordinary scientist, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and still the only one awarded with two Nobel Prizes. Ed's interest in the early pioneers of radioactivity was piqued by the discussions he had many years ago with the renowned Dr. Maurice Goldhaber, the prominent physicist and a former Laboratory Director at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He learned that Goldhaber was a student under Sir James Chadwick at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University and that he attended a graduate course in Berlin given by Dr. Lise Meitner. Ed's research on Meitner led to an interest in Marie Curie. Her work and life is the topic of this talk.
7. Symposium

   "Girl Power in STEM: Press for Progress' Symposium at SBU"

   Saturday, March 3, 2018, 8:30 am
   Stony Brook University

   The Girl Power in STEM: Press for Progress! symposium at Stony Brook University (SBU) on March 3, co-sponsored by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS), will celebrate the accomplishment of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Lecturers and panelists, including many from Brookhaven Lab, will discuss the impact of women in STEM careers, on the work environment, and on the economy, and how society can improve women's participation in STEM fields. The event marks International Women's Day, proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) as a day to champion women's rights. This year the UN celebrates taking action to promote equal opportunities at all levels and to help forge a more gender inclusive world.
8. BWIS Lecture

   "Where Electrical Engineering Meets Biology"

   Bingxin Shen, Temple University

   Thursday, January 25, 2018, 4:30 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   Bingxin Shen, Assistant Professor of Computer & Information Sciences at Temple University, and who earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University, will speak on "Where Electrical Engineering Meets Biology." Dr. Shen's research in signal processing lead her to work with 2017 Nobel Laureate Joachim Frank on the determination of the structure of the Ribosome by electron microscopy. Ribosomes are the protein builders, like construction workers who connect one amino acid at a time, building them into long chains. Ribosomes are special because they are found in all living cells. Dr. Shen uses her knowledge of signal processing to study changes in the protein composition synthesized by the ribosome submitted to stress. She has been a mentor, advisor and lecturer as a member of Stony Brook University's Women in Science and Engineering (WISE).
9. Brookhaven Women In Science Lecture

   "How a Farm Girl Became a Scientist and Impacted Patients' Lives"

   Presented by Dr. Cathy Cutler, Director, Medical Isotope Research & Production Program, Brookhaven National Lab

   Thursday, November 30, 2017, 4 pm
   Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

   Dr. Cutler will talk about her path from rural farm girl to the Director of the Medical Isotope Research & Production Program at Brookhaven Lab where her current work is focused on facilitating the development of new radiopharmaceuticals to enhance personalized treatments of metastatic cancer. Cathy's research has focused on developing improved isotope production methods and enhanced delivery methods to increase the dose to the tumor site and mitigate normal tissue toxicity. Her research eventually brought her to the Lab and its unique facilities that can be used to produce radioisotopes with nuclear properties that can deliver higher dose to tumors and less toxicity to normal tissues. The typical radiopharmaceutical works by combining a radioactive isotope with a specially designed organic molecule or a biological targeting molecule. Once inside the body, the targeting compound takes control, guiding the isotope to the cancerous site where the isotope decays, enabling either diagnosis or ablation of the cell. The challenge particularly in therapy is ensuring enough dose to the tumor cells to cause destruction before the effects on normal cells and toxicity becomes too high. Coffee and cookies at 4:00 p.m.This event is open to the public.
10. BWIS Speaker Event: Amazing Women and How They Got the Vote

    "BWIS Lecture"

    Thursday, October 26, 2017, 4 pm
    Large Seminar Room, Bldg. 510

    Celebrate the centennial of women's suffrage in New York State. This presentation will include vintage photographs and discussions of various aspects of the movement, focusing on the involvement of Long Island women. Presented by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Islip Area Branch, the talk features stories of courageous and militant suffragists and their political activism, as well as the activities of the anti-suffragists.
11. BWIS General Meeting

    Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 12 pm
    Berkner Hall, Room C

    Come meet the FY2017 BWIS Executive Board to voice your concerns, learn about our future events and volunteer opportunities. We hope to see you there and bring a friend! Brookhaven Women in Science is a diverse and inclusive community that promotes equal opportunity and advancement for all women in support of world-class science. BWIS is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit funded by BSA and membership dues. If you have any questions, please email agoldberg@bnl.gov.

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