Past Events
General Meeting
September 2022
We hosted our semesterly general meeting to invite others to learn more about us, and how to become more involved. Attendees were given the opportunity to join committees and get involved!
First Generation Professor Panel
November 2019
We were honored to have Drs. Laura Colgin, Mia Markey, and Paola Passalacqua share their experiences and wisdom from their experience as the first person in their family to pursue higher education.
Insights into Life in Academia and Industry
September 2019
Dr. Sylvie Beaudenon shared about her experience in both academia and industry, as well as her wisdom of how to navigate either field and transitioning from one to the other.
LinkedIn Training
July 2019
A joint event with AWIS Austin was held at Asuragen for training in navigating the LinkedIn world.
From Academia to Founding a Biotech Start-up: Fasten your Seatbelts!
April 2019
Dr. Janis Weeks shared about her experience co-founding NemaMetrix, as well as how her platform allows her to travel and see the impact of her work.
Women in STEM Career Panel
January 2019
Our inaugural event featured four women from the surrounding area in prominent positions in their STEM careers. You can read more about it in this article in The Daily Texan.
Coffee Chats
Beginning in February 2019, we have held monthly casual conversations lead by women in STEM careers in Austin and at UT. So far, we have featured:
Cynthia LaBrake
PhD Department of Biology Instruction
Dr. Angela Bardo
Research Scientist at UT Austin, Co-Founding & VP of Product Development at Eryson
Dr. Despoina Mavridou
Assistant Professor, MBC at UT Austin
Dr. Jessica Larson
Senior Scientist iii at Asurgen
Dr. Lara Latimer
Sr. Research Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor at UT Austin
Socials
Outreach
We presented to 1st-5th graders at a summer camp at the Thinkery, Austin's children's museum, in July and August of 2019. The kids loved the fluorescent molecules we demo'ed and had some great questions about the human body and the brain.
