Mission
The mission of the Women in Pharmacology Committee is to further the success of women in pharmacology
and to promote awareness of pharmacology in women’s health.
Goals
- To identify and elucidate the stages of career development and provide women with tools to succeed
- To increase the visibility of women in pharmacology
- To disseminate information on issues related to pharmacology in women's health
Composition
Carol A. Paronis, Chair
Holly N. Brevig
Rebecca J. Burkhalter
Andria Del Tredici
Theresa M. Filtz
Ann T. Hanna-Mitchell
Susan L. Ingram
Jelveh Lameh
Melissa Runge-Morris
Alice M. Young, Advisory
Lynn Wecker, Council Liaison
Martha I. Davila-Garcia, Ex Officio
Christine K. Carrico, Staff Liaison
WIP Into Shape Networking Walk
Washington, DC 2011
WIP Into Shape Networking Walk
Anaheim, CA 2010
New Orleans, LA - 2009
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San Diego, CA - 2008
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Washington, DC - 2007
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2009 - Pathways to Leadership: Developing Critical Skills
Opportunity knocks...(Should I answer?)- Kimberly E. Vanover, Intra-Cellular Therapeutics, Inc.
Surviving hurricane Katrina and embracing new challenges - Patricia Molina, LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans
Pleasures and perils of joint appointments - Alice M. Young, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
The long and winding road of career development - Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman, Bristol-Myers Squibb
2008 - Gainfully Employed: From Launching a Job Search to navigating Negotiations
Launching the successful job search - C.C. Hegg
Delivering a dynamic job talk - S. C. McKarns
The art of interviewing: Winning the job - L. Wecker
Navigating negotiations - K.E. Barrett
Interactive exercises and mock interviews
2007 - Being Heard: The Microinequities that Tilt the Playing Field
Overview: Women in academic science and engineering - Beyond bias and barriers - J.A. Steitz
Leveling the playing field: A focus on students - B.A. Horwitz
Institutional strategies to improve the status of women - J. D'Armiento
Succeeding in a male-dominated environment - F.P. Haseltine
Breakout sessions
2006 - Mastering the Juggling Act: Laboratory, Life and Leadership Roles
Juggling research-related duties: How to stop putting out fires and use your time wisely - I.J. Llewellyn-Smith
Juggling research with service and teaching duties: How much, what kind, and when? - L. Wecker
Juggling for the dual career couple: Strategies for maximum job satisfaction - M.J. Cipolla
Juggling job and family: Balancing home life and careers - S. F. Steinberg
Breakout session to enhance and test best practices in each area
2005 - Managing a Laboratory
Managing a lab: Its role in success or failure - L. Wecker
Mentoring versus supervising - S. P. Duckles
How to delegate and still stay on top of things - C.A. Paronis
Conflict management or managing difficult employees - V.M. Miller
Developing a budget - S.W. Watts
Breakout sessions on:
Interviewing tips;
Performance reviews;
Creating a healthy, competitive environment;
Dealing with conflicts/romance in the lab: Can a supervisor be a friend?;
Stimulating students;
Small group workshops on creating a budget.
2004 - Life After the PhD: Finding a Postdoctoral Fellowship
To be or not to be a postdoc: That is the question! - K H. Berecek
Searching for a postdoctoral position: How to find what is right for you - A.J. Grippo
Types of postdoctoral positions - L. K. Nisenbaum
Interview and follow-up - D. Korzick
Organizations
American Women in Science
Graduate Women in Science
Women in Technology International
Women's Committees of Other Societies
American Physiological Society
Society for Neuroscience
Networking
Women in Science Enquiry Network (WISENET)
Web Sites Featuring Women in Science
Distinguished Women of Past and Present in Biology
Distinguished Women of Past and Present in Chemistry
Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions
Issues of Interest to Women
University of Michigan study assessing the climate for women and minority doctoral students
RAISE Project - The RAISE Project is a campaign to increase the status of professional women through enhanced recognition of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics.