Women Faculty Programs
Partnering with leadership and faculty to
“create a culture where women physicians and scientists choose to be.”
Women Faculty Programs is committed to recruiting, advancing and retaining a diverse faculty of women by - ensuring that policies do not inadvertently disadvantage women
- creating a better work-life environment
- nominating women faculty for prizes and awards
- increasing number of women leaders
- providing career development and mentoring programs
- reviewing faculty salaries annually
- hosting women physicians and scientists to give scientific and women-in-science talks
- promoting institution-wide gender-balanced participation
- reviewing status of women faculty annually
Women Leading the Way
Fredika Robertson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics
Dr. Robertson, the Director of Translational Research, The Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Program, is the co-principal investigator of a $7.5 million five-year Promise Grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation
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Highlights
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Lois Ramondetta, M.D.
Associate Professor, Gynecologic OncologyDr. Ramondetta is the recipient of the Rogers Award for Excellence in Patient Care for 2009
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Aysegul Sahin, M.D.
Professor, Department of PathologyPresident, International Society of Breast Pathology
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Margaret Spitz, M.D.
Professor, Department of EpidemiologyElected to board of directors of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (2009-2012)
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Barbara Summers, Ph.D.
Vice President,
Chief Nursing Officer and Division Head of NursingSelected as a Fellow by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) (2009)
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Bin Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of GeneticsNamed a 2009 Kimmel Scholar by the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research
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Khandan Keyomarsi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Experimental Radiation OncologyDr. Keyomarsi was awarded the Hubert L. Olive Stringer Professorship in Medical Oncology
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Cheryl Walker, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of CarcinogenesisPresident, Society of Toxicology (2009-2010)
Legends and Legacies
Did You Know...?
Women Faculty Programs partnered with Faculty Academic Affairs to change policy on extension of tenure track/tenure clock for new child in family?
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Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award
This national award will be given annually to an individual, male or female, who has made significant contributions to the advancement of women in cancer medicine and cancer science.
About the Award...
Nominations for the 2010 Award are now closed. The 2010 Award recipient will be announced in December 2009.
Podcasts
Dr. Zwelling has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Travis and Dr. Chandra about the importance of women in science and academic medicine and stereotypes, challenges, and solutions to closing the gender gap that currently exists in American science. This is part of the Cancer Newsline podcast series.
Women in Science – part 1
Women in Science – part 2