amplifyHERscience
Tuesday Touch-Base
Wishing you a happy, healthy and fulfilling Thanksgiving. Although this year's festivities may look very different for many of us, we hope you will be surrounded by your loved ones, even if only virtually.
Upcoming Events
Thurs. & Fri. Dec 3rd & 4th
Yale Lifesciences PitchFest
1:00-3:00pm each day
(3-4pm: amplifyHERscience post-event networking!)

Over 2 afternoons, Yale PIs - 4 of whom are women - will take the virtual stage at PitchFest. Selected from a larger group of applicants, these projects represent Yale’s top biotech opportunities and are candidates for accelerator awards from the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale. Please join us and vote in the “audience choice” awards at the end of each day. Support your fellow amplifyHERscience colleagues!
Tues. Dec. 8
Advancing small molecule program from Hit to Candidate- Small molecule inhibitors of NNMT for treatment of metabolic disorders
11:00am

Case Study: Inhibition of NNMT to treat metabolic disorders, overcoming ADME challenges, establishing biochemical and selectivity assays, establishing target engagement and efficacy models for proof of concept.
Thurs. Dec. 10
YSIF: How to Raise Angel Capital
4:30-6:00pm

Want to learn how to raise Angel capital from the experts themselves? Please join us for this informative Yale Startups in Formation (YSIF)! Each YSIF meeting is designed to be partly educational and partly new venture seminar, aiming to serve Yale innovators and their co-founders as these teams launch their businesses and formulate their go-to-market strategies. You will have the chance to ask questions and make connections for future follow-up. 
Tues. Dec. 2nd
Women in Bio of CT (EWIB-CT) Diversity Event (designed for executives)
1:00pm

We can't teach what we don't know and we can't lead where we can't go" - Malcolm X
With the backdrop of current events, please join EWIB-Connecticut for a discussion on advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace from experts creating and leading change. Check out the speaker lineup on the registration link.
OPPORTUNITIES & DEADLINES
Application deadline extended to December 4, 2020 for Accelerator for Biosciences in Connecticut - ABCT
As successful women researchers, we strongly encourage you to consider how your research can have a wider impact in the world. ABCT is a state backed, competitive entry, 6-month long program designed to provide entrepreneurship education and regional networking to seed-stage ventures preparing to build their teams and secure funds. Innovators with therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, research tools, digital health and materials technology breakthroughs are invited to apply. You do not need to have already formed a company to apply, just bring your idea to the table. It would be great to see a Yale woman on the 2021 cohort list. See under "Upcoming Events" in this email for Info Session dates, reach out to the amplifyHERscience team for more information or find out more about ABCT here.
Seeking volunteers for a potential CT chapter of Women in Bio (WIB)
Women In Bio is an organization of professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship for women in the life sciences. Their recent info session event attracted over 70 women scientists and resulted in many LinkedIn connections and professional introductions between a broad spectrum of women.

We are excited to share that a new Connecticut chapter is being formed and is looking for volunteers! The formation of a CT chapter is an exciting development and underscores the opportunities that exist and depth of women talent in Connecticut. Interested candidates can send an email to info@ewibct.org.
RESOURCES
Osage University Partners Women Academic Entrepreneurs
Recording of OUP webinar

Discussion of the state of female academic entrepreneurship across OUP’s partner institutions, and the greater university startup ecosystem. Stephanie Stehman of OUP will review an updated analysis of her 2017 blog post on the gender gap in academia, as well as discuss the various efforts universities have made to support women bringing their ideas and discoveries from the lab to the marketplace.
WEST Women Entrepreneurs
Organization

Boston based WEST helps women in science, technology, and engineering advance their careers. Our members are committed to developing themselves as leaders through learning, networking, and sharing.
Women in Bio
Organization

Women In Bio's mentoring programs support women in various stages of their career and personal development. Many chapters have implemented and continue to develop exciting new programs that will grow within the Women In Bio community.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,

The amplifyHERscience team:

Morag Grassie, PhD, Associate Director, Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale
Lola Kadiri, MD, PhD, Senior Business Development Associate, Yale OCR
Michelle McQueen, Communications Officer, Yale OCR
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