AWIS - Houston

This month, we are spotlighting Suhasini Lulla. Suhasini is a PhD candidate in the Genetics and Genomics graduate program at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Suhasini’s graduate work is part of an NIH-funded multi-institutional effort called the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) to provide a publicly available resource on the clinical importance of genes and variants. Under Dr. Sharon Plon’s mentorship and with guidance from members of a ClinGen Working Group, she is investigating the differences between constitutional (germline) and cancer-associated (somatic) mutational patterns in tumor suppressor genes. Completion of this research project will illuminate the underlying biology of hereditary versus sporadic tumorigenesis and broaden our understanding of hereditary cancer genetics. Suhasini received her Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India, and worked as a research technician in Dr. Ann Leen’s immunotherapy lab at BCM before matriculating in the PhD program. Suhasini believes in encouraging women to pursue careers in STEM and has been volunteering as a small-group facilitator and career panelist for BCM’s community outreach program, Saturday Morning Science. She likes to spend her free time playing board games, visiting museums, and going on nature walks.

Please join us on April 11th, 4-5 PM for our Outstanding Women in Science (OWIS) Seminar series as we honor Dr. Ana I Medrano for her outstanding contribution to the STEMM field in the Houston area and beyond.
Please register at Eventbrite for the zoom link.: https://tinyurl.com/mr2saw2x

Please join us for our next "Brunch Networking and Group Discussion Event" Doshi House - 3419 Emancipation Houston, TX 77004 @ 11 am on Feb 11th, 2023. Grab a cup of coffee, or brunch, and join us for our discussions on gender challenges in the workspace.

Join us for our social hour as we celebrate the joys and togetherness to cherish this holiday season. Bring a book or two and share that holiday cheer with a child in need!! @ Holman Draft Hall – 820 Holman Street; 77002. 5-8 PM on Thursday, Dec 15th, 2022.

Meet the Woman Who Makes the James Webb Space Telescope Work Jane Rigby, Webb’s operations project scientist, discusses how NASA plans to wring as much science as possible from the $10-billion observatory