WIA Committees
Mentoring
Annual
Symposium
Scientific Advice
Journal Club
Fundraising
Communications
ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM committee
Chair
![]() Congcong HeNorthwestern University Evanston, USA |
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Abstract team
Co-chair
![]() Aurora ScrivoAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
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![]() Melanie KrauseEMBL Heidelberg, Germany |
Poster Session team
Design team
Legal team
Goal
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Organization of the Annual Women in Autophagy Beth Levine's legacy network symposium.
​Ongoing activities:
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Selecting speakers.
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Creating a new poster platform.
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Welcoming volunteers for next year!
​Abstracts committee:
Congcong He - Northwestern University (Evanston, USA)
Katja Simon - University of Oxford (Oxford, UK)
Laura Delgui - National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina)
Ana Maria Cuervo - Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York, USA)
Alexandra Stolz - Goethe University Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)
Rachel Ulferts - The Francis Crick Institute (London, UK)
Brunella Franco - University of Naples (Naples, Italy)
![]() Elena MarcassaThe Francis Crick Institute London, UK |
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![]() Maria HyttiUniversity of Eastern Finland Kuopio, Finland |
![]() Patricia González-RodrÃguezKarolinksa Institutet Stockholm, Sweden |
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![]() Jianhua ZhangUniversity of Alabama Birmingham, USA |
![]() Ghada AlsalehThe Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology - University of Oxford Oxford, UK |
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![]() Kristina AmesAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
Chair
Co-chair
Goals
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Coordinate the share-for-feedback platform of the WIA website member portal, where members ask questions about experimental setup, troubleshoot analysis and results.
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Organize workshops on specific aspects of autophagy.
​Ongoing activities:
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Expertise form for database.
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Protocol-sharing platform.
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Workshop questionnaire.
SCIENTIFIC ADVICE committee
Chair
Co-chair
![]() Olatz PampliegaAchucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience Leioa, Spain |
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Faculty
Advisor
Goals
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To review articles to foster scientific discourse amongst WIA members
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To acquire deeper understanding of autophagy.
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To learn technical skills.
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To discuss review process of articles.
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To present and promote publications of WIA members.
​Ongoing activities:
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Organizational meetings.
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Advertisement.
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Journal Club registration.
JOURNAL CLUB committee
FUNDRAISING committee
Chair
![]() Ghita GhislatINSERM, CIML, Marseille, France |
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![]() Ana Rosa SáezAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
Co-chair
![]() Sophie PattingreINSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier Montpellier, France |
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Faculty
Advisor
Goal
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To find opportunities and plan activities to raise money in order to support WIA activities, including travel grants for fellows.
​Ongoing activities:
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Identifying funding sources.
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Contacting research agencies, companies and journals.
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Planning activities for promoting private donations.
​Sponsors:

Website team and Liaisons
![]() Chara CharsouUniversity of Oslo, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Oslo, Norway |
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![]() Mericka McCabeAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
Social Media team
Co-chair
Chair
Goals
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Communicate and disseminate the activity of the WIA network across the scientific community, using the website, blog and social network tools.
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Connect scientists within the network by creating Mentoring, Scientific Advice and Journal Club liaisons.
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Engage in Fundraising activities for the network.
​Ongoing activities:
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Webpage development.
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Social media dissemination (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram).
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Fundraising.
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WIA mailing lists.
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WIA blog publications.
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Mentoring, Scientific Advice and Journal Club liaison organization.