WIA Committees
Mentoring
Annual
Symposium
Scientific Advice
Journal Club
Fundraising
Communications
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MENTORING committee
Chair
 Alysia Vrailas-MortimerOregon State University |
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 Caroline MauvezinUniversity of Barcelona |
Co-chair
 Natalia Jimenez MorenoUniversity of Edinburgh |
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 Nathalia Chica BalagueraInstitute of Cancer Research, Norwegian Hospital University |
 Saska IvanovaAgeing and Metabolism Programme, IRB Barcelona |
 Meiyan JinUniversity of Florida |
 Sharon ToozeThe Francis Crick Institute London, UK |
 Malene Hansen |
 Eileen WhiteRutgers Cancer Institute New Jersey, USA |
 Mondira KunduSt. Jude Children’s Hospital Memphis, USA |
 Salwa SebtiUT Southwestern Dallas, USA |
 Patricia BoyaUniversity of Fribourg |
 Lisa FrankelDanish Cancer Society Research Center København, Denmark |
 Waleska Kerllen MartinsAnhanguera University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil |
 Muriel MariUniversity Medical Center Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands |
 Naomi OkugbeniStellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa |
 Nesibe PekerKoc University Hospital Istanbul, Turkey |
 Luciana Rodrigues GomesInstituto Butantan São Paulo, Brazil |
 Anne SimonsenUniversity of Oslo, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Oslo, Norway |
 Alejandra SuaresIFIBYNE-CONICET- University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Surbhi VermaICGEB New Delhi, India |
 Ghita GhislatImperial College, London, United Kingdom |
 Stephanie KermorgantBarts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University London London, UK |
 Evelina GattiINSERM CIML Marseille, France |
 Ivana NovakUniversity of Split Split, Croatia |
 Carolina AlquezarHospital 12 de Octubre Madrid, Spain |
 MarÃa Soledad AlvarezInstituto de Medicina y BiologÃa Experimental de Cuyo - CONICET Mendoza, Argentina Twitter: @Sol_alvarezz Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7062-014X LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-soledad-alvarez-31421666/ |
Goals
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Foster activities to promote careers of trainees and young scientists interested in autophagy.
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Generate a network of e-mentors all around the globe providing trainees with access to expert advice on autophagy-related topics, career development and work-family balance.
​Ongoing / planned activities:
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Careers in Science Workshops & Panel Discussions
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​Workshops and panel discussions on challenges for women in science, teaching, job search & lab start, grant- and manuscript writing, scientific editing, DEI, etc.
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E-Mentoring
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​Monthly ‘office hours’ hosted by mentors for mentees to discuss career-related questions
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Online Discussion forum - Members can access here.
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ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM committee
Faculty Chair
Faculty Co-chair
Mondira KunduSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN, USA |
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 Ee Phie TanScripps Research Institute California, USA |
 Maho HamasakiOsaka University Japan |
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 Rebecca SeredaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
Fellow Chair
Fellow Co-chair
Goal
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Organization of the Annual Women in Autophagy Beth Levine's legacy network symposium.
​Ongoing activities:
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Organizing the 5th WIA Annual Symposium.
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Selecting speakers.
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Creating a new poster platform.
 Eunice A. DomÃnguez-MartÃnNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)/NIH |
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 Yoshii SaoriDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine The University of Tokyo |
 Yuhong MaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Maryam JafariAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Susmita KaushikAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Thuy NguyenHarvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA |
 Malena Herrera LopezUniversity of Buenos Aires - CONICET - IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Dongfang LiSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN, USA |
 Lorelei Ayala-GuerreroUniversidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Mexico |
 Aurora ScrivoIlias Moraitis Spain |
 Thabata DuqueUniversity of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, USA |
 Amruta SinghNational Institute of Technology Rourkela, India |
 Mariana TadicUniversity of Buenos Aires, CONICET-IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
​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)
SCIENTIFIC ADVICE committee
 Raquel Gomez-SintesChair |
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 Shahla Sojaei |
 Laury LescatAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
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 Kristina Ames |
 Madhulika TripathiDuke-NUS Medical School Singapore |
 Rut ValdorUniversity of Murcia-Biomedical Research Institute (IMIB-Arrixaca) Murcia, Spain ORCID ID (0000-0002-2681-0779) WoS Researcher ID (B-5447-2019) SCOPUS Author ID (16231620700) Google Scholar profile: |
 Pooneh Mokarram |
Chair
Co-chair
Protocol and
Q&A Team
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.
Faculty
Advisor
 Marta MartÃnez-VicenteVall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Barcelona, Spain |
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Muriel MariUniversity Medical Center Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands |
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 Ghada Alsaleh |
 Virginie HubertMedical University of Vienna Vienna, Austria |
 Shirin PourteymourUniversity of Oldenburg Oldenburg, Germany |
 Tayyebeh Madrakian |
Workshop Team
​Ongoing activities:
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Manage and coordinate the Scientific Advice Platform, which includes:
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Question and Answer Forum.
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Protocol-sharing platform.
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Workshops on Methods and Techniques.
JOURNAL CLUB committee
Chair
 Karla Alvarez ValadezCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers Paris - France |
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 Aurore Claude-Taupin |
Co-chair
 Myra Chavez |
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Head of Communications
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.
 Rabia KhawajaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
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 Eugenia AlmacellasThe Francis Crick Institute London, UK |
 Prasoon JayaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Christin NaumannLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Halle, Germany |
 Marie NolletBarts Cancer Institute London, UK |
 Aishwarya ChhatreBanaras Hindu University Varanasi, India |
 Pamela Mattar |
​Ongoing activities:
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Organizational meetings.
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Advertisement.
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Journal Club registration.
 Carine Joffre |
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Faculty
Advisor
FUNDRAISING committee
G-GhislatImperial College, London, United Kingdom |
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 Ana Rosa SáezCancer Research Institute, New York, USA |
Chair
Co-chair
 Daniela StangaDefence Therapeutics Vancouver, Canada |
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 Katharina BellSingapore Eye Research Institute-Singapore National Eye Centre (SERI/SENC) Singapore |
Stephanie KermorgantBarts Cancer Institute, QMUL, London, UK |
 Valérie Pierrefite-CarleUMR E4320 CEA - Université Côte d'Azur Nice, France |
 Natalia RegleroQueen Mary University of London London, UK |
 Clara SoknIBioBA-CONICET-MPSP Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Inmaculada TassetUniversity of Córdoba Córdoba, Spain Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Jin ZhouDuke NUS Medical School Singapore |
Faculty
Advisor
 Sihem BoudinaUniversity of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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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:
COMMUNICATIONS committee
 Marina GarcÃa-MaciaInstitute of Functional Biology and Genomics (IBFG) / University of Salamanca (USAL) Salamanca, Spain |
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 Élise JacquinInserm U1231 Universite de Bourgogne Dijon, France |
Chair
Co-chair
 Letizia BrogiScuola Normale Superiore, Pisa |
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 Ramya Lakshmana IyerInstitute of Biochemistry II , Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main |
 Laura Cervera-CarlesUniversitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain |
Thabata-Duque |
 Tess BubSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, USA |
 Beatriz DiasUT Southwestern Dallas, USA |
Malena Herrera LopezUniversity of Buenos Aires - CONICET - IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Swathy KrishnaIowa State University Ames, USA |
 Mericka McCabeAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Idil OrhonUniversity Medical Center Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands |
 Roxana ResnikUniversity of Buenos Aires, CONICET-IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Satya SurabhiAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
Mariana TadicUniversity of Buenos Aires, CONICET-IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Cristina VanrellIHEM - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - CONICET Mendoza, Argentina |
 Shruti GhaiToledo University, US |
 Azin AminFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health |
Goals
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Communicate and disseminate WIA activities across the scientific community, using the website, blog and social network tools.
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Connect scientists within the network to member resources through the webpage Member Portal.
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Coordinate with all other WIA committees through committee liaisons.
​Ongoing activities:
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Webpage management development.
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Social media promotions (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram).
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WIA monthly newsletter and mailing list.
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WIA blog publications.
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Mentoring, Annual Meeting, Scientific Advice and Journal Club liaison organization.
Faculty
Advisors
Prof. Anne SimonsenUniversity of Oslo, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences |
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 Prof. Yan ZhaoSouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen, China |