Connection Corners

2025 Connection Corners

Richardson Ballroom AB
Thursday, March 27, 2025
5:45 p.m. -  7:15 p.m.

Connection Corners is a ticketed event and will be available for pre-registration via the online registration process.
Pre-registration for Connection Corners is ONLY available for In Training Members. A limited number of tickets will be available onsite at the registration desk.

During this event, accomplished senior members are invited to host discussions at tables with topics that are relatable and of interest to attendees at diverse stages in their careers. These open-ended “chats” provide a casual environment to interact, and facilitate networking between meeting attendees, especially amongst trainees.

Please note that this webpage will be periodically updated, as speaker confirmations are received.

 

Table 1:
Diversity Drives Innovation
 

Mentors:

Ayman Al-Hendy, Md, PhD

Elizabeth Bonney, MD, MPH

Table 2:
Past, Present and Future Leaders of SRI

Mentors:

Irina Burd, MD, PhD

Steve Matthews, PhD

Table 3:
How to Write a Scientific Manuscript

Mentors:

Greg Christman, MD

Seung-Yup Ku, MD, PhD
Table 4:
Advocacy in Reproductive Sciences

Mentors:

Marianna Alperin, MD

Michal Elovitz, MD

Robin Lovell-Badge, CBE, FRS, FMedSci

Table 6:
Transitional Programs

Mentors:

Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD

Danny Schust, MD

Table 7:
Trainee Success Stories

Mentors:

Jaime Roura, MD

Elizabeth Enninga, PhD

Hannah Zierden, PhD

Table 8:
Balancing Research and Clinical Practice

Mentors:

Emily Su, MD, MSCI

Virginia Winn, MD, PhD

Table 9:
Partnering Society Representation

Mentors:

Jared Robins, MD, MBA - ASRM  

Nanette Santoro, MD -Endocrine Society   

 Helen Jones, PhD - IFPA

Table 10:
Teaching and Mentoring in Science

Mentors:

Thomas Jansson, MD, PhD

Bill Catherino, MD, PhD

Ina Stelzer, PhD

Table 11:
Overcoming Gaps in your Career
(New Families)

Mentors:

Virginia Chu Cheung, PhD

Lisa Cookingham, MD

Sarah Berga, MD

Table 12:
You Didn't Get Your Grant: What's Next?

Mentors:

Ripla Arora, PhD

Bernardo Krause, PhD

Shuo Xiao, PhD

Table 13:
Early Career Table: Strategies for Building a Healthy and Sustainable Career

Mentors:

Jo James, PhD

Jamie Lo MD, MCR

Stephen Renaud, PhD

Table 14:
Mentor in a Cloud Meet Up