Connection Corners

Connection Corners is an event for trainees, established in 2013 at the annual Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) meeting. 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.

2019 Connection Corners: Impact Unpacked
Thursday, March 14, 2019
6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Regency 15 - Hyatt Regency

**The 2019 Connection Corners event will be open to the first 200 attendees

 

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Table Topics:

Table 1: From Innovation to Impact and Beyond

Sarah England, PhD Washington University SOM

Monica Laronda, PhD Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University

Timo Siepmann, MD University of Dresden

Table 2: Your First SRI Meeting (A)

Irina Burd, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins University

Leslie Myatt, PhD, FRCOG Oregon Health & Science University

Jim Segars, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Table 3: Your First SRI Meeting (B)

Eun Lee, PhD Virginia Commonwealth University

Nanette Santoro, MD University of Colorado

Floor Spaans, PhD University of Alberta

Table 4: Meet the SRI Distinguished Lecturers

Y.M. Dennis Lo, FRS Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Table 5: Grantsmanship

Ian Bird, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thomas Jansson, MD, PhD University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino, PhD University of Melbourne

Table 6: Careers Outside of Academia – Industry/Biotech

Gaurang S. Daftary, MD Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Oliver Martin Fischer Bayer

Table 7: Careers Outside of Academia – Government/Policy/Non-Profit

Lisa Halvorson, MD NICHD-NIH

Kelle Moley, MD March of Dimes

Alan DeCherney, MD NIH

Table 8: Combining Research with Clinical Work – During Residency

Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD University of Illinois at Chicago

Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD Greenville Health System

Table 9: Combining Research with Clinical Work – After Your Training

Asma Khalil, MDres MRCOG St George's Hospital

Marc Spaanderman, MD, PhD Maastricht University MC

Virginia Winn, MD, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine

Table 10: Creating Your Network

Sam Mesiano, PhD Case Western Reserve University

Marie Van Dijk, PhD Amsterdam UMC

Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, PhD University of Cambridge

Table 11: Communicating Science to the Public

Sandy Davidge, PhD Women and Children's Health Research Inst. - University of Alberta

Christopher Redman, MD University of Oxford

Julienne Rutherford, PhD University of Illinois

Table 12: Why You Should Become a Member of SRI!

Alison Care, PhD University of Adelaide

Emre Seli, MD Yale School of Medicine

Stephen Matthews, PhD University of Toronto

Table 13: Challenges and Opportunities for Researchers from Developing Countries

Dilly Anumba, MD, FRCOG, LLM University of Sheffield

Tania Ortiga-Carvalho, PhD Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Elena Zambrano Gonzalez, PhD Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion SZ

Table 14: Finding Academic Mentors

Asgerally T. Fazleabas, PhD Michigan State University

Jessica Hebert, PhD Oregon Health & Science University

Helen Jones, PhD Cincinnati Children's Hospital MC

Table 15: Diversity in the Scientific Workplace

Elizabeth Bonney, MD, MPH University of Vermont

Usha Pillai, PhD Leading Women

Kelly Lockwood Primus Leading Women