Series and Events

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, October 22, 12:30 pm 
Lily Young, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences
Rutgers University
Research focus: Bacterial metabolism of environmental contaminants
Location: Science Hall West, room 301


Tuesday, November 19, 12:30 pm
Wendy Clemens, PhD
Vice President, Early Development Oncology
Briston Myers Squibb
Research focus: Development of novel cancer therapeutics
Location: Zoom, link to be distributed via email to students, faculty, and staff

Past Events

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Gloria B. Post, PhD, DABT (Research Scientist)
Division of Science and Research
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)
"A toxologist at NJDEP: Using scientific information to protect public health and the environment”

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Mayara Matos, PhD (Staff Fellow Biologist)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
"The choice of a non-linear career path in science"
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Michala L. Phillips, Ph.D.
Research Ecologist, USGS
Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawai‘i National Park, HI
"A Confluence of Extremes: Trajectories and Tipping Points of Terrestrial Ecosystems"
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Esther Babady, Ph.D., D(ABMM), FIDSA, F(AAM)
Chief, Clinical Microbiology Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Nathalie May, MD (Associate Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine)
"Navigating Academic Medicine: One Internist's Journey"
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Irene Bondar, MBA (Global, Chief Technology Officer, Neo Media World)
"Careers in digital advertising for STEM students"
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Charnette Frederic, MHA, LNHA (QCA Manager, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; PhD Candidate, Seton Hall University; Councilwoman, Irvington, NJ)
"Science and politics: How to impact local government"
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Dr. Sharon Neal, PhD (Associate Professor University of Delaware)
"Finding Hidden Signals in Spectral Data and Other Journeys"
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Dr. Lindsay Wray, PhD (Director of Beauty and Personal Care Research Bolt Threads)
"Find Your Career by Following Your Passion: a Scientist's Journey From Academics to the Beauty and Cosmetics Industry"
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Viviana Simon, MD, PhD (Professor, Dept. of Microbiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
"SARS-COV-2 in the City"
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Jennifer J.D. Morrissette, PhD, FACMG (Scientific Director, Clinical Cancer Cytogenetics Clinical Director, Center for Personalized Medicine)
"Past, Present and Future: Cytogenetics and Genomics in Clinical Management of Oncology Patients"
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Dr. Esmeralda Ramirez-Peña, PhD, MPH (Cancer Prevention Fellow, National Cancer Institute)
"A Scientific Journey Conquering Imposter Syndrome with Inspiration, Resilience, and a Love for Science"
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Christine Gabbard (Sr. Customer Solutions Manager, Amazon)
"My Journey from WPU to Silicon Valley: 25 Years of Lessons Learned"
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Dr. Hong Ren, PhD (Associate Principle Scientist, Merck)
"Process R&D: Green and Sustainable Chemistry for Manufacturing on Scale"

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Dr. Monika Vnuk, MD (Senior Executive, VP of Worldwide Business Development, Pfizer)
"How to Have a Satisfying Career: Learn, Contribute, and Make Money"

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Dr. Allegra LeGrande (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University)
"Volcanoes and the Climate System"

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Dr. Ismée Williams ( Pediatric Cardiologist)
"Predictors of Neurodevelopment Outcome in Children Born With Congenital Heart Disease"

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"Panel Discussion with Scientists from BD Life Sciences"

  • Other Past Events
  • Dr. Jean Fuller-Stanley (Associate Dean)

    " College of Science and Health, WP"


    Dr. Renuka Sankaran (Associate Professor)

    " Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, NY"


    Dr. Stefanie Brachfeld

    "One good decision, no matter what."


    Deborah Sheffield (Career Counselor at WPU) 

    "Careers in the Fields of Math, Biology, and Chemistry"


    Kuljit Chima (Dermatologist)

    "Non-surgical facial rejuvenation"


    Dr. Malika Jeffries - EL (Iowa State University)

    "Adventures in Organic Synthesis: How Carbon can Change the World"


    Dr. Ala Saadeghevziri (Newark College of Engineering & NJIT)

    "Engineering Careers and Programs at NJIT"


    Dr. Yvonne Cangelosi (VP Sales & Marketing, SPEX, CertiPrep Inc.

    "A Woman's Journey in the Field of Science"


    Dr. Eliza Michalopoulou (NJIT)

    "Computational Mathematics: Research Activities in Ocean Acoustics and Beyond"


    Dr. Daniela Shebitz (Kean University)

    "Learning to play with dirt.. professionally"


    Dr. Patricia Kenschaft (Montclair State University)

    "MATH: A Life Journey"


    Mondana Yazdi, M.D. (Pediatrician)

    "Woman and Achievement: Challenges and Perseverance"


    Quest Diagnosis (trip)

    Dr. Yvone Lue, the director of Microbiology and Virology offered her services and took our group around the facilities explaining what each of the several departments’ responsibilities.


    UMDNJ (trip)

    Toured of the labs along with a talk in stem cell research was incorporated.


    Kessler Foundation (trip)


    SPEX Certiprep Company (trip)


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