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MENTORING committee
Chair
 Alysia Vrailas-MortimerOregon State University |
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 Caroline MauvezinUniversity of Barcelona |
Co-chair
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.
 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 |
 Sharon ToozeThe Francis Crick Institute London, UK |
 Malene HansenBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novata, CA, USA |
 Salwa SebtiUT Southwestern Dallas, USA |
 Patricia BoyaUniversity of Fribourg |
 Lisa FrankelDanish Cancer Society Research Center København, Denmark |
 Muriel picUniversity Medical Center Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands |
 Naomi OkugbeniStellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa |
 Luciana Rodrigues GomesInstituto Butantan São Paulo, Brazil |
 Anne SimonsenUniversity of Oslo, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Oslo, Norway |
 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 |
 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/ |
​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
 Maho HamasakiOsaka University, Japan |
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 Rebecca SeredaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA |
 Sophie PattingreInserm, Paris, France |
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 Thabata-DuqueUniversity of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, USA |
Fellow Chair
Fellow Co-chair
 Paloma LitonDuke University, North Carolina, USA |
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 Floralba GjergjovaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, New York |
 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 |
 Lorelei Ayala-GuerreroUniversidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Mexico |
 Aurora ScrivoIlias Moraitis Spain |
 Amruta SinghNational Institute of Technology Rourkela, India |
 Mariana TadicUniversity of Buenos Aires, CONICET-IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Eunice A. DomÃnguez-MartÃnNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)/NIH |
 Sandra PelkaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, New York |
 Zi GaoScripps, California, USA |
 Mika Minami |
Saori YoshiiUniversity of Tokyo, Japan |
 Jing ZhangUniversity of Tokyo, Japan |
 Ayca Sezen UsIstanbul University, Turkey |
Kaylee PetraccioneVirginia Tech, USA |
Patricia Gonzalez RodriguezUniversity of Oslo, Norway |
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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Expanding into Asia and Africa
​Abstracts committee:
Ana Maria Cuervo - Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York, USA)
Sophie Pattingre - Inserm (Paris, France)
Maho Hamasaki - Osaka University (Osaka, Japan)
Marja Jäättelä - University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Maria Ines Vaccaro - University of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Patricia Boya - University of Fribourg (Fribourg, Switzerland)
Laura Delgui - National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina)
Mondira Kundu - St Jude Children's Research Hospital (Tennessee, USA)
Tassula Proikas-Cezanne - University of Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany)
Sharon Tooze - The Francis Crick Institute (London, UK)
Salwa Sebti - UT Southwestern (Texas, USA)
Congcong He - Northwestern University (Evanston, USA)
Alicia Melendez - CUNY (New York, USA)
Comms Liason
 Kaylee PetraccioneVirginia Tech, Virginia, USA |
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SCIENTIFIC ADVICE committee
Chair
 Raquel Gomez-SintesCentro Investigaciones Biologicas Margarita Salas- CSIC- Madrid |
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 RUT VALDOR ALONSOUniversity of Murcia, Spain |
Co-chair
 Marta Martinez-VicenteFaculty Advisor, Vall d’ Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Mediterranean Building, Lab 014-015, Pg. Vall d’ Hebron 119-129,08035 Barcelona (Spain) |
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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.
 Muriel MariAarhus University, Denmark |
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 Ghada AlsalehUniversity of Oxford, NDORMS, Botnar Research Centre |
 Virginie HubertMedical University of Vienna Vienna, Austria |
 Shirin PourteymourUniversity of Oldenburg Oldenburg, Germany |
Workshop Team
 Caterina MiceliTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM). Naples, Italy. |
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 Assala PictureForschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, Germany |
Comm
Liaison
​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-TaupinInstitut Necker Enfants Malades (INEM) - INSERM U1151 Paris |
Co-chair
 Myra ChavezUniversity of Bern |
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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.
 Carlos AlarconPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
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 Rabia KhawajaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Prasoon JayaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Christin NaumannLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Halle, Germany |
 Marie NolletBarts Cancer Institute London, UK |
 Pamela MattarUCLA |
 Carine JoffreInserm, CRCT |
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Faculty
Advisor
​Ongoing activities:
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Organizational meetings.
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Advertisement.
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Journal Club registration.
FUNDRAISING committee
Chair
G-GhislatImperial College, London, United Kingdom |
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Stephanie KermorgantBarts Cancer Institute, QMUL, London, UK |
Co-chair
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.
 Patricia Gonzalez RodriguezUniversity of Oslo |
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 Smriti ParasharImmunology Center of Georgia |
 Els-KuiperMax Planck Institute of Biophysics |
 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 |
​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.
Comms Liason
 Mericka McCabeAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, NY |
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​Sponsors:
COMMUNICATIONS committee
 Élise JacquinInserm U1231 Universite de Bourgogne Dijon, France |
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 Laura PoilletUMR1037 Inserm - Université Paul Sabatier/CNRS - Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, France |
Chair
Co-chair
 Ruheena JavedUniversity of New Mexico Health Science Center (New Mexico, USA) |
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 Marina GarcÃa MaciaUniversity of Salamanca (IBFG) |
 Azin AminFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Melbourne, Australia |
 Letizia BrogiScuola Normale Superiore Pisa, Italy |
 Beatriz DiasUT Southwestern Dallas, USA |
 Shruti GhaiToledo University Toledo, USA |
Malena Herrera LopezUniversity of Buenos Aires - CONICET - IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Ramya Lakshmana IyerInstitute of Biochemistry II, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
 Swathy KrishnaIowa State University Ames, USA |
Mericka McCabeAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
 Caterina MiceliInstitute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular diseases (I2MC) Toulouse, France |
IMG_8521Virginia Tech and Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Blacksburg, USA |
 Roxana ResnikUniversity of Buenos Aires, CONICET-IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
 Eleonora StronatiChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, USA |
 Satya SurabhiAlbert Einstein College of Medicine New York, USA |
Mariana TadicUniversity of Buenos Aires, CONICET-IBIMOL Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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 |
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.