Women in Science & Entrepreneurship Conference

The Missouri Cures Education Foundation presents Women in Science & Entrepreneurship Conference to inspire and enable women to reach new heights in science by fostering connections and conversations among researchers, students, entrepreneurs, members of industry and university faculty.

The conference is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N. Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132. Tickets are $20. For more information, 314.993.1900.

Agenda as of July 12, 2015

Keynote Speaker :

· Dr. Doris Taylor, PhD, FAHA, FACC – Texas Heart Institute

o Director, Regenerative Medicine Research

o Director, Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology

Panel I – Collaborative Research

· Toni Kutchan, PhD – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

o Vice President of Research and Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Investigator

· Jennifer Lodge, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis

o Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor Molecular Microbiology

· Sandra Bechtel, DVM, DACVIM – University of Missouri Columbia

o Assistant Professor of Oncology

· Nancy Brickhouse, PhD – Saint Louis University

o Provost, Chief Academic Officer

· Cynthia Dupureur, PhD – University of Missouri St. Louis

o Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Lunch panel:

· Patricia Wolff, MD – Meds & Food for Kids

o Executive Director

· There will be two additional speakers serving on the panel with Dr. Wolff

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Panel II - Thinking Strategically about Your Career

· Cheryl Watkins Moore, DPM, MBA – see below

o CEO & Founder - UPstart Innnovations, LLC

o Director, Bioscience & Entrepreneurial Inclusion – BioSTL

· Melissa Harper – Monsanto

o Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion and HR Compliance

· Abby Cohen – Sparo Labs

o Co-founder, Co-CEO

· Karen Seibert, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis

o Professor, Pathology and Immunology, Professor, Genetics

Panel III – Innovation & Convergence

· Phyllis Ellison, MBA – Cortex

o Director of Entrepreneur Services and Institutional/Corporate Partnerships

· Nichole Mercier, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine

o Interim Director, Technology Management

· Stephanie Kimzey, MBA – Saint Louis University

o President at Medical Guidance Systems

o Saint Louis University, Associate Director; Office of Tech Management

· Grace Arhancet, PhD - Novus International
- Director, Research & Development

Organizing committee:

· Missouri Cures Education Foundation

· BioSTL

· MO Bio

· Saint Louis University John Cook School of Business

· UMSL Center for Nanoscience

· University of Missouri

· Washington University School of Medicine

· Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Sponsors as of July 12:

· The Dula Foundation

· Monsanto

· Husch Blackwell

· St. Louis Regional Chamber

· BioSTL

· BDO

· Thompson Coburn