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The Rockefeller University
Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund Speaker Series Webinar
March 24, 2021
SPEAKER
Brandy Houser, Ph.D.
NYC Site Head, Celdara Medical
Co-Founder of Traverse Biotech, Fiddlehead Foundation, and Women Accelerators
HOST
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D., '02
Associate Professor, Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
The Rockefeller University
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Dr. Brandy Houser, a leading expert in biotechnology development and investment, shared a 30,000-foot aerial overview of the complex therapeutic discovery ecosystem. This webinar explored the challenges that women scientists may face as they contemplate breaking into the field. The event included a Q&A with webinar participants.
The Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF) is designed to help ensure that every Rockefeller University scientist who wants to realize the therapeutic potential of her discoveries has the tools, support, and knowledge to do so. The fund will also amplify the potential of Rockefeller’s unique translational programs to reap therapeutic rewards. The WEF Speaker Series features leaders from biotech and pharma to talk directly with Rockefeller researchers.
For more information: https://www.rockefeller.edu/support-our-science/women-and-science/ws-entrepreneurship-fund/
The Rockefeller University
Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund Speaker Series Webinar
March 24, 2021
SPEAKER
Brandy Houser, Ph.D.
NYC Site Head, Celdara Medical
Co-Founder of Traverse Biotech, Fiddlehead Foundation, and Women Accelerators
HOST
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D., '02
Associate Professor, Laboratory of Genome Maintenance
The Rockefeller University
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Dr. Brandy Houser, a leading expert in biotechnology development and investment, shared a 30,000-foot aerial overview of the complex therapeutic discovery ecosystem. This webinar explored the challenges that women scientists may face as they contemplate breaking into the field. The event included a Q&A with webinar participants.
The Women & Science Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF) is designed to help ensure that every Rockefeller University scientist who wants to realize the therapeutic potential of her discoveries has the tools, support, and knowledge to do so. The fund will also amplify the potential of Rockefeller’s unique translational programs to reap therapeutic rewards. The WEF Speaker Series features leaders from biotech and pharma to talk directly with Rockefeller researchers.
For more information: https://www.rockefeller.edu/support-our-science/women-and-science/ws-entrepreneurship-fund/










