The 2022 Marie-Josée Kravis Women in Science Endeavor (WiSE) Symposium
Memorial Sloan Kettering is pleased to present the third annual Marie-Josée Kravis Women in Science Endeavor (WiSE) Symposium. This series of scientific talks from female leaders in their fields will take place in person March 29, 2022 and is free and open to all.
Kravis WiSE is a multifaceted initiative designed to support women in science and promote gender equity at MSK and beyond.
March 29, 2022, 3pm-6pm
ZRC Auditorium
Laurie Glimcher, MD
President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Talk title: “IL-22 blockade as a therapeutic modality for blood disorders”
Introduction and moderation of questions by Ushma Neill/Yael David
Erika Pearce, PhD
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Talk title: “Mitochondrial shape-shifting in the T cell response”
Introduction and moderation of questions by Karuna Ganesh
Jennifer Zallen, PhD
Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Talk title: “Signals, forces, and cells: Decoding tissue morphogenesis”
Introduction and moderation of questions by Maria Jasin
Kravis WiSE Postdoctoral Fellowship Winner
Xiuzhen Chen, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mayr lab; Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute
Talk title: “FXR1 network acts as a matchmaker for protein complex assembly”
Introduction and moderation of questions by Richard White
Kravis WiSE Graduate Fellowship Winner
Brianna Naizir
Graduate student, Schietinger lab; Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute
Talk title: “The role of TOX in T cell differentiation”
Introduction and moderation of questions by Adrienne Boire