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CREST 2012 Schedule
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CREST PROCEEDINGS:
Please download a PDF copy of the CREST 2012 Conference Book by clicking on this link.
All the CREST details are in the book including presentation abstracts.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
Both Keynote Addresses will be given by:
Halstead-Bent Professor
Department of Biology, Pomona College
Author of "Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling".
Friday March 2, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, TSH B105
Coffee and Cookies served at 2:30 pm
**"Aging Clock Resetting in Budding Yeast**"
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, budding yeast, undergo replicative aging. At each division via mitosis, the mother cell gains one generation in age while the daughter cell is produced at age zero. In meiosis, my lab has found that all four haploid spores of a middle aged mother cell are produced at age zero. The process is completed by late prophase I, as shown by our finding that ndt80/ndt80 diploid strains that stop in pachytene of prophase I have already reset the clock to zero. In return-to-growth experiments with wild type cells, under our slow meiosis conditions, the resetting is completed between 2 and 3 hours after meiosis is initiated by starvation. Using microarray analysis, we have identified several mRNAs that are changed in relative abundance during this period and thus are candidate genes for regulating resetting of the aging clock.
Saturday March 3, 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm, BSB B136
Coffee and Cookies served at 3:45 pm
**"Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: Ways to Make It to Your Career Goals in Science"**
Women earned nearly 50% of all bachelors degrees in science and engineering in the US from 1993 to 2007. However, engineering, computer science, and physics still had at least 79 percent male graduates. The same three fields experienced a decrease in percentage of graduates who were women during this period. In the workforce, the percentage of women is increasing as we consider younger cohorts. For women under 50, 65% of Science and Engineering workers were female in 2006. For the over 50 cohort, the percentage was 42%. Recent efforts in several fields to increase success of women will be highlighted, along with tips from Hoopes’ experience as a scientist from a highly underrepresented group as portrayed in her memoir, Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling. Balance between career and family proved possible for her, and she will encourage women to work for that balance in their lives if it is important to them.
After her talk, Dr. Hoopes will be signing her book "Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling".
WORKSHOPS:
**"Journalism 101"**
Friday March 2, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Celebration Hall
The objective of this workshop is to increase participant’s basic knowledge and understanding of how journalism “works” in Canada, when it is reporting about science. The aim is for participants to be better prepared and able to work with the media if ever faced with the situation. We will gain insights into presenting science to the media from a researcher, a journalist and an intermediary, to understand the role of each person’s position in increasing the public’s awareness of science.
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Anthropology, McMaster University
Senior Writer, Technology and Science, CBC News Online
Public Relations Manager, Office of Public Relations, McMaster University
Public Relations Manager, Office of Public Relations, McMaster University
**"The Next Step: Life After Your Ph.D."**
Friday March 2, 11:20 am - 12:20 pm, Celebration Hall
So you’re done your Ph.D. - now what? Learn more about teaching and research faculty positions and how to successfully ‘sell’ your research, knowledge, and skills to land a job in academia. This panel discussion will present three different perspectives and provide insight on how to establish a successful career in an academic setting. Come prepared with your questions!
Senior Scientist and Academic Director, Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in the Cognitive Neuroscience of MemoryAssociate Professor, Department of Chemistry, McMaster University
University Faculty Award FellowAssistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
**"Imposter Syndrome"**
Friday March 2, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Celebration Hall
Anyone who has faced in an exam in their least favorite subject knows the feeling, “I must be in the wrong room!” Followed by, “I have no chance,” and, “they’re going to find me out.” It’s bad enough in subjects you don’t like, but you may also have such feelings of insecurity and lack of confidence in your area of specialization. You feel like a fake, a fraud, an imposter. Only rarely will people admit such feelings but, at least in my opinion, they are very common among practitioners of science and engineering, both students and professionals. I will present a personal and retrospective (and unofficial – psychologists may object to the lack of statistical validity) view of the many times I have felt the imposter syndrome in my own career, starting as a graduate student. The news isn’t all bad. Not only do you learn from your mistakes, but the whole process is creative, and can lead to real opportunities that are hard to anticipate.
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University
**"Careers Outside the Ivory Tower"**
Saturday March 3, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, The Phoenix
A faculty position inside a college or a university is not the only career option for Master's and PhD graduates. This panel will discuss non-academic career options with three panelists from diverse backgrounds, who are eager to share their knowledge and experiences with us. Come ready with your questions.
- Heather Ker, MASc, Member of Technical Staff, MDA
Heather completed her MASc in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in July 2009, with a focus in medical robotics. During her time at McMaster, she co-founded the Women in Engineering Society for undergraduate students and was later active with the WISE Initiative. Upon graduation, she began working at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) in Brampton, Ontario. She spent her first year at MDA in the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (a.k.a. Canadarm) program, performing sustaining engineering on space hardware. She has since switched to the medical program and is now the Mechanical Lead for the KidsArm project, heading up a team of designers and engineers in developing a robotic tool to perform minimally invasive pediatric surgeries.
- Dr. Julie Marentette, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow, Environment Canada
A McMaster graduate and alumna of the WISE steering committee, Julie recently completed her PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour in September 2011. Her doctoral work in ecotoxicology and invasive species biology involved several collaborations over the years with both Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. A position in affiliation with a longtime collaborator at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (Burlington) represented a natural next step for her as an environmental scientist. Julie accepted a Visiting Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division in November 2011, where she is part of a large and dynamic research team, monitoring ecosystem impacts in Alberta's oil sands regions and other areas of concern in Canada.
- Dr. Bettina Klenkler, Ph.D., Business Development Manager at OCE
Bettina Klenkler graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University in 2007. Prior to this, she completed her Bachelor's degree at Queen's in Engineering Chemistry and later worked as a Senior Associate Engineer and subsequently Financial Cost Engineer at Celestica Inc, a Canadian electronics manufacturing services company. Upon completion of her PhD, she took a position as a Business Development Manager at Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE), a not-for-profit organization that supports the commercialization of research from Ontario academic institutions. In this role she helps develop R&D collaborations between academia and industry, and support spinoff companies emerging from universities and research hospitals. She has found the experience a great way to combine exciting science with business opportunities.
- Dr. Michelle Chretien, Senior Research Scientist at Xerox Research Centre of Canada
Dr. Chretien received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from Dalhousie University and her Ph.D. at the University of Ottawa in physical organic chemistry. She then went on to become and NSERC Post Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Biological Applications of Mass Spectrometry at Concordia. She is now a project leader and senior research scientist in materials at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:
All research presentations will take place on Saturday March 3.
AND MORE...:
Monetary awards given to the best talks!
Catered breakfast and lunch!
Fun meet 'n mingle games!
Conference bags filled with awesome WISE-swag!
2 wine and cheese receptions!
Opportunities to chat with science and engineering professors and students!
Check out last year's schedule to learn more about what CREST is all about by clicking on this link!
