Text Box: Scientific Excellence through Diversity Seminar Series Text Box: “From 3D models to therapy: Putting the mammary gland and breast cancer in context” —as told by Mina Bissell, 'a wife, mother, scientist' Dr. Mina Bissell, Ph.D. Distinguished Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Recipient of 2008 FASEB Excellence in Science award for her paradigm shifting conceptualization of “dynamic reciprocity.” Text Box: Location: Neuroscience Research Building (NRB) Auditorium

Reception with hors d’oeurves and refreshments to follow

Web: http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/pledge/index.htm

E-mail: pledge@ucla.edu

STEM-PLEDGE Graduate Student Diversity Group
Text Box: Date: October 22nd Text Box: Time: 3:30PM

A New Paradigm for How Diversity Broadens Science

Presents

“Diversity and different points of view are good for science. It's not just because 50 percent of this society is made up of women—I think that women do bring different insights to science” Dr. Mina Bissell

This event is funded by UCLA Graduate Division

Questions about seminar? Email dmontoya@mednet.ucla.edu

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Dr. Esteban Burchard

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January 31, 2008

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