Panel Discussions
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Panel Discussions
Morning: Women’s Progress and the Barriers to Diversity in Science and Healthcare
Moderator: K. Michael Welch, MB, CHB, FRCP
Dr. K. Michael Welch is President and CEO of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
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Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, '92
Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, '92 is the Clinical Core Co-Leader of the federally funded Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center.
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Phil Hajduk, PhD
Phil Hajduk is Vice President, R&D Information Research for AbbVie. He was appointed to his current role in January, 2016.
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Ramona Sequeira, MBA
Ramona Sequeira, President, United States Business Unit, is responsible for the company’s commercial operations in the U.S. She serves as a member of Takeda's Executive Team.
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Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS is the Senior Vice President of Community Health & Equity and Chief Wellness and Diversity Officer at Henry Ford Health System.
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Afternoon: Overcoming Implicit Bias to Foster Better Research and Healthcare
Moderator: Mildred M. G. Olivier, MD
Mildred M. G. Olivier, MD, is Assistant Dean for Diversity, Global Health Chair for Chicago Medical School and Professor of Ophthalmology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
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Anna Kaatz, PhD, MPH
Dr. Anna Kaatz is Director of Computational Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Women's Health Research. She holds a PhD in clinical investigation, an MPH, and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Monica Vela, MD
Dr. Monica Vela is an Associate Professor of Medicine within the Department of General Internal Medicine.
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Jonathan Eisen, PhD
Jonathan Eisen is a Full Professor at the University of California, Davis with appointments in the School of Medicine and the College of Biological Sciences.
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Abbie Wazlawek, PhD
Dr. Abbie Wazlawek is a visiting assistant professor and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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- Others to be announced