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The Journey of a Leader: How to Find Your Path to Success in Science

Are you pursuing a leadershipposition in academia or industry? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with obstacles?

AWIS Palo Alto has invited Maria Grazia Roncarolo to inspire you. You will hear how this leading scientist has surmounted hurdles in her career to become a world leader in stem cell and gene therapy at Stanford University.

Dr. Roncarolos stellar career is an inspiration to women scientists. She rose through the academic ranks to become the co-director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, chief of the Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, and co-director of the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases.

Dr. Roncarolo has dedicated her career to studying inherited immune diseases, stem cell transplantation, and gene therapy. After training as a pediatric immunologist in Turin, Italy, she studied severe inherited metabolic and immune diseases in Lyon, France, where she was a key member of the team that carried out the first stem cell transplants given before birth to treat these genetic diseases. Thereafter, Dr. Roncarolo has continued to pioneer discoveries and therapies that have benefited patients with immune diseases and leukemia. As co-director of the Stem Cell Institute, she will drive the translation of basic science discoveries into patient treatments by building the teams and infrastructure to move stem cell and gene therapy to the clinic quickly.

7:00-7:30: Networking dinner
7:30-7:45: Announcements
7:45-9:00: Seminar