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2023 Educational Webinar Series
Uncovering the Microbial World of Bacteria
October 11, 2023
Speaker:
Tiffany Zarrella, PhD, (MICR 311)
Dr. Zarrella earned a PhD in Immunology and Microbial Disease from Albany Medical College and a BS in Biochemistry from Syracuse University. She has been teaching microbiology courses at the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences since 2020. Dr. Zarrella is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Anupama Khare at the National Cancer Institute, where she studies polymicrobial interactions between co-infecting bacterial pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. These bacterial species often cause chronic, antibiotic resistant infections. She is elucidating the environmental conditions and molecular mechanisms that govern interbacterial communication and microbial behaviors. Understanding these underlying pathways in interspecies interactions will lead to novel strategies to disrupt persistent bacterial infections. She was awarded a PRAT postdoctoral fellowship by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to support this research.
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Careers Beyond the Bench – Intellectual Property
July 27, 2023
Speaker:
Tom Sova, J.D., (TECH 513, TECH 516)
Tom Sova, J.D. has been teaching Introduction to Technology Transfer with FAES since 2020. In Fall 2023, he will co-teach a new course, Foundations of Business Law. He holds a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law, a Masters in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins, and a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences from UMBC. He has practiced patent law, technology transfer, and contract law (drafting and negotiation), working for international biotech companies and in law firm settings. Currently, he is the Senior Technology Transfer Manager and patent attorney at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research.
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Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Effective Leadership
January 26, 2023
Speaker:
Sylvia Long, PhD, Program Director, NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
Dr. Long will discuss leveraging emotional intelligence - with an emphasis on empathy. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a skill that enables one to relate to self and others. Understanding the domains of emotional intelligence is essential for effective leadership. By identifying and managing moods, impulses, and behaviors, EI adeptness can positively or adversely impact personal and professional relationships, environments, and productivity.
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