Neuroscience 2001 Abstract
| Presentation Number: | 22.25 |
|---|---|
| Abstract Title: | Women in Neuroscience - A Brief History. |
| Authors: |
King, J. C.*1
; Zardetto-Smith, A. M.2
; Weerts, E. M.3
; Haak, L. L.4
; McCormick, J. B.5
1Dept Anat Cell Biol, Tufts Univ Sch Med, Brookline, MA 2Dept. Pharmacy Sci., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE 3Div. Behavioral Biol., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD 4Lab. Cell. Synaptic Neurophysiol., NIH, Bethesda, MD 5Dept. of Biol. Chem., Univ. Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI |
| Primary Theme and Topics |
Other - History of Neuroscience |
| Session: |
22. Other: history of neuroscience Poster |
| Presentation Time: | Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:00 AM-9:00 AM |
| Location: | Exhibit Hall BBB-38 |
| Keywords: | Career Development, Professional Development, Personal/Professional Development, GENDER |
Women in Neuroscience (WIN), an international organization, was founded in 1980 to foster the development/advancement of women neuroscientists. WIN's first meeting was held at the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) meeting in Cincinnati and was organized by Candace Pert, who served as chair of the steering committee. A tradition since 1981, WIN has presented workshops for personal/professional development at annual SFN meetings. Steering committees oversaw newsletters, membership directories, and recommended female neuroscientists as speakers, committee members and officers to SFN. An executive board was established in 1997. In the mid-90s, WIN assisted SFN with the Phase II membership survey, assessing the progress of women in neuroscience and in establishing the Committee on the Development of Women's Careers in Neuroscience, a standing committee as of 1998. To support travel awards for graduate students, WIN started selling T-shirts in 1981. A memoriam to Ellen Kunkel-Bagden helped to support these awards. Re-named the WIN Eli Lilly Student Travel Awards in 1999, Eli Lilly began funding a portion of these awards in 1987. In 1999 the WIN archives were established at the Neuroscience History Archives at UCLA. Mary Barlett Bunge was awarded the first Mika Salpeter WIN - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000, recognizing her scientific achievements and her efforts in furthering the progress of women in neuroscience. WIN continues to advocate for the advancement of women neuroscientists. Based in part on Haak LL (1999) A History of WIN.
Sample Citation:
[Authors]. [Abstract Title]. Program No. XXX.XX. 2001 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2001. Online.
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