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QUICK REVIEW IF YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES...
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SPOTLIGHT ON...
Jessica Reisinger
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Amy Loeffler | Senior Science Communicator, IAB
Jessica Reisinger has long believed in the power of “Yes.” Yes, to taking on new challenges, yes to moving to a new city without an established support network, and yes to going down unexpected paths. It’s gotten her to where she is today, which is currently pursuing a medical degree through the consortium of universities that include the five northwestern states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho and the University of Washington School of Medicine, collectively known as the WWAMI program.
As an undergraduate at the University of Alaska Anchorage she majored in chemistry graduating magna cum laude and was selected as the spring 2021 commencement speaker for her class (also an experience she owes to the power of “yes”). She’s also served as a scribe in emergency medicine where she was exposed to patients who faced numerous barriers to accessing care as survivors of sexual assault. Among her myriad accomplishments, Reisinger was also crowned Miss Alaska in 2022 and chose to shine a light on the lack of sexual assault response resources in the state of Alaska. Through her association with the Miss America Organization she was able to leverage her unique platform as Miss Alaska with her medical background to craft tangible outreach initiatives with sexual assault survivors in mind. Reisinger was able to brainstorm ideas for improving access to sexual assault response resources with state legislators including Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink.
She is now in her second year of medical school and hopes to pursue emergency medicine. Reisinger told Alaska Public Media in Anchorage in 2021, “In the ER I felt like I was constantly learning, I felt like the high-paced environment was kinda suited for me.”
Her commencement speech at UAA focused on the interconnectedness of personal stories and how to serve as a positive force for one another. If Reisinger’s career thus far is any indication, she’s well on her way to being the positive force in people’s lives that she’ll encounter on a daily basis as a medical doctor, however briefly.
See our Interview with Jessica here
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April 26 - #FaceOfScience social media campaign
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2023 NIH IDeA Western Regional Conference
August 2-4, 2023
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
To be considered for Alaska INBRE travel award funding, complete the application on the Alaska INBRE website (under Opportunities) no later than May 15th
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Protemics Internship for Graduate/Post-Doctoral Researchers in IDeA States
Application due date: April 28
Award notification: May 5
Award information: The internship will consist of a 2-week stay at the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics located at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. Food, lodging, and travel costs will be covered through the internship program. The internship program will also cover the cost of sample preparation, reagents, consumables, instrument time, and bioinformatics support for a 10-plex TMT or 20-sample DIA proteomics experiment.
Eligibility: Applicants must be a current graduate student or post-doc from an IDeA state with an active research project aligned with the mission of the NIHGMS. More information is available here.
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ANTHC April Methods Brownbag - 12-1pm via Zoom
April 25 - Alexandra Adams, MD, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, Montana State University, will present "Top 10 Mentoring Tips"
UAF Metabolomics Journal Club - Fridays at Noon - via Zoom with limited seating in Murie 230 to allow for social distancing.
IAB Life Sciences Seminars - Fridays @ 3pm in Murie Auditorium. More information is available on the event website.
April 28 - Doug Wacker, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Washington Bothell, has been at IAB this academic year on a sabbatical. He will present, "I Must Be a Raven Lunatic: Early Attempts at Decoding the Vocalizations of Corvus corax."
UAA Biological Sciences Seminar Series is held in-person in the CPISB 120 on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at 2:00 pm. The seminars are free and open to the public. Please visit the event page for more information.
April 28 - Dr. Mario Muscarella
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Upcoming Webinars/Conferences
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SBIR Accelerator by Alaska FAST (Alaska Federal and Technology Partnership Program) - Virtual via Zoom, 5 weeks beginning May 4, 2023, Thursdays at 11am. America's Seed Fund for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Innovation Technology Transfer (STTR) focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit with an aim to foster technology transfer through formal cooperative R&D between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. Topics include SBIR/STTR program overview; Agency selection and opportunities; Writing a proposal and budgeting; Research opportunities in patents and intellectual property. For more information email edjacome@alaska.edu. Register here.
Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP) - Promoting Resilience, Health and Wellness, May 8-26, 2023 @ Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage: Join us for the 5th Annual AKIRP, hosted by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and the Alaska Pacific University (APU). A limited number of scholarships to cover travel and registration fees are available. Register Here More Information
Indigenous Ways & Western Science Workshop - May 10 (1-4pm) and May 11 (10am-4pm) - Register by April 28: Join Unangan Elder Ilarion Merculleff & Libby Roderick, Director of UAA's Difficult Dialogues Initiative, co-authors of Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning and Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education. The workshop is designed for non-Indigenous faculty, staff, and administrators, especially those who work in the sciences and IANRE. More information. Register here
NSF Virtual Grants Conference - June 5-8, 2023 - Registration opens May 10
Join the National Science Foundation for the Spring 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference! Just like the in-person grants conferences, the NSF Virtual Grants Conference is a must, especially for new faculty, researchers and administrators. More Information
GIS Workshop: Visualizing and Analyzing Health Data - June 20-21 Livestream, online training - The GIS Workshop is a two-day intensive workshop that will introduce participants to the fundamental concepts and hands-on techniques of health data visualization and analysis using publicly available open-source GIS programs. Registration is now open! More Information
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