Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM @MVEG001@qoto.org

NSW Health, Australia, has set a national benchmark for standardising the preparation of pharmaceuticals and advanced therapeutic products with a new Policy Directive that outlines new and updated state-wide approaches.

Learn more about the Directive & author Kerry Watts: https://www.medicalresearch.nsw.gov.au/future-proofing-nsw-health-production-ofpharmaceuticals-and-advanced-therapeutics/ #AdvancedTherapies #CellTherapies #GeneTherapies

A mental-health crisis is gripping science: “… recent studies, which have collectively surveyed tens of thousands of researchers worldwide, suggest that scientists’ mental-health struggles are a direct result of a toxic research culture.” #culture
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4

Enriched the head & heart today with an exceptional masterclass on courageous leadership with Business Women Australia. Loved the coaching style of learning, and open and safe space for vulnerability and sharing of lived experiences. A unique approach that valued each individual’s leadership and didn’t perpetuate stereotypes. #brilliant 💫

“In STEM, as in wider society, individuals may experience direct or indirect discrimination as a result of their gender, sexual orientation, race, or socioeconomic background. Such disadvantages are compounded for members of more than one of these groups. … Intersectionality recognises the interconnectedness of social categorisations & how these combine to create overlapping systems of disadvantage and/or discrimination.”
More: https://oxsci.org/intersectionality-in-stem/
#diversity #inclusion

Prehistoric pendant’s DNA reveals the person who held it.

An innovative method reveals that an ancient trinket was handled by a woman some 20,000 years ago.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01482-3

DNA analysis shows that this pendant, which might have hung from a necklace, was made of the tooth of a wapiti (Cervus canadensis).

Photo credit: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Article by Elissa Welle.

An exceptional Bionics Institute pod.🎙️

CEO Robert Klupacs has an inspiring chat with Professor Anne Kelso AO about her international research career in immunology, leadership of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), discovery versus commercialisation in Australia, role models & mentors, and gender equity. ☕️

Tune in here: https://www.bionicsinstitute.org/podcasts-videos/taking-affirmative-action-to-achieve-equity-in-science-with-professor-anne-kelso-ao/.

#MedTechTalks

Coercion is a complex and damaging issue that can happen both at home or work. It can lead to severe behaviours like bullying, gaslighting and sexual harassment. The earlier it is addressed the better. Get informed. Know the signs. Call it out.
https://www.betterup.com/blog/workplace-coercion #leadership #management #womeninSTEMM #peopleinSTEMM

Scientists with multiple NIH grants are overwhelmingly male and white.

“… the @NIH Centre for Scientific Review is changing its review process …. investigators will be rated ‘fully capable’ or ‘additional expertise/capability needed’, and research environments will be rated ‘appropriate’ or ‘additional resources needed’.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01297-2

Via @nature. #Diversity #Inclusion
[Image credit: Getty]

Leaving academia for industry? Here’s how to handle salary negotiations.

“Unlike in academia, there are manifold trajectories that a person’s career can take in industry. ‘The first step out of academia is not the last.’”

Via @nature. #STEMCareers

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01299-0 [Image credit: Getty]

With 100s of talks, articles, blogs & meetings, 1,000s of social media posts, plus events & Australia’s first major symposium connecting #womeninSTEMM, sharing best practice & policy, funding & programs, and >55K GEDI allies & advocates (inter)nationally… well it’s been a thrilling journey to say the least! 🤩 Thanks Sarah Chapman & Madhu Bhaskaran, Women in STEMM Australia directors past + present, and my cofounder, Michelle Gallaher. Proud to continue as an Ambassador cheering you all on! 👏🏽💪🏼

An insightful and thought-provoking panel from Convergence Science network and led by Professor Megan Munsie:

Heritable Human Genome Editing: Where to now? #HHGE

Academic experts in top form:
💡 biotech law - Professor Dianne Nicol
💡 bioethics - Dr Christopher Gyngell
💡 philosophy - Professor Robert Sparrow

#GeneEditing #FullHouse

Mentoring an emerging #STEM leader is one of the most impactful and rewarding things you’ll ever do. I’m thrilled to mentor a rising 🌟star🌟 in bioinformatics, Neke Ibeh, as part of ATSE’s #IMNISREDIConnect. Neke was a senior bioinformatician in Canada and is now a PhD student @unimelb@aus.social and St Vincent’s Research Institute.👏🏽👏🏼

Empathy features in “Head & Heart: the art of modern leadership” by Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM. Empathy is an critical attribute *and skill* for modern leaders. It’s one of the first things we drop when under stress, or experiencing challenge.

Strengthening empathy requires an open, reflective mindset, self-awareness, active listening & a willingness to unlearn & learn anew.

It is life-long learning and all about the journey rather than the destination.

At all good book stores.

#leadership

Kudos to Bionics Institute CEO Robert Klupacs FTSE on the launch of the white paper “Building Australia Through Innovation”. He emphasises the value of precincts & hubs. Accidental coffee conversations can lead to global #innovation.

Excellent to see skills building highlighted so strongly, including our #ElevateSTEM program.

NAB Executive Julie Rynski says NAB is proud to support the Girls in STEM Mentoring Program, “Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the forefront of #innovation.” 💯💪🏼💪🏽

The past 2 weeks have been tough. Losing good friends can be brutal. 🕊️

💯 future-focussed today and making time to connect with fab people! Feeling fortunate, grateful, caffeinated. ☕️👍🏻

The possibilities are endless! 🙌🏽 Own your success.💪🏼🤩 Here’s to cheering you all on. 🪅🎉

5 terms we should all learn to become a better ally: https://hbr.org/2021/09/5-terms-you-should-learn-to-become-a-better-ally #allyship #GettyImages

If this has raised concerns for you, please seek help. #Australia

Remembering our dear colleague, innovator, mentor, speedster, scientist, friend, Dr Nick Wong. We talked of many things, including all realms of mental health. Check-in. Talk. Tell people how you feel. Life is oh so short. Here’s to you @methylnick 🥂 #notonlyabioinformatician 🤍

Our protea is still flowering! Words fail me. Native to #SouthAfrica. Simply stunning! 😍 Put “buy a protea” on your to-do list for 2023. #Glorious #Splendid #Beautiful #Sugarbush #Australia 💝

Explore the rich astronomical traditions of Australia’s First Nations peoples over the past 65,000 years. Works by Indigenous composers Brenda Gifford, Eric Avery & Sean O’Boyle AM - inspired by the night sky and the Seven Sisters constellation. More at: https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2023/southern-cross-soloists/ #EMHall