President: Rose Presby
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lab of Dr. Albert Chen, Scintillon Institute
Training: BS Biology with Minor Psychology, University of Maine, 2013; MS, Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2019; PhD Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2021
Additional AWIS involvement: A2I, Corporate Sponsorship, Scholarship and Outreach Committees; Open House Organizing Committee 2022; Open House Organizing Committee 2023
Past President: Varykina (Kina) Thackray, PhD
Current Position: Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego
Training: BA Biology, Middlebury College, 1991; PhD Molecular Biology, University of Colorado Heath Sciences Center, 2002
Additional AWIS involvement: Scholarship and Outreach Committees; WIST Organizing Committee 2019, 2021; Board Member at Large, 2019; President, 2021-2022
Secretary: Elena Rubio de la Torre
Current Position: Founder and Principal Consultant at BioCustomer Support Solutions
Training: Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and Biochemistry. PhD in Neurosciences, University of Granada, Spain. Postdoctoral fellow at UCSD and SBP.
Additional AWIS involvement: Co-Chair of Public Relations
Treasurer: Shanna Lavalle
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, McVicker Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Training: BS Biology with minor in Chemistry, California State University Long Beach 2013; PhD Biomedical Sciences, UC San Diego, 2021
Additional AWIS involvement: Academia to Industry (A2I) Committee, Co-Chair, 2020-2022; AWIS-National Strategic Planning Task Force, 2022-Present; Member at Large, 2023-2024
Past Treasurer: Cheyenne Camp
Current Position: Business Development, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine
Training: BS, Biology with a focus in Genetics
Additional AWIS involvement: Treasurer (2022-2024), Corporate Sponsorship Committee
Member at Large: Federica Klaus
Current Position: Assistant Project Scientist, Dept. of Psychiatry, UC San Diego
Training: MD, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2011; PhD Dept. Neurosciences, University of Zurich, 2015, Residency Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich; Postdoc, Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego 2019-2021
Additional AWIS involvement: A2I Coffee Club Committee member 2023/2024