Hi Scientistas,

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with METTLER TOLEDO and LabX Media on an exciting new series of video interviews of prominent women in science. In addition to the ~10 minute video interviews, hosted by Elise Andrew, the woman behind I F*cking Love Science, The Scientista Foundation will be collecting YOUR questions for the interviewees, and will be publishing this exclusive bonus video content on our website!

Read the full press release below to find out more about this exciting new project.

XX,
Julia and Christina
Co-Founders

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 31, 2014) – METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the launch of the Women in Science Interview Series in conjunction with LabX Media and the Scientista Foundation.

While women are as likely as men to major in the sciences as undergraduates, they remain underrepresented in the leadership of laboratories throughout the world. Countries like the United States which is already struggling to remain competitive in an increasingly sophisticated global science scene, lose ground every time a woman chooses to put her scientific curiosity on hold and seek alternate careers.

To celebrate the accomplishments of women in science, and to inspire other women to follow in their footsteps, METTLER TOLEDO has partnered with The Scientista Foundation and LabX Media to conduct a series of six interviews with influential North American scientists to highlight their achievements and contributions, and to ask them what advice they have for the next generation of scientific pioneers.

The women selected for our interviews have shown ingenuity, not just in tackling everyday challenges that come with the leadership roles they hold, which are often enormous, but also in the ways they have approached the frustrating scarcity of female leaders in their fields.  

First Interviewee – Dr. Elodie Ghedin

Hosted by Elise Andrew, founder of Facebook's fastest growing Science Page "If F*cking Love Science," the interviews will air the second week of every month from April through September. The first interview, scheduled to be released officially on April 11th at www.science-women.com will feature Dr. Elodie Ghedin.  

Dr. Ghedin, a Professor in New York University's Department of Biology, is one of the world's foremost parasitologists whose work focuses primarily on the evolutionary genomics of infectious agents, neglected tropical diseases, microbiome, and virus metagenomic studies. Her pioneering work in harnessing the power of genomic sequencing techniques to generate critical insights about human pathogens won her a prestigious MacArthur Grant in 2011.


For more Information on the Women in Science Series, visit www.science-women.com

For more information about For exclusive bonus content, visit www.mt.com/na-women

About METTLER TOLEDO

METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global manufacturer of precision instruments. The Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. The Company also holds top-three market positions in several related analytical instruments markets and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. 


About The Scientista Foundation

The Scientista Foundation is a media company and national network dedicated to bridging the gaps between established professionals and female students interested in pursuing careers in the sciences. Scientista seeks to serve as a one stop, comprehensive online resource for aspiring campus women in STEM. By offering mentorship, advice, resources, and opportunities, they hope to help young women across the country realize their career goals. 

By Julia Tartaglia, Co-Founder, The Scientista Foundation

This spring, the Scientista Foundation, a national organization and campus network dedicated to empowering pre-professional women in STEM, is launching its inaugural Scientista Intercollegiate Research Symposium, a one-day conference and poster symposium for campus women in STEM. The conference, centered on the theme “Scientistas speak up: communication in STEM,” will allow students to listen to inspirational talks, network with peers and professionals, and present their own research during a poster symposium.

The Scientista Symposium line-up of amazing speakers, includes the dynamic Elise Andrew, who shot to fame after creating the 10 million fanned Facebook page franchise, I F#!cking Love Science. Elise, a wildly successful science communicator, received a negative backlash from some of her fans when it was revealed a woman was moderating the page. Her talk will explore the importance of social media to communicate science to the public. The Symposium will also feature a talk by the charasmatic Deborah Berebichez, physicist and co-host of the Discovery Channel’s “Outrageous Acts of Science.”

Additional panels will explore a range of topics, including careers in STEM, featuring prominent women from across STEM industries from academia to industry, a graduate school 101 panel with admissions officers and graduate students, and a workshop on how to communicate assertively!

What makes the Symposium truly a unique experience is its poster symposium exclusively for college women in STEM fields. The poster symposium will allow women to gain first-hand experience practicing their communication skills on a national platform. For an aspiring scientist, presenting one’s own findings to the larger scientific community is an important skill to cultivate for professional development. A select number of female students from across the country will be chosen based on their abstracts to present their posters on the day of the Symposium. 

So what are you waiting for? Ready to get empowered? Register today! ALL are welcome to attend.

There is also still time to submit an abstract if you'd like to present at the Symposium.

Last night, our exec team went on an outing to see Gravity, a new movie about a space mission gone awry. This thriller featured a female protagonist, a physician-astronaut (played by Sandra Bullock). Though perhaps not the greatest promotional video for NASA, we loved the female empowerment! Have you gone to see Gravity yet? What did you think? Leave a comment!

XX,

Julia

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