A supportive network of women in Biology and Biological Engineering at @Caltech ᠅ We use an inclusive definition of "woman" and welcome diversity of all kinds
Pasadena, CA
Joined July 2019
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Hi Twitter! We are @Caltech's new Women in BBE club! Our goal is to connect women in BBE from all stages in career and life with resources for personal and professional growth by promoting professional development, mentorship, advocacy, and networking. #FirstTweet #WomeninScience
Hi everyone! Join us for our WiBBE Fall Social x Mentoring Kickoff on October 29th @ 5pm at the Broad Cafe Patio to paint pumpkins 🎃 and enjoy free cider/cookies! 🍪🍁 This is a great opportunity to meet other women in the division and say hi!
Today's Career Event is a success! a lot of excellent answers and engaging conversations 🥰 Thanks to all our inspiring panelists and friends that showed up!
WiBBE is proud to present our 2023 WiBBE Careers event. We have gathered a stellar lineup of women panelists ranging from academia, industry, and scientific communications who are eager to share their journey navigating their paths. 👩🏻🔬🧪🥼 – at Pasadena, CA
The format will be an open, relaxed discussion where audience can submit their questions. Afterwards, we'll have a Happy Hour which will give you an opportunity to connect to our speakers and our community members 🤩 – at Pasadena, CA
See you on May 5th, from 2:30 PM at Chen 130! Sign up form is here: forms.gle/S7i5AVfs8gpUZ1vH9 . Even if you're not sure whether you can make it, happen to be free on that day please feel free to come ✨ – at Pasadena, CA
Last week, we welcomed Dr. Gwyneth Card from @ZuckermanBrain for a coffee chat. Dr. Card was formerly a PhD student in the Dickinson lab, and we learned a lot from her unique experience transitioning from PhD student to @HHMIJanelia investigator, among many other things. 🪰👩🏻🔬
Last week, we hosted a social in collaboration with the Green Labs initiative (run by amazing lab managers, Tasha and Sarah) + USA Scientific. USA Scientific kindly provided us plants and we repurposed pipette tip boxes into planters. 🪴💚 – at Old Field, NY
Green Labs aims to propose sustainable laboratory practices that do not compromise research objectives, by providing resources for energy efficiency, waste management, sustainable purchasing, and more! to learn more about Green Labs, please check out greenlabs.caltech.edu ♻️ – at Old Field, NY
Happy International Women's Day from us at WiBBE! we are brewing up exciting events happening soon so stay tuned 🧙🏻♀️✨ – at Pasadena, CA
We were very honored to host Dr. Gloria Choi @ChoiLaboratory for a coffee chat, where we got to learn more about her journey as a professor navigating the (relatively new) field of Neuroimmunology 🧠🦠, and gain advice and insights as a woman in STEM. 🤩
Thanks for coming! What a wonderful picture. We are so lucky to have Shelley as one of our board members 🥰❤️ – at Pasadena, CA
@RochelleDiamon4 and @jamietijerina attended the @CaltechWiBBE staff appreciation lunch today in Morgan Library (Kerckhoff)! Shelley was one of the organizers, and it was great to connect with staff across campus for the holidays 🎁
To close out the year, WiBBE hosted a holiday luncheon for the Women in BBE staff members. We appreciate your efforts to make research at BBE possible!
Calling all faculty, @Caltech alumni, and working women in STEM, WiBBE is hosting a series of career day events to introduce our members to different post-grad career options. Fill out this form to join us! forms.gle/kDaVFSXRhcTqhv7Q7 #womenscientists #steminist #academicchatter
October 🎃 yoga this Friday led by our very own certified yogi Sarah Torres (who also happens to be lab manager of the Sternberg lab 🪱)! See you at the Hameetman multipurpose room (above Red Door cafe) and unwind with us 🧘♀️ – at Pasadena, CA
Hello, hello. 👋🙋🏻♀️ Here to revive our Caltech Women in BBE twitter by posting pics from our very successful Tie-dye Happy Hour 🌈🎨🎉 – at Pasadena, CA
Caltech Women in BBE retweeted
@Caltech students, @CaltechGSC, @CaltechPostdocs: Retweet if you will join me in a walkout Monday June 27 at 2pm to protest the #RoeVsWade decision. Support diversity and equity in STEM by showing that this decision is unacceptable. I'll be taking the metro from Lake to DTLA.
Monday:
2pm WALKOUT!
3pm gather at the US Courthouse, 350 W 1st
The Illegitimate Overturning of Abortion Rights MUST NOT STAND!
INTO THE STREETS NOW TO DEMAND:
The Federal Government Must Restore
NATIONWIDE LEGAL ABORTION NOW
#RiseUp4AbortionRights
Caltech Women in BBE retweeted
In recognition of her contributions to molecular geomicrobiology, Dianne K. Newman of @Caltech is being inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
Watch the #NAS159 livestream: ow.ly/sCPt50IV84T #microbiology #molecularbiology
Caltech Women in BBE retweeted
In recognition of her contributions to immunology, Ellen V. Rothenberg of @Caltech is being inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. Watch the #NAS159 livestream: ow.ly/VPsr50IVYuZ
