The Women in Science Lecture Series highlights the groundbreaking work and unique perspectives of women leaders in the biomedical sciences, while fostering mentorship and collaboration across the Torrey Pines Mesa.
- Lecture and Moderated Fireside Chat
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Networking Reception
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Join us for our next event, featuring Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS, Professor and Dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science and Angela Liou, MD, Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist with a dual appointment at Rady Children’s Health and the Cancer Genome & Epigenetics Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys.
Cheryl A.M. Anderson PhD, MPH
- Professor and Dean
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science
UC San Diego
Director
Health Promotion and Equity Center of Excellence
UC San Diego
Angela Liou MD
- Instructor
Cancer Genome and Epigenetics Program
Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist
Rady Children’s Health
Fireside Chat moderated by:
Lukas Chavez PhD
- Associate Professor
Cancer Genome and Epigenetics Program
Scientific Director
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Molecular Tumor Board
Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine
Associate Adjunct Professor
Division of Genomics and Precision Medicine, UC San Diego
About Dr. Cheryl Anderson:
Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS, is a Professor and Dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science. Dr. Anderson received her doctoral degree from the University of Washington, and her Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UCSD, Dr. Anderson is the Director of the UCSD Center of Excellence in Health Promotion and Equity. Dr. Anderson is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, and is the Chair of the American Heart Association’s Nutrition Committee and Vice Chair on the council on Epidemiology and Prevention. Dr. Anderson’s research focuses on nutrition and chronic disease prevention. She is an active researcher in cardiovascular epidemiology, and is the principal investigator of an NHLBI-funded study of the effects of dietary sodium and potassium intake on cardiovascular disease. She is the also the principal investigator of a behavioral intervention study for adherence to current dietary sodium recommendations.