de la Femme Mentoring Program

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Forwarded message from Sze-Ling (Sue) Ng, PhD, de la Femme Co-Founder 
(sze at delafemme.org) about this organization's 2016 Mentoring Program.
(This is not an MIT sponsored group. Dr. Ng provided the following 
additional information: We are based in Boston.  De La Femme was started 
by Harvard and Partners alum, so we have strong ties to the Harvard 
community but have been trying to branch out to other groups.  Our 
meetings are usually held at the Broad Institute in Kendall Sq.  The 
Mentoring Program has a one time fee) [$25; includes dinner]

https://dlf-2016-mentor.eventbrite.com

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2016 Mentoring Program

Mentors are important sources of information and guidance for your 
career advancement.  We have gathered an outstanding group of seasoned 
mentors who are excited to help you.

If you want to participate in the 2016 Mentoring Program, please 
register for the program here and then fill out an online application 
athttp://goo.gl/forms/4dGk97hq54.

We will match you to a mentor based on your application, and the first 
kickoff meeting will be held on January 27, 2016 where you will meet 
with your mentor.

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Laura Appleton is a senior consultant at IPR.  Her expertise includes 
primary/secondary market research and quantitative analysis.  She has 
held senior marketing and research positions at Digital Equipment 
Corporation, Data General, SUN Microsystems and Qwest Communications. In 
the area of storage and software, she is an alumna of Storage 
Technologies and McDATA.  Laura was also a research director for 
Centennial Ventures - focused on telecommunications.  Prior to work at 
IPR she consulted for the technology research firm IDC.

Laura graduated from Boston College with a BA in Economics, Boston 
University with an MBA and the University of Denver with a master’s in 
Telecommunications. She also completed biology/chemistry coursework in 
preparation for her PharmD program at the University Colorado Health 
Sciences Center. Her outside interests include on-going animal rescue 
efforts, downhill skiing/racing and learning Italian.

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Pradeep Aradhya is founder and CEO of NLMobile. He brings a unique 
perspective on the use of cutting edge technologies in marketing - 
particularly with mobile. Previously, as Vice President of Technology at 
Digitas LLC he successfully led multi million dollar initiatives at 
Fortune 500 companies to create technology platforms for marketing. His 
role was to advocate the best and newest developments on various 
technology areas to provide brands with competitive advantages in 
establishing lasting relationships with customers.

Pradeep advises multiple start-ups in technology and other spaces 
on build/buy/partner strategies both in Boston and at the Merrimack 
Valley Sandbox (now Entreprenuers for All). Pradeep also sits on the 
board at the Science Club For Girls which provide free STEM education to 
underserved girls in the Boston area.

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Nathalie Goletiani is a physician scientist currently serving as a 
clinical neuroscientist at McLean Hospital and a faculty at Harvard 
Medical School. Nathalie's interests are related to brain and 
brain-related disorders, i.e. in Neurology and Psychiatry. In this 
regard, she completed basic and clinical fellowships at Harvard School 
of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. She is an author of 
peer-reviewed publications and a recipient of numerous national and 
international awards.

In her last fellowship, Nathalie was charged with rebuilding and running 
the Clinical Research Program at McLean Hospital, which taught her all 
aspects of management related to simultaneous running of multiple 
clinical trials. This experience in addition to her training culminated 
in generation of her own concepts and mechanisms related to womens’ 
disorders, a severely understudied area. She was awarded the Zinberg 
Fellowship and Livingston Award to specifically address womens’ issues 
and the complex underlying mechanisms in neurobiology of women.

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Robin Hamilton <http://www.bizopsgroup.com/about/founder/> is Founder 
and Principal Consultant at Boston Business Operations, With over 15 
years of experience and a Master’s degree in Project Management, she 
brings her expertise in strategy planning, preparation and execution to 
clients. She works with entrepreneurs and business owners  to develop 
scalable business operations which support the maintenance and growth of 
their businesses while preserving capital investment.

/Robin Hamilton earned her Master of Science in Project Management and a 
Bachelor of Science in Leadership from Northeastern University in 
Boston, MA./

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Melissa Hunter-Ensor is a partner in the Life Sciences Practice of  Saul 
Ewing, LLP, Boston.  Drawing on a strong scientific background that 
includes a post-doctoral fellowship with a Nobel laureate, Melissa is a 
patent attorney who designs and manages IP portfolios to complement the 
business objectives of her clients.

/Melissa’s education includes a B.A. in chemistry at Smith College, as 
well as a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. 
  During her post-doctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology laboratory of Nobel laureate H. Robert Horvitz, she was 
awarded a Jane Coffin Child fellowship./

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David Proia is the Director of Cancer Biology and In Vivo Pharmacology 
at Synta Pharmaceuticals.  In this role, he leads preclinical biological 
and pharmacological research for several small molecule anticancer 
agents.  Prior to Synta, he was a Scientist at BostonBiochem and then 
AstraZeneca after a postdoc at Tufts where David worked on humanized 
tumor models.

David has a PhD in cell biology from Baylor College of Medicine and a 
B.S. in Biochemistry from WPI.  He is married (to a scientist!) and they 
have 2 young daughters.  David can provide advice on finding 
opportunities, right people to connect with to ensure you have the right 
package to get yourself into an interview, and what to do when you get 
into industry – what to expect, how to excel, and what a manager might 
want to see out of an employee.

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/check back for additional mentors/

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The Mentor Program will run from January to June of 2016.  The kickoff 
and wrap-up meetings with be held with the entire group, but meetings 
and/or correspondence in-between will be determined by yourself and your 
mentor.

Kickoff Meeting Date/Time:   Wednesday, January 27, 2015 at 6 PM.

Wrap-up Meeting Date/Time:  To be determined.

Location:  The Broad Institute (Olympus Room), Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA.

Dinner and drinks will be provided.  Registration is required, sign-in 
upon arrival.

-- 
Sze-Ling (Sue) Ng, PhD
de la Femme Co-Founder

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