Dr. Joanne Kamens received her PhD in genetics from Harvard Medical School and has had a varied career with positions in academia, pharma, biotech and nonprofit. Most recently she served as the executive director of Addgene. She has been advancing diversity and inclusion in science for decades including as founder of the Boston chapter of the Association for Women in Science (MASS AWIS). Dr. Kamens is currently Chair of the Seeding Labs Board of Directors and also serves as an advisor to Protocols.io and Scismic, a job matching site for life scientists. She speaks widely on topics such as winning company culture, implicit bias, and mentoring best practices. You can find her @jkamens on Twitter and on LinkedIn. She encourages any organizations or groups who would like to start a more formal group mentoring program to reach out to her.
Mentors shape our careers by guiding us through difficult decisions. Dr. Joanne Kamens advocates for the use of Peer Mentoring Groups, explains how to create one, and reviews what are mentorship best practices. (Talk recorded in February 2021)
Networking is one of the most important career building activities a person can undertake. Kamens gives strategies on how to build and maintain relationships in a variety of ways. (Talk recorded in July 2013)
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