Industry
Careers
Presented by the Graduate Women in Science
(GWIS) Chicago Chapter and UIC Graduate
Women in Chemistry (GWICh)
The Graduate Women in Science Chicago Chapter (GWIS) and UIC’s Graduate Women in Science (GWICh) invite you to our
panel aimed at careers in Industry. Our speakers will be sharing their career paths followed by a Q/A session. Our event will
be held at the Goethe Institut, 150 N Michigan Ave. #200, Chicago, IL on April 27, 2017 starting promptly at 6:00 PM. Snacks
and refreshments will be served. RSVP REQUIRED: HERE *Everyone is welcomed, we do not discriminate on the basis of age,
color, gender, gender identity, disability status, height, weight, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, race,
religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.*
Dr. Theresa Vera, Global Scientific Director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Received her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Loyola
followed by PhD in Pharmacology, Loyola. Previous work at
Donahoe Purohit Miller
Dr. Esther Yang, retired Sr. Director, Assay and Systems
Research at Abbott
Received her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, UMass
followed by PhD in Physical Chemistry, UC Berkeley.
Previous work at DuPont and Beckman
Dr. Shetha Shukair, Lead Research Scientist at Briteseed, LLC
Received her PhD in Life and Medical Sciences,
Northwestern University. She is the Lead Research Scientist
at Briteseed, LLC in Chicago