Women in Science at Columbia (WISC) is one organization made up of two chapters – one at the Morningside (116th) campus and one at the CUMC (168th) campus. The purpose of having two chapters that share a mission and have many similar events is to make it convenient for members to attend events on the campus closer to school or home. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend events on either or both campuses.
Each WISC chapter has its own board and contact information. To get more involved in WISC, please see the information outlined below.
WISC–Morningside:
Co-Presidents: Maryam Majeed, Yaqiong Chen
Contact the WISC–Morningside Board at wisc.group@gmail.com.
| Vice President |
Bita Alaghebandan |
| Treasurer |
Yaqiong Chen |
| Communications Chair |
Elena Carazo Arias |
| Alumni Relations Chair |
Nicole Benvin |
| Ask-a-Professor Series Chair |
Catherine O’Keeffe |
| Digital Content Chair | Natasha Yamane |
| Marketing/Social Media Chair | Lorelei Curtin |
| Networking Chair | Neha Savant |
| Graduate Research Symposium | Bita Alaghebandan, Megan Goldring, Yinglu Zhang |
| Fellowship Workshops | Olivia Clifton |
| Undergraduate Mentoring | Maria Gnarra |
| Post-Doc Liaisons | Sonal Patel, Danielle M. Tufts |
| Manhattanville Post-Doc Liaison | Lenzie Ford |
| Curiosity Machine | Alyssa Manz, Dilek Coskun |
| Girls’ Science Day | Bridgit Boulahanis, Kira Olsen, Sowmya Sundaresh, Lauren Yablon |
| Science Saturday Starters | Felisa Shai Conrad-Burton, Gillie Tova Ben-Chorin, Cassie Gail Meeker |
| Professional Development Chair | Siyu Liu |
Want to get involved and apply for an open position? Fill out our online application, or email us at wisc.group@gmail.com for more information.
WISC–CUMC:
Co-Presidents: Ruth Singer, Claudia Becerra
Contact the WISC–CUMC Board at wisc.cumc@gmail.com.
| Networking Chair | Meghan Pantalia |
| Outreach Chair | Elise Flynn |
| Academic Career Development Chair | Sudhandra Sundaram |
| Professional Career Development Chair | Lekha Nair |
| Skills Development Chair | James Chen |
Want to get involved and apply for an open position on the CUMC Board? Fill out our online application, or email us at wisc.cumc@gmail.com for more information.