Woman Scientist Advisors Scholars Symposium, Oct. 5

The 10th annual Woman Scientist Advisors (WSA) Scholars Symposium will be presented on Monday, Oct. 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. online at https://nih.zoomgov.com/j/1617342999.

Speakers are Dr. Alix Warburton of NIAID and Dr. Ida Fredriksson of NIDA, postdoctoral fellows in the laboratories of Dr. Alison McBride and Dr. Yavin Shaham, respectively. 

Warburton and Fredriksson were selected as WSA scholars from the women Fellows Award for Research Excellence FY2020 awardees in recognition of their outstanding research achievements. 

Warburton’s topic is “Mechanisms of Tandem Repeat Formation at HPV Integration Sites in Cervical Carcinoma Cells.” Fredriksson will discuss “Incubation of Oxycodone Craving after Conflict-induced Voluntary Abstinence.”

The symposium highlights the research accomplishments of women fellows in the NIH Intramural Research Program.