Women in COG - Book launch

Please join us for the launch of the book:

"Snapshots of Women in COG: Scientific excellence during the COVID-19 pandemic"

Programme for the day:

11:00 – 11:20 Arrival and registration . Coffee and tea served at the Central Hall, Divinity School

11:20 – 11:30 Welcome (Main Lecture Theatre, Old Divinity School)

11:30 – 11:40 Sharon Peacock (COG-UK Executive Director): Reflections on women’s contribution to COG-UK, COG-Train and Women in COG initiative

11:40 – 11:50 Fiona Fox (Chief Executive, Science Media Centre): Reflections on women’s contribution to the pandemic response

11:50 – 12:20 Panel 1: Women and their scientific contributions to COG and beyond during the pandemic

Chair: Heather Hancock (Master of St John’s College Cambridge)

Panellists:

Professor Emma Thomson - Professor in Infectious Diseases (Virology), University of Glasgow. COG-UK PI and lead for Glasgow

Dr Estée Török - Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Cambridge

Dr Sonia Goncalves - Head of Surveillance Operations, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Angela Beckett - Specialist Research Technician, University of Portsmouth

Allyson Lloyd - Microbiology Laboratory Manager, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

12:25 – 12:55 Panel 2: Women and leadership during the pandemic

Chair: Fiona Fox (Science Media Centre)

Panellists:

Dr Katerina Galai - Associate Director, COG-UK. [Now Programme Director, UKRI Operating Model]

Dr Catherine Ludden - Director of Operations for COG-UK. [Now head of clinical research interface, Genomics England]

Dr Teresa Cutino-Moguel - Virology Clinical Lead, Barts Health

Dr Sonja Marjanovic - Director, Healthcare Innovation Industry and Policy, RAND Europe

12:55 – 13:00 Sharon Peacock: Closing remarks and thanks

13:00 – 14.30 Lunch served at the Central Hall, Divinity School.

Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, Old Divinity School, St John's College, University Of Cambridge, St Johns St, Cambridge CB2 1TP, United Kingdom