General:

The Women in STEM Lunch and Learn series is where the female faculty members from UKY and female executive from industry have an interactive session with graduate and undergraduate students. This event would be an excellent opportunity for students to learn about various aspects of graduate school/academia, life-work balance, or simply to network. Additionally, we plan to have a speaker from minority/underrepresented community to talk about the importance of carrying the right attitude and mindset to have a successful career. Also, we plan to share information on scholarships/funding available for underrepresented communities and women in STEM for better utility among students. 

Specifically for March 10th event:

Our guest speaker is Dr. Diana Sama.

Biography:

Diana Sama, PhD, completed her graduate and postdoctoral training at UK in biomedical neuroscience, focusing on brain aging and traumatic brain injury. She developed an interest in science communication during her training, and that interest grew into a career in research development. She has worked in the UK Proposal Development Officer (PDO) since 2017. In her current role, she provides support to UK faculty, staff, and students as they pursue funding for their research and scholarly activities across all sponsors and mechanisms. She enjoys reading about science every day while helping to advance UK’s research program.

Special thanks to our sponsors: Stan and Karen Pigman and GE Appliances