Who is the YS Committee?
YS Committee members are committed to, activities for and the development of, scientists under the age of 40 or new to the delivery of bioactives and other functional materials within the past 5 years. Members of this committee are focused on providing services and organizing events which will assist in the overall development of budding CRS scientists.
The YS Committee includes people from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. The following represents the dynamic people in the YS Committee:
Co-Chair: Louise Rosenmayr-Templeton, PhD, Tower Pharma Consulting, Vienna, AUSTRIA
Co-Chair: Ronnie Ortiz, Upsher-Smith Labs, St Paul, UNITED STATES
Member: Padma V. Devarajan, Inst of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, INDIA
Member: Khursheed Anwer, Expression Genetics Inc, Huntsville, UNITED STATES
Member: Giorgia Pastorin, National Univ of Singapore, Singapore, SINGAPORE
Member: Patrick Lim Soo, PhD, Cerulean Pharma, Somerville, UNITED STATES
Member: Amrita M. Mehta, , Somerville, UNITED STATES
Member: Joshua Reineke, Wayne State Univ, Detroit, UNITED STATES
Member: Jeff James, Molecular Profiles Ltd, Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM
Member: Zimei Wu, The Univ of Auckland, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Member: Rafi Mohammad, Univ of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN
Member: Rosa Canifax, American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, UNITED STATES
Member: Sevda Senel, Hacettepe Univ, Ankara, TURKEY
Member: Avinash G. Thombre, Pfizer Inc, Groton, UNITED STATES
Member: Jonathon Zhao, Cordis Johnson & Johnson, Warren, UNITED STATES
Member: Raid G. Alany, Univ of Auckland, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Member: Michael J. Rathbone, Griffith Univ, Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA
Member: Siddhesh D. Patil, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, UNITED STATES
Member: Sarah J. Eccleston, Encap Drug Delivery, Livingston West Lothian, UNITED KINGDOM
Member: Dody L. Reimer, Northern Lipids, Burnaby, CANADA
Member: Ozgen Ozer, Ege Univ, Izmir, TURKEY
Ex-Officio: Ruth B. Schmid, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Trondheim, NORWAY
What are the goals? How are they achieved?
- The YS Committee is dedicated to the advancement of overall education and career development of young scientists. To achieve this, various programs and events are organized: workshops, conference calls, Get Up; Get Educated! sessions, and person-to-person interactions, which all assist in satisfying this broad goal. The educational programs and articles in the CRS Newsletter also help the YSC reach desired goals.
- The YS Committee strives to recognize current and future academic requirements of young scientists and organizes events and conferences to fulfill those needs.
- CRS offers a variety of professionally beneficial activities and services to young scientists. The YS Committee assists in communication between CRS and young scientists by enlightening young scientists about services CRS offers. For example, the CRS Career Center helps new college graduates and experienced scientists find positions in academia, government, and/or industry.
- Many of the YS Committee’s events offer an amazing platform for networking among professionals, an opportunity to mingle with peers, and meet established scientists from academia, government, and industry.
 Become a CRS member today to keep up to date with the Young Scientist Committee and all CRS activities and to be able to register for CRS events at the lowest rates possible.
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 Who are the Young Scientist Subcommittees?
Each of the subcommittees, under the larger umbrella of the YS Committee, have their own goals and responsibilities that complement the YS Committee by working together toward the overall professional development of young scientists. For example, the Education Initiative Subcommittee ensures that young scientist members of CRS are exposed to excellent academic and career-oriented advice through events and meetings. The Mentor/Protégé Subcommittee emphasizes professional counseling and overall training of young scientists.
Volunteer now with the CRS Young Scientist Committee, YS Education Initiative Subcommittee, or the YS Mentor/Protégé Subcommittee.
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