CRS Education Initiative Subcommittee

Who is the Young Scientist Education Initiative Subcommittee?

YSEI Subcommittee 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 subcommittee are focused on providing services and organizing events which will assist in the overall development of budding CRS scientists.

The YSEI Subcommittee includes people from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. The following represents the dynamic people in the YSEI Subcommittee:

Chair: Dody Reimer, Northern Lipids Inc., Canada
Co-chair: Louise Rosenmayr-Templeton, Tower Pharma Consulting, Austria
Members: Khursheed Anwer, Expression Genetics Inc., U.S.A.; Amrita Mehta, Novartis, U.S.A.; Ron Ortiz, Upsher-Smith Labs, U.S.A.; and Avi Thombre, Pfizer, U.S.A.

The YSEI Subcommittee is dedicated to the advancement of overall education and career development of young scientists. To achieve this, various programs and events are organized: workshops, the development of the Young Scientist in Industry program, conference calls, 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 YSEIS reach desired goals.