The Women in Science will host an event to discuss practices that investigators and lab members can incorporate to create an environment that promotes mental health. This event was motivated by stories from lab leaders and trainees who have expressed having difficulties with managing a lab, receiving training and connecting with lab members, while maintaining productivity, amid the pandemic. We have invited two outstanding speakers, experts in leadership and wellness, to lead this discussion.

We encourage principal investigators and lab members to attend this event and participate in the discussion. We hope that this event can serve as a resource and source of support for the Martinos Community.

Louisa Sylvia, PhD is a psychologist and Director of Health and Wellness at the Red Sox Foundation, the Director of the Office of Woman’s Careers at MGH, an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Director at the Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation at MGH.

Margaret Moore, MBA is the co-founder and Chair of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and a course director of the annual Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare conference organized by the Institute of Coaching and delivered by Harvard Medical School. She is a co-founder and executive board member of the National Consortium for Credentialing Health & Wellness Coaches and led the formation of a strategic partnership with the National Board of Medical Examiners to deliver national standards and certification of health and wellness coaches.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92349871173