Table of Contents

Focus

Editor's Notes:

Learning From the Past by Sydney by Sydney Gary

Guinea Pigs: The Thirteen Women Who Wanted to Touch the Stars by Allison M. Martin

Scientist as Activist: Understanding and impacting science policy by Andrea Stith

Then & Now: A conversation about the origins of the women’s movement in the Biological Sciences

President's Remarks:

Moving AWIS Forward in its 35th Anniversary by Donna Dean

Celebrating AWIS by Nancy Bakowski

AWIS Combines Forces with MentorNet to Promote Mentoring Initiatives within Women in Science Community

AWIS continues to grow: events at the 2006 AAAS annual meeting in St. Louis

AWIS continues to grow: events at the 2006 AAAS annual meeting in St. Louis

Research Advances

Breaking the ice with Ellen Mosely-Thompson by Carmen Drahl

Career Talk:

Wading in the Mud to Lend Money by Nicole Kresge

Finding Our Way

How I became a Review Intern at the Center for Scientific Review at NIH by Cynthia Hoodbhoy

Corporate Corner

The Future of AWIS: What Awaits the Scientists and Engineers of 2020? by Sonya Summerour Clemmons

Book Review

Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA reviewed by Margared Reilly

Chapter News:

AWIS Heart of Illinois; Tallahassee; Philadelphia by Jennifer Wampler