Dr. Jeanne Zanca Balances Family Life with a Career in Spinal Cord Injury Research - Ep14

Spinal Cord Injury Research

Fast Takes – Episode 14

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Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nations initiative recognizes the critical role of women and girls in science and technology communities and calls for strengthening of their participation in STEM fields. Did you know that today, just 30% of researchers are women, and only 35% of all students enrolled in STEM-related fields of study are women? At Kessler Foundation, 70% of our staff are women making major contributions to the advances we achieve in rehabilitation research that changes the lives of people with disabilities.

Episode 14 features Dr. Jeanne Zanca, senior research scientist in our Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research and Center for Outcomes and Assessment Research. Producer Joan Banks-Smith interviews Dr. Zanca about balancing family life, her scientific background, and advice to women working in the same field.

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Dr. Zanca, the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research, and the Center for Outcomes and Assessment Research.

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This podcast was recorded on Thursday, January 28, 2021 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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