This is the first event of a three-part series on writing for policy makers, focused on giving scientists the tools they need to make their voices heard on topics like determining the high-level direction of research and how to implement evidence-based policy.

Join us for a panel discussion on writing for grant-funding agencies and policymakers. With experts from academia, industry, and government, this seminar will dive into white papers, policy memos, and more, outlining how to concisely convey complex issues and why this style of writing matters for your research and work! RSVP here.

Questions to consider:

• How can policy-writing shape the direction of research at UCSF and on a federal level?

• How can research become the basis for evidence-based policy?

*Co-sponsored by the Science Policy Group at UCSF, the Office of Science Policy and Technology, and ASGD.

About the Panelists:

Mary Maxon, PhD is the current Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences at Berkeley Laboratory. She is the former Assistant Director for Biological Research at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she developed the National Bioeconomy Blueprint. With her diverse and extensive background in industry, scientific foundations, and state and federal government, Mary is recognized as a national leader in science and technology policy.

Max Bronstein, BA is the Senior Director of Health Policy & Corporate Affairs at Audentes Therapeutics and the Founder of the Journal of Science Policy and Governance. Prior to his work with Audentes, Max served as the Director of Science Policy and Advocacy a research america, where he managed key health advocacy programs and lobbied Members of Congress and staff.

Tracey Woodruff, MD, MPH is a Professor at UCSF and the Director of UCSF's Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment. She previously served as senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy at the US EPA. Her publications and book chapters have been quoted widely in the process, including USAToday and the San Francisco Chronicle.In 2012, she was appointed by the governor of California to the Science Advisory Board of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxican (DART) Identification Committee.

Cristin Kearns, DDS, MBA is an Assistant Professor at UCSF, Jointly Appointed in the Department of Dental Public Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Oral Epidemiology. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Kearns discovered industry documents that revealed the sugar industry's role in shifting the focus from sugar to saturated fat as the cause of coronary heart disease.

Keith Yamamoto, PhD is the Vice Chancellor of Science Policy and Strategy and a Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at at UCSF.

India Hook Barnard, PhD is the Director of Research Strategy and serves on the Strategic Advisory Committee for California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, an initiative she helped launch.