Synedgen President Shenda Baker Featured Presenter at the Grinnell-in-Los Angeles: Scientists Making a Difference in the World Conference

Synedgen President Shenda Baker will be a featured presenter at the upcoming Grinnell Scientists: Making a Difference in the World Conference

February 12, 2013—Synedgen President Shenda Baker will be a featured presenter at the upcoming Grinnell Scientists:  Making a Difference in the World Conference. Baker, who earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Grinnell in 1985, will discuss innovations in polysaccharide-based therapeutics and her role as President and COO of Synedgen, a southern California based pharmaceutical company.

The event will take place Sunday, February 24 at the California Institute of Technology’s Beckman Institute from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.

“Grinnell provided me with a wealth of experiences and opportunities. I am looking forward to sharing my current research and professional activities,” said Baker. “ It’s particularly rewarding that the event be sponsored at Caltech, where I completed my PhD in ‘91.”

At the conclusion of the program, a reception will be held and Caltech graduate students will lead a tour of the Caltech campus.

To attend the event, R.S.V.P. to the Office of Development and Alumni Relations by Monday, February 18, 2013 online at http://loggia.grinnell.edu/events
or by phone at 866-850-1846.

The event is sponsored by the Grinnell College Office of Development and Alumni Relations 
and the Grinnell-in-Los Angeles Planning Group.