Team Science Leadership Program

Specifically tailored to IGB mid-career faculty, the IGB Team Science Leadership Program is a new series of workshops that will offer leadership training, networking, and community-building, and will grant a certificate at the end of the year-long program. Questions? Contact us.

Fall 2025 Speakers TBD

Previous events in the Team Science Leadership Program

C. K. Gunsalus: C. K. Gunsalus
Professor Emerita, Business Administration
Director, National Center for Professional and Research Ethics (NCPRE)
Diana Yates and Liz Touchstone: Facilitated by:
Diana Yates and Liz Touchstone
News Bureau
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Team Science at the NIH: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications: Dave Kaufman
Program Director, Division of Genomics and Society
National Human Genome Research Institute
The Science of Team Science: William Barley
Associate Professor of Communication
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Media Training with the News Bureau

Diana Yates

Facilitated by:
Diana Yates and Liz Touchstone
News Bureau
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Alexandra Ainsztein

Alexandra Ainsztein

Alexandra Ainsztein, NIH

Diane Okamuro

Diane Okamuro

Diane Okamuro, NSF

Tiago Faial

Tiago Faial

Tiago Faial, Nature Genetics

The Science of Effective Team Science

William Barley

Co-facilitated by:
William Barley
Associate Professor of Communication
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jacinda Dariotis

Jacinda Dariotis
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Health Innovation Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Healthy Themes and Productive Teams: Strategy and Leadership Coaching

C. K. Gunsalus

Facilitated by C. K. Gunsalus
National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics
Professor Emerita of Business, Research Professor, Coordinated Science Laboratory
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Communication Skills for Team Science

LeeAundra Keany

Facilitated by:
LeeAundra Keany
Keany Communications

Support for Team Science from Philanthropic Foundations: Perspectives from PI and PO

Stephen Long

Co-facilitated by:
Stephen Long
Ikenberry Endowed University Chair of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Alyssa Picchini Schaffer

Alyssa Picchini Schaffer, PhD
Vice President and Senior Scientist, Neuroscience Collaborations
Simons Foundation

Introduction and Honey-tasting: Friday September 13th
12:00pm—1:30pm
IGB 1619

Introduction by:
Amy Wagoner Johnson, PhD
Mechanical Science & Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Rachel Whitaker, PhD
Microbiology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Nature EIC Magdalena Skipper: Wednesday, September 18th
12:00pm—1:00pm
IGB 1619

Magdalena Skipper, PhD
Editor in Chief, Nature
Springer Nature, UK
Challenges of leading in a team science environment: Friday, September 27th
12:00pm—1:30pm
IGB 1619

C. K. Gunsalus
Professor Emerita, Business Administration
Director, National Center for Professional and Research Ethics (NCPRE)
Foundation support for team science: Friday, October 4th
12:00pm—1:30pm
IGB 1619

Alyssa Picchini Schaffer, PhD
Vice President and Senior Scientist, Neuroscience Collaborations
Simons Foundation

Donald Ort, PhD
Plant Biology and Crop Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Difficult conversations and personal scripts in a team context: Friday, November 8th
12:00pm—1:30pm
IGB 1619

C. K. Gunsalus
Professor Emerita, Business Administration
Director, National Center for Professional and Research Ethics (NCPRE)