85. Lisa Bowers - Master of Health Services Administration; CCO biotech, & reproductive health specialist

Ordinarily Extraordinary - Conversations with women in STEM

Lisa Bowers is a mission-driven, visionary, senior executive in the biopharmaceutical industry. She has extensive experience leading strategic, operational, field, program and product initiatives in healthcare. She is passionate about improving access to healthcare and healthcare products for underserved populations in businesses and nonprofits. Lisa has an Master of Health Services Administration and a bachelor's degree in English.
Episode Notes

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022 women's rights were grievously attacked. Lisa brings a long history of working in biotech and reproductive health. Lisa shares her perspectives on what the overturning of Roe means to women and their reproductive health. She brings an optimistic viewpoint to the discussion and shares how this may be a catalyst for much needed change to contraception and women's health care.

While a lot of the discussion focuses on reproductive health, we also talk about the work she currently does at Day One Biopharmaceuticals where she focuses on bringing cancer treatments to children with brain cancer. Typically, most biotech companies study their medicines in adults first and then move to children later, but Day One begins their drug development programs in children first.

We also talk about the important role of humanities and communications in STEM.

Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound Studio

Acronyms, Definitions, and Fact Check

Day One BioPharmaceuticals - https://www.dayonebio.com

Pediatric low-grade gliomas are a heterogeneous set of tumors. They encompass tumors of astrocytic, oligodendroglial, and mixed glial-neuronal histology. Although their clinical behavior can vary, the majority of low-grade gliomas are indolent and do not undergo malignant transformation. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917804/)

Shelley Alpern, Director of Corporate Engagement at Rhia Ventures

1 in 8 pregnancies end in miscarriage. 1 in 5 pregnancies end in abortion.

"Reproductive Justice" by Loretta Ross - https://www.amazon.com/Reproductive-Justice-Introduction-Vision-Century/dp/0520288203

Rhia Ventures - https://rhiaventures.org
SisterSong - SisterSong is a Southern based, national membership organization; our purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities. (https://www.sistersong.net)

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte - Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM) is the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the U.S., providing medical and education services to more than 220,000 people annually at over 30 health center locations in mid-California and northern Nevada. (https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-mar-monte)

National Network of Abortion Funds - The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. (https://abortionfunds.org)
Additional podcast notes can be found at https://ordinarily-extraordinary.com/episode-86-lisa-bowers/