Intersections Science Fellows Symposium
The Intersections Science Fellows Symposium (ISFS) is a multi-institutional initiative organized to showcase the work of, and to network with, talented postdoctoral researchers, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion who have and who are set for careers in academia. A total of 30 outstanding scientists have been selected as Fellows based on significant scientific contributions in the biological sciences, including genetics, genomics, developmental biology, cell biology, biophysics & biochemistry, neuroscience, immunobiology, microbiology, computational biology, quantitative biology.
Held online, from November 1 to November 3, 2021, the event will feature a keynote lecture from Dr. Shirley Malcom, Leader of the AAAS SEA-Change initiative, several professional development panel discussions open to all attendees, and opportunities for networking and exploring academic job opportunities across various collaborating institutions. In addition to the 30 Fellows, an additional 30 ISFS Associates were selected to present pre-recorded flash talks of their research, which will be available for all attendees to view throughout the symposium.
Come join Yale and >20 collaborating institutions in this celebration of science and a vision for a more diverse academia.
Registration is free and open to all.
You can visit the Intersections website for a program and more details about this event.
Speakers
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dr. Shirley MalcomSenior Advisor to the CEO and Director of the SEA Change InitiativeFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dr. Christina TerminiAssistant Professor starting Spring of 2022Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Priyanka VermaAssistant ProfessorColumbia University & New York Genome Center
Dr. Gamze GursoyAssistant Professor, starting January 2022UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Dr. Michael WellsAssistant Professor, Human GeneticsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Abha RajbhandariAssistant ProfessorVanderbilt University
Dr. Antentor O. HintonAssistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsDuke University
Dr. Johnna FriersonAssistant Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Diversity and InclusionUniversity of Florida
Dr. Malu TanseyNorman and Susan Fixel Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology, Co-Director Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease and the Parkinson’s Foundation Research CenterNational Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Kenneth Gibbs, Jr.Chief, Undergraduate and Predoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Training Branch