Join the GSBS Diversity Interest Group (DIG) for our next installment of Stories in Science on Race in Science, co-sponsored by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans (SACNAS) and White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL)! Our Race in Science Panel Discussion will feature a diverse set of faculty and trainees here at UMMS with the goal of creating a space to openly share and encourage conversations about how race and ethnicity may influence our everyday lives as scientists and medical professionals at UMMS.* Refreshments and food will be provided!

When: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 - Food served at 5pm; Discussion from 5:30-7pm
Where: AS8.2072 - Albert Sherman Center 8th Floor Large Conference Room

Panelists
Peter Cruz-Gordillo (MD/PhD Student)
Aurian Garcia (MD/PhD Student)
Kristopher Holloway (GSBS Student)
Dr. Deborah Harmon Hines (Professor Emeritus)
Dr. Brian Lewis (Associate Professor of Molecular, Cell & Cancer Biology and Assistant Vice Provost for Outreach and Recruitment)
Canary Ly (GSN Student)

*Please note that the panel discussion is not intended to be an informational session or professional resource for behavioral healthcare, but a forum to initiate discussion on emotional challenges faced by researchers and clinicians in their endeavors to pursue science and medicine in the hopes of developing more supportive wellness initiatives at UMMS for doctors and scientists.