Full Circle of Native and Indigenous Scientists in Quantitative Biology

Organized by Willow Coyote-Maestas in collaboration with UCSF students, faculty, and staff, QBI presents the 2nd annual “Full Circle of Native and Indigenous Scientists in Quantitative Biology” symposium on January 26 and 27, 2023. The symposium will highlight Native and Indigenous scientists across the United States, and provide them with professional development and community building opportunities. Our long term goal is to build a welcoming community of Native basic scientists at UCSF and this is the first step towards achieving that goal. This event represents the full circle of career stages for Native scientists, including learners, faculty, and faculty emeritus.

The purpose of the “Full Circle of Native and Indigenous Scientists in Quantitative Biology” symposium series is to create an opportunity for North American Native and Indigenous scientists to share their research, meet other scientists, and work toward building a safe and supported community.

The symposium will take place over two days at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco. . Day 1 will be in Byers Auditorium and Day 2 will be in the Helen Diller Auditorium. It will include scientific talks from students, postdocs, and faculty as well as poster presentations, career tables, and panel discussions on Native and Indigenous topics.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/95774281323?pwd=WlJMOWo0ekdKdkowc2JPUXlUNWttUT09

Passcode: 513169

SPEAKERS

Faith Bowman | PhD Candidate, Biochemistry, University of Utah

David Burgess PhD | Professor of Biology, Boston College

Jycole Bush | Undergraduate Student, Fort Lewis College

Kristy Carpenter | PhD Candidate, Biomedical Informatics, Stanford University

Katrina Claw PhD | Assistant Professor of Medicine-Bioinformatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Lucas Cheadle PhD | Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Wilfred F. Denetclaw PhD | Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, San Francisco State University

Jaime Fuentes | PhD Candidate, Genetics, University of Michigan

Yanabah Jaques | PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, UC Berkeley

Leana King | PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, UC Berkeley

Joslynn Lee | PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Fort Lewis College

James Letts PhD | Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Davis

Katelyn McKown PhD | Lecturer, Stanford COLLEGE Program, Stanford University

Kristy Red-Horse PhD | Associate Professor of Biology, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Carissa Sherman | PhD Student, Human Medical Genetics and Genomics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus