Neuro DEI Happenings
Events
Summer Symposium for Pipeline Programs (S2P2)
August 1 from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Featured Events
- Poster Session featuring this year's BDBS students
- Talks by alumni
- Career panel
- Keynote address - Cornelius Taabazuing, Presidential Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
- Reception & Networking event
Achievements and Awards
Najah Walton, a PhD student in the Neuroscience graduate program, has been awarded a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship. Najah is completing her PhD studies in the laboratory of Jamie Maguire, PhD, Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor.
Faith Karhanja Ranji, who completed the Postbaccalaureate Internship in 2015 was the first author of a Commentary published in Cell titled “Starting Conversations toward Inclusion"
Najah Walton received the Hope Scholarship from the Biomedical Science Careers Program.
Najah Walton, a former PhD student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD program and now a postdoctoral fellow was named to the Neuroscience Scholars Program of the Society for Neuroscience. Najah is completing her PhD research under the direction of Jamie Maguire in our department.
Leeanne Vázquez Ramírez, a summer undergraduate intern in the Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences program, has received an ABRCMS Outstanding Presentation Award in Neuroscience. Leeanne studied with Michele Jacob in our department.