The 4th Annual Diverse Perspectives Seminar Series
You are invited to the 4th annual Diverse Perspectives Seminar Series!
“Culturally Responsive Mentorship: Implications for Student Development”
An in-person event featuring Professor Angela Byars-Winston (University of Wisconsin–Madison) on April 19th (Wed) at 10am PDT
Join us to celebrate diversity and excellence in research as we bring together scholars from all career stages to discuss efforts to promote equity and inclusion within academia.
Dr. Angela Byars-Winston is a counseling psychologist and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Additionally, she is Principal Investigator in the NIH National Research Mentoring Network leading the Culturally Aware Mentorship initiative. She investigates cultural and organizational influences on career development, effective mentorship of college students and early career faculty, and studies interventions aimed at increasing retention of individuals from racial/ethnic groups marginalized in STEMM. Dr. Byars-Winston is the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Educator for Innovation in Mentorship Research Award from the Association of Clinical and Translational Science.
Jointly hosted by SURPAS and BioAIMS.
RSVP for the event here. Graduate students and postdocs are invited to join small-group discussions with Dr. Byars-Winston. Discussion sessions will take place in the afternoon of 4/19. Please RSVP and you will receive a separate invitation.
Contact Mason Wu (ycmwu@stanford.edu) with any questions or concerns.
Diversity Perspectives Seminar Series
Mission Statement
The Diversity Perspectives Seminar Series is a trainee-hosted event that contributes to the ongoing, university-wide discussion on diversity and inclusion in academia. Each speaker visit will also provide opportunities for marginalized trainees to share personal experiences and discuss strategies for navigating the increasingly-competitive job market.
A key objective is to provide cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural interactions between diverse trainees to enable postdoctoral scholars and graduate students to share, learn about, and improve the experiences of currently marginalized members of the Stanford community.
Sponsors
2019 Inaugural Event
Dr. Michael Penn earned his B.S. from Morehouse College and his M.D.-Ph.D. at UCSF. Michael left UCSF to work at Genentech in Marketing and Business Development roles for the next 9 years and was then recruited to become a Vice President at the Gladstone Institutes, focusing on diversity, mentoring, and strategy; then served as CEO of the Gladstone Foundation. He is also a co-author of Finding Your North and co-founder of the non-profit, Building Diversity in Science. In 2017, Michael moved on to tackle some independent ventures, including founding Health Equity Ventures--an emerging venture fund, consulting for UCSF and advising digital health startups. His sole focus is on enabling the development of talent, technologies, and companies that enable wellbeing for all, especially vulnerable populations.
“Career Success through Experimental Rigor and Diversity”
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Clark Center, Rm S360
Trainees often spend considerable time steeped in fear about their future careers. This talk will reassure students that fear—while understandable—can be managed. Using skills honed and developed in their laboratory experiences, attendees will learn how to repurpose lab skills into unfair advantages to leverage on their career journeys. The path to success will be further illuminated through the speaker’s candid, funny and sometimes challenging personal stories.
Trainee Roundtable
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Black Community Services Center
This session is a closed session for trainees (postdocs and students) to ask Dr. Penn about his personal journey and to discuss diversity, inclusion, and equity issues and advocacy.