STEMNoire 2024: BLACK WOMEN LEADING THE STEM RENAISSANCE conference Agenda

This program is subject to change.

 
 
 

  • 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Registration

    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: All-White Welcome Reception

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Registration

    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Breakfast

    9:00 AM - 9:25 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Speakers: STEMNoire Leadership Team

    9:25 AM -9:30 AM: Opening Meditation

    9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Opening Keynote Address
    Speaker: Rashada Alexander, PhD | Director, AAAS-STPF Program

    10:15 AM - 11:10 AM: Making Biology Easier to Engineer at Ginkgo Bioworks

    11:10 AM - 11:25 AM: AM Break

    11:25 AM - 12:45 PM: Concurrent Oral Research Presentations

    12:45 PM - 1:45 PM: Lunch

    1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Technical Labs
    Session A: Introduction to R Studio for Beginners
    Session B: Data Analytics as a Tool to Address Health Disparities

    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: PM Break

    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Chair Yoga

    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM: Research Keynote Address
    Speaker: Juliet Daniel, PhD | Cancer Biologist; Associate Dean of Research and External Relations in the Faculty of Science, McMaster University

    3:45 PM - 3:50 PM: Closing Remarks & Group Photo

    3:50 PM - 4:50 PM: Concurrent Wellness Sessions
    Session A: MaXXimum Flow Choreo
    Session B: Breathe Sis: Mindfulness Practices for Women in STEM
    Session C: Know the Difference: Mentor, Role Model, Sponsor

    End of Official Day 1 Activities

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Breakfast

    9:05 AM - 9:20 AM: Welcome

    9:20 AM - 10:05 AM: Career Exploration Sessions
    Session A: Exploration of Regulatory Careers to Navigating the Federal Hiring Process
    Session B: Navigating the Ascent: Sustaining YOU while Climbing the Ladder
    Session C: Bioinformatics in Biomedical Research

    10:05 AM - 10:20 AM: Break

    10:20 AM - 11:20 AM: Career Development Sessions
    Session A: Growing with Intention: Creating your Career Growth Plan
    Session B: Bench to Boardroom: Corporate Careers for Women in STEM
    Session C: Beyond The Salary: How To Maximize Your STEM Skills As A Consultant
    Session D: Non-Traditional Careers in STEM and How You can Leverage Your Skills Outside the Bench

    10:20 AM - 11:20 AM: Ginkgo Bioworks Presents: Ginkgo and Growing: How to Transition in Your Career

    11:20 AM - 12:00 PM: Opportunity Highlights
    Session A: Sutro Biopharma Presents: Diversity in the Biotech Industry
    Speakers: Adedolapo Lasode, PhD; Asa Elmore, Sutro Biopharma
    Session B: Idea to Innovation: A Look into Commercialization with the Activate Fellowship
    Speakers: Andee Wallace, CEO of Robigo, Activate Boston Cohort 2022 | Karrigan Turner, Activate Fellowship Team
    Session C: The National Cancer Institute Presents: Accelerating Discovery – NCI Drives Innovation by Supporting NextGen Scientists

    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch

    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Research Poster Session

    1:35 PM - 2:30 PM: Amazon Web Services Presents: All Roads Lead to Cybersecurity

    2:35 PM - 2:40 PM: Break

    2:40 PM - 3:40 PM: Concurrent Wellness Sessions

    Session A: Disrupters: Using our Celebrity Faves to Teach Principles of Design Justice
    Session B: Black Women Belong
    Session C: The Formula For Joy

    3:40 PM - 3:50 PM: PM Break

    3:50 PM - 4:35 PM: Keynote Address
    Speaker: Natalie Watson Singleton, PhD | Licensed Psychologist; Associate Psychology Professor, Spelman College; Diversity & Inclusion Education Director at Emory University School of Medicine/Nia Project

    4:35 PM - 4:45 PM: Research Award Ceremony

    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Group Photo

    End of Official Day 2 Activities

  • 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM: STEMNoire in the City

    Concurrent Collaboration Chats

    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Collaboration Chats (Research)

    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Collaboration Chats (STEM Education & Outreach)

    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Collaboration Chats (Science Policy & Communication)

    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Collaboration Chats (Science Communication)