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ALT YBPA members linking arms and smiling!
ALT Postdocs presenting their opening slide at the podium of the National Postdoc Association Conference
ALT Postdocs presenting their poster to an audience member
ALT Headshot of Dr. Carter followed by biography:Dr. Carter is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University in the lab of Dr. Valerie Horsley studying diabetic skin wound healing where her interests include effect of diabetes on immune mediated skin wound healing and how this immune response can be controlled via the use of biomaterials. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biochemistry and Mathematics at Mount Holyoke College. She completed her Masters and PhD at the University of Glasgow in Scotland where she made history as the University of Glasgow's first Black PhD recipient of a PhD in Immunology. She is currently the Chair of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Black Postdoctoral Association (YBPA) where she, alongside her board, create initiatives, workshops, and events centered on the Black postdoc experience.
ALT Colorful ad for the ISFS event. Text says "Are you a postdoc going on the academic job market? Apply today to the Intersections Science Fellows Symposium. Deadline May 1st, 2023. Symposium October 4-6, 2023. Showcase your science. Network with hiring institutions. Receive mentoring. Connect with peers. www.intersectionssciencefellows.com. Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in academia."
ALT Dr. Dzirasa holding up Black YBPA tshirt alongside YBPA members and event attendees
ALT Diversity in Academia Town Hall with Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD Moderated by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD, Assistant Director, DEI, Wu Tsai Institute Wednesday March 8, 2023 SHM-I 304, 333 Cedar St. New Haven CT 9:00-9:30AM: Networking Breakfast 9:30-10:30AM: Town Hall Dr. Kafui Dzirasa, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, neurobiology, and neurosurgery, and the K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor at Duke University, will lead a conversation about the individual and institutional responsibility of dismantling exclusionary practices and structures within Academia. Students, postdocs, faculty, and staff encouraged to attend! Sponsored by the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale and the Yale School of Medicine Genetics Department
ALT Graphic for public survey. drawing of hands holding cellphone and taking survey. Text on top and right. link to survey at bottom
ALT Colorful ad for the ISFS event. Text says "Are you a postdoc going on the academic job market? Apply today to the Intersections Science Fellows Symposium. Deadline April 12, 2023. Symposium October 4-6, 2023. Showcase your science. Network with hiring institutions. Receive mentoring. Connect with peers. www.intersectionssciencefellows.com. Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in academia."
ALT Dr Carter standing with a tall banner showing her name and photo. She is standing next to banners that show other Black postdocs at Yale!
