We are committed to the values and principles expressed by the UNC School of Medicine’s “Statement on Equity and Inclusion“.
Tuesday, November 711a-1:30p |
Unconscious Bias AwarenessExplores unintended/implicit bias and introduces foundational concepts that are necessary to additional engagement with DEI-related topics and issues. This workshop will be offered monthly throughout the year, and is strongly recommended to be first training that participants attend. Register here. |
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Wednesday, November 291p-4p |
Achieving Equity in Health CareThis workshop explores the history of racial disparities in the United States and its effects on our education and health care systems. Register here. |
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Thursday, December 710a-1p |
Respecting All WorkshopThis workshop explores microaggressions and biased behavior prevalent in the SOM and provides participants tools with which to intervene when witnessing acts of disrespect and discrimination. Register here. |
August 3, 2023
UNC School of Medicine graduate students Oscar Arroyo from Daniel McKay’s lab and Aleah Bailey from Ilona Jasper’s lab, were among 50 students across the United States named as Gilliam Fellows by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
August 1, 2022
Sarah Brotman (Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the Karen Mohlke lab), Saygin Gulec (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the Tim Elston and Klaus Hahn labs), and Nisitha Sengottuvel (Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the Chad Pecot lab) participated in the 2022 UNC “Shadow a Scientist” Program.
May 6, 2022
In support of the work that you do, the UNC School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be offering awards in the amount of $1500 - $2000, to assist with DEI requests and projects.
January 13, 2022
The UNC Department of Genetics is excited to announce the UNC Educational Pathways to Increase Diversity in GEnomics (EDGE) training program for undergraduate students.
November 16, 2021
Brea Hampton, a Genetics and Molecular Biology graduate student and member of the Department of Genetics, in the labs of Dr. Mark Heise and Dr. Marty Ferris, has been featured in "Taking a seat with Carolina’s researchers".
November 8, 2021
Ellysa Vogt is a graduate student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) curriculum and a member of the Amy Gladfelter laboratory, where she studies the structural and functional plasticity of the septin cytoskeleton in an extremophile black yeast.
October 28, 2021
Marta Cruz Cisneros is a graduate student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) curriculum and member of the Mark Heise and Marty Ferris laboratories where she studies how host genetic variation influences antibody response to adjuvanted influenza vaccination.
October 25, 2021
Jamshaid Shahir is a graduate student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) curriculum and member of the Jeremy Purvis laboratory, where he studies the dynamics of cell cycle progression under oncogenic KRAS mutations using experimental data and computational modeling.
