DAY 3 - FRI, OCT 6th

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10:00-11:00 // Fellows and Associates-only Training Session - Workshop 2: Negotiating the Startup Package 

  • Dr. Ben Garcia (Washington University School of Medicine) 

11:00-11:15 // Break

11:15-12:15 // Fellows and Associates-only Training Session - Panel 3: Emotional Quotient, Decision Fatigue, and Diversity

  • Dr. Yaihara Fortis Santiago (Postdoctoral Affairs and Trainee Diversity Initiatives)

  • Dr. Joseph Hyser (Baylor College of Medicine)

  • Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli (North Carolina State University)

12:15-12:30 // Break

12:30-1:30 // Fellows and Associates-only Training Session - Workshop 3: Setting Up Your Lab Culture 

  • Naledi Saul, MPM (University of California, San Francisco) 

1:30-1:45 // Break

1:45-3:15 // Fellows Science Session 5: Microbes and Viruses 

  • Cory White (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • David Anderson III (Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine)

  • Guillaume Urtecho (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

  • Joyonna Gamble-George (New York University)

3:15-3:30 // Break

3:30-4:30 // Panel 4: Maximizing Community with Previous ISFS Fellows

  • Dr. Ranen Aviner (San Francisco Chan Zuckerberg Biohub)

  • Dr. Xin Jin (Scripps Research)

  • Dr. Jasmine Nirody (University of Chicago)

4:30-4:45 // Break

4:45-6:00 // Fellows Science Session 6: Cancer Biology

  • Christina Cho (Yale University School of Medicine)

  • Johanna Melo Cardenas (St Jude Children's Research Hospital)

  • Stephanie Gomez (Children's National Research Institute)

  • Maxine Umeh Garcia (Stanford University School of Medicine)

6:00-6:15 // Co-Chair Closing (Professional Development)

  • Dr. Olga Buzovetsky (Rockefeller University)

  • Dr. Sunny Narayanan (Florida A&M University)

6:15-7:00 // Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Gary Désir (Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine, Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, Chair of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Chief of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital)

  • Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina (Executive Director of Ciencia Puerto Rico,  Director, Yale Ciencia Initiative, Yale University School of Medicine, Assistant  Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute)

  • Dr. Erin Heckler (Associate Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs, Yale University)

Workshop Speakers

  • Dr. Ben Garcia

    Dr. Ben Garcia

    Head of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine

  • Naledi Saul, MPM

    Naledi Saul, MPM

    Director, Office of Career and Professional Development, UCSF

Panel Speakers

  • Dr. Yaihara Fortis Santiago

    Dr. Yaihara Fortis Santiago

    Associate Director, Postdoctoral Affairs and Trainee Diversity Initiatives

  • Dr. Joseph Hyser

    Dr. Joseph Hyser

    Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

  • Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli

    Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli

    Professor, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University

  • Dr. Ranen Aviner

    Dr. Ranen Aviner

    Group Leader, San Francisco Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

  • Dr. Xin Jin

    Dr. Xin Jin

    Assistant Professor, Scripps Research

  • Dr. Jasmine Nirody

    Dr. Jasmine Nirody

    Assistant Professor, University of Chicago

Panel Speakers

  • Dr. Gary Désir

    Dr. Gary Désir

    Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine, Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, Chair of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Chief of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital

  • Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina

    Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina

    Executive Director of Ciencia Puerto Rico, Director, Yale Ciencia Initiative, Yale University School of Medicine, Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute

  • Dr. Erin Heckler

    Dr. Erin Heckler

    Associate Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs, Yale University