Salon 2

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 

Accelerating and Scaling Effective Mentoring for underrepresented groups in STEM

April 29, 2022

SPEAKERS

David Asai, Senior Director of Inclusive Learning, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Preeti Gupta, Director for Youth Learning and Research, American Museum of Natural History

Erich Jarvis, Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University

Lou Muglia, President and CEO, Burroughs-Wellcome Fund

Alfred Mays, Program Officer, Burroughs-Wellcome Fund

Christine Pfund, Senior Scientist, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Keivan Stassun, Professor Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University 

RESOURCES 

• HHMI’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  Science Outreach: Guide to LGBTQIA+ Allyship for Mentors 

• The Rockefeller Inclusive Science Initiative (RiSI)

• Student Research NYC High School Program Finder

• Staying in Science: Examining the Pathways of Underrepresented Youth Mentored in Research 

• Working Toward Social Justice: Finding the Correct Words