Tag Archives: Diversity

What are we reading for our DEIA meeting?

Every two months we pick an article or webinar on the vast primary research in DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and access) scholarship. This week we’re checking out Reyes and Duran’s work, “Higher education scholars challenging deficit thinking: an analysis of … Continue reading

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New paper alert!

Check out our latest work in CBE Life Sci Education: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39172968/“The Making of Future Scientists: Faculty Mentor Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Science Labs”

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Welcome, new scientists!

We are excited to host undergraduate scientists Sean Alfaro-Cunningham (UCSD/SDSU CREATE Scholars) Grace Viljoen (SDSU STEM Pathways), and Melina Urquidez (SDSU MESA) to the lab this summer!

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Check out our Letter in Science!

A collaboration with social and clinical psychologists Dustin Thoman, Ivan Hernandez, Jessi Smith, and Miguel Villodas has given me a chance to participate in and learn a lot about the scientific research behind a passion of mine — equitable access to … Continue reading

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Undergraduates present at URS

We are so proud of presentations by MARC and IMSD students Michelle, Giovanni, and Viraj. They did a great job presenting on their scientific contributions to our lab!

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Funding news!

We are happy to report that we have been awarded Partnership Funds for a pilot project on metabolic dehydrogenases in lung cancer by the U54 UCSD/SDSU Cancer Partnership! This is a collaborative project with Prof. Christian Metallo (UCSD). Thank you … Continue reading

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Check out our 3 seconds of fame in SDSU’s #IAMSDSU campaign!

You might recognize some SohlMates in this TV commercial… ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJCryBKCufA ) ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

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Congrats, new MARC scholars!

Congratulations to Viraj and Giovanni, the newest MARC scholars! We are so proud of you!

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MINDSET (Maximizing INclusion and Diversity in Science, Engineering, and Technology): a mentoring program seeking to empower a diverse group of future STEM leaders

We believe the resident San Diego population has the right to receive the training needed to compete for local career opportunities in STEM. To this end, we have developed a mentoring program, MINDSET (Maximizing INclusion and Diversity in Science, Engineering, … Continue reading

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