Schedule

8:30 am - 9:15 am

Check-In and Light Breakfast

The Anlyan Center (TAC) Lobby

9:15 am - 9:30 am

Welcome and Native American Blessing

The Anlyan Center (TAC) Auditorium

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Darin Latimore, MD, Deputy Dean and Chief Diversity Officer, Yale School of Medicine introduced by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD, YSACNAS Co-Advisor

Clanmother Shoran Waupatukuay Piper, Tribal Head Leader of the Golden Hill Paugussett, introduced by Kathia Serrano Pérez, YSACNAS Undergraduate Member

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Keynote Talk - On the Importance of Good Beginnings

The Anlyan Center (TAC) Auditorium

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Zaneta Thayer, PhD, Associate Professor, Darmouth University

introduced by Nathalie Alomar, YSACNAS Graduate Co-President

10:40 am - 11:40 am

Concurrent Oral Presentations

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Oral presentations and group assignments can be found here.

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Molecular and Cell Biology

​Room: Hope 103

Disease and Physiology

​Room: Hope 110

Neuroscience

Room: Hope 216​

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Environmental Science

​Room: TAC N-203

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Social Sciences

Room: TAC Auditorium

11:50 am - 12:50 pm

Networking Lunch

The Anlyan Center (TAC) Lounge and Upper and Lower Lobby

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Tables will be labeled with one of the following discussion topics. Guests are invited to choose a topic they are interested in and share their questions or experience with other participants at the table.

• Entering the PhD

• Postbac Programs

• Industry Jobs

• Getting Started in Research

• Getting Started in Research

• Leadership Skills

• Mentoring Advice

• Women and Gender Minorities in STEMM

• Outreach

• SACNAS Chapters

• Finishing the PhD

• Free Topic

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

Concurrent Professional Development Sessions

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Getting a Good Start: Research Opportunities for Undergraduates

​Room: Hope 110

Speakers: 

• Adán Colón Carmona, Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts-Boston

• María Moreno, Senior Lecturer, Yale, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology 

• Aimee Shen, Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Transferable skills from academia to industry

​Room: Hope 216

Speakers: 

• Montrell Seay, Senior Associate Director, Yale Office of Career Strategy

• Sandra Martínez Morilla, Senior Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim

• Taryn Olivas, Research Manager, Senior Scientist, Perosphere

The importance of communities of support in science

Room: TAC Auditorium​

Speakers: 

• Charla Lambert, Director, Office of Career Advancement & Scientific Engagement, Cold Spring Harbor

• Karina González, Associate Dean, Yale School of Medicine, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Angel Rebollar, National Chapters Manager, SACNAS

Moderator: Nathalie Alomar, YSACNAS Co-President

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Concurrent Professional Development Sessions

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Science Communication and Outreach for Busy Scientists

​Room: Hope 110

Speakers: 

• Katie Maine, SheCode

• Lester Rodríguez, OpenLabs

• Jorge Torres, Pint of Science

Moderator: Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, YSACNAS Co-Advisor

Strengthening Mentor-Mentee Relationships

​Room: Hope 216

Speakers: 

• Héctor Arce, Professor of Astronomy, Yale University

• Corey O’Hern, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Applied Physics, and Physics, Yale University

• Helen Poynton, Associate Professor, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Moderator: Ren Koontz, PhD candidate​

MD, PhD, or MD-PhD: Which program is right for me?

Room: TAC Auditorium​

Speakers: 

• Dariana Gil Hernández, Yale MD Student

• Juan Francisco Ruiz, Yale MD/PhD Student

• Víctor Sánchez Franco, Yale PhD Student

Moderator: Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale PATHS Director

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Poster Presentations and Program Booths

Edward S. Harkness Hall - Lounge

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Poster presentation numbers and abstracts can be found here.

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Cultural Celebration, Booths and Reception

Edward S. Harkness Hall - Café Med

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Enjoy yummy treats and great music and dancing and a few closing remarks to close out our wonderufl celebration.

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Sabrosura

Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Yale