14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Seminar
"A Tale of Neuroscience and Social Justice: How Separate Journeys Became One"
Dr. Gentry Patrick
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Patrick is the Kavli and Dr. William and Marisa Rastetter Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Neurobiology and a Professor at UC San Diego. He is a leader in the field of ubiquitin-dependent protein turnover in neurons in health and neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Patrick founded the PATHways to STEM (PATHS) through Enhanced Access and Mentorship scholars program, which aims to increase the number, persistence, and success of under-resourced and underrepresented minority students in STEM in San Diego. He also serves as the founding Director of the Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health within the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion. A Harvard-trained neuroscientist, he advocates for equity and diversity in the STEM and healthcare profession pipeline, and works to address health injustice through research, communication, and advancing representation of marginalized communities.
Host: Biological Sciences Diversity Committee
Co-sponsors: VT Life Sciences Seminar; Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science Diversity Committee; College of Natural Resources and Environment; Global Change Center; Office of Inclusion and Diversity; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Seminar; College of Veterinary Medicine; Fralin Life Sciences Institute.
If you are an individual with a disability and/or desire an accommodation, please contact Ignacio Moore at itmoore@vt.edu prior to the event.
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