Invited Speakers

Sharona Gordon, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biological Physics, Structure & Design
University of Washington
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Research Talk: “No gain, no pain: Tuning the sensitivity of TRPV1 ion channels to noxious stimuli”

Diversity Talk: “If I’m not safe, no body is: Science, power, and activism in the age of #MeToo”

 

 

Kat Milligan-Myhre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alaska Anchorage
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Research Talk: “Host-microbe interactions in a genetically diverse host: Diversity matters”

Diversity Talk: “Representation matters: An Inupiaq journey from Qikiktagruq to academia”

 

Efra Rivera-Serrano, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Departments of Chemical Engineering & Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
University of California, Davis
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Research Talk: “Through the Looking Glass: Illuminating the Micro-World to Understand Viral Infections”

Diversity Talk: “A Logic of Diversity: Applying Virological Concepts to Solve Social Problems”