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Diversity STEMposium Friday, September 6, 2019 University of Oregon
All events in Columbia 150 unless noted otherwise Posters should be put up in the Willamette Atrium before 9am and taken down by 5:30pm. |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and poster set-up |
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Opening remarks and announcements |
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RESEARCH TALKS |
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| 9:05 – 9:45 | Sharona Gordon, University of Washington
“No gain, no pain: Tuning the sensitivity of TRPV1 ion channels to noxious stimuli” |
| 9:45 – 10:25 | Kat Milligan-Myhre, University of Alaska Anchorage
“Host-microbe interactions in a genetically diverse host: Diversity matters” |
| 10:25 – 10:40 | Coffee Break provided by UO Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 10:40 – 11:20 | Efra Rivera-Serrano, University of California, Davis
“Through the Looking Glass: Illuminating the Micro-World to Understand Viral Infections” |
| 11:20 – 12:45 | Lunch on your own |
| 12:45 – 2:00 | Poster Session, Willamette Atrium |
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DIVERSITY TALKS |
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| 2:00 – 2:40 | Sharona Gordon, University of Washington
“If I’m not safe, no body is: Science, power, and activism in the age of #MeToo” |
| 2:40 – 3:20 | Kat Milligan-Myhre, University of Alaska Anchorage
“Representation matters: An Inupiaq journey from Qikiktagruq to academia” |
| 3:20 – 3:40 | Coffee Break provided by UO Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 3:40 – 4:20 | Efra Rivera-Serrano, University of California, Davis
“A Logic of Diversity: Applying Virological Concepts to Solve Social Problems” |
| 4:20 – 5:00 | Panel Discussion |