The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) is proud to present Science Forward: Towards Inclusive Excellence in Academia, a two-day symposium to build community and advance opportunities for basic science researchers from groups historically underrepresented in science.
We are excited to feature the following keynote speakers:
Day 1 • March 20
Dr. Erich D. Jarvis
Head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language at Rockefeller University and HHMI Investigator
Day 2 • March 21
Keynote
Hasina Outtz Reed, M. D., PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Special Address
Marie Bernard, MD
Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, National Institute of Health
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About AMSNY: AMSNY is the consortium of New York State’s 17 medical schools. AMSNY champions biomedical research, diversity in medical school and the physician workforce and cost-efficient care. AMSNY runs programs that support high school and college students from underserved and underrepresented communities and groups that are underrepresented in science so they can succeed in medical school. AMSNY conducts research and analyses on important policy issues such as student retention, research funding and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in medical and dental schools and in biomedical research. Our Biosciences Advisory Council, comprising the deans of research at the 17 medical schools, as well as Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and The Rockefeller University, advises AMSNY on its bioscience initiatives.
