QBI presents the third "Full Circle of Native and Indigenous Scientists in Biology" symposium on April 3-4, 2025, organized by Willow Coyote-Maestas and team. The goal of the “Full Circle” symposium is to create an opportunity for North American Native and Indigenous, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native scientists to share their research, meet other scientists, and build community. Our program will feature talks from students, postdocs, and faculty, along with panel discussions exploring Native and Indigenous topics in the context of research.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Justin Billy | University of Wisconsin – Madison

Khalyd Clay | Scripps Research

Qootsvenma Denipah-Cook | The University of New Mexico

Jay Goldberg | Arizona State University

Karina Hernandez | Arizona State University

Krissy Lyon | Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Lauren W. Yowelunh McLester-Davis | University of Wisconsin – Madison

Kat Milligan-McClellan | University of Connecticut

Nathan Nakatsuka | NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Rebecca Pollet | Vassar College

Alanna Pyke | Stanford University

Bryan Ramirez-Corona | University of Washington

Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas | Cornell University

Lauren Rose Reyes | Stanford University

Carissa Sherman | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Lauryn Torres-Hernandez | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Krystal Tsosie | Arizona State University

Joseph Yracheta | Native Bio Data Repository