The Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at UCSF is presenting a live panel to address the need to fund black scientists by implementing institutional changes. The conversation's goal is to shine a light on the barriers minority scientists face and discuss a set of detailed action items that would foster an optimal framework for equity and inclusion in the biosciences through federal and private funding agencies.

Moderator:

Tejal Desai, Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco

Panelists:

Lola Eniola-Adefeso, Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Education, University of Michigan

Marie Bernard, Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, NIH

Noni Byrnes, Director of the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), NIH

Hana El-Samad, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco

Watch Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdWMCif6W6o