People
The HMS Systems Biology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Groups (DEIWG) were created to promote diversity and inclusion both within our department and beyond. Our groups coordinate missions that range from outreach from kindergarten through postdoc and faculty hiring practice; to internally within our department and our institution.
Rather than relying on a small fraction of extremely dedicated people to push these efforts forward, we hope to create an environment where each and every person in our department, from students and interns up to admin and faculty, feel they can play a positive role in improving diversity in our department and in our broader scientific community.
CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
Eliminate barriers that limit the diversity of department community on all levels (faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and administrators)
Leverage resources that we have within the Department to affect bigger changes in academia
Working Group Members
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Alon Oyler-Yaniv
Systems Biology Faculty,
Systems Seminar/Department Events Working Group -
Ashwini Jambhekar
Systems Biology Instructor, Department Mentorship Working Group Chair
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Amy Zamora
Graduate student- DEI Fellow, Grad Student Outreach Working Group
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Daniel Eaton
Graduate student, Admissions Working Group
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Daphne Sun
Graduate Student, Grad Student Outreach Working Group
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David Jacobowitz
Graduate student, Admissions Working Group
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Ellie Rand
Graduate student, Admissions Working Group
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Gemma Johnson
Grad student, Grad Student Outreach Working Group
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Gokul Gowri
Graduate student- DEI Fellow, Grad Student Outreach Working Group
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Hawa Dembele
Graduate student, Undergrad Outreach Working Group
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Hong Kang
Research Scientist, Undergrad Outreach Working Group
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Jennie Epp
Admin/Staff, Systems Seminar/Department Events Working Group Chair
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Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv
Systems Biology Faculty, Systems Seminar/Department Events Working Group
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Joshua Francois
Postdoc. Chair Undergrad Outreach Working Group Chair
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Kailyn Doiron
Graduate student, Admissions Working Group
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Lillian Horin
Graduate student, Department Mentorship Working Group
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Mayank Chugh
Postdoc, Postdoc Working Group Chair and Systems Seminar/Department Events
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Nick Hilgert
Graduate student, Admissions Assistance Working Group Chair
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Nicolas Gort Freitas
Graduate student, Admissions Working Group
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Noah Olsman
Postdoc, Working Groups Coordinator
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Rebecca Sherbo
Postdoc, Postdoc and Faculty Working Group
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Rikki Garner
Postdoc, Systems Seminar/Department Events Working Group
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Sahand Hormoz
Systems Biology Faculty
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Sandy Nandagopal
Postdoc. Undergraduate Outreach Working Group Chair
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Sean McGeary
Postdoc, Systems Seminar\Department Events Working Group
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Sharifa Sahai
Grad student, Grad Student Outreach Working Group
Our Groups
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Kindergarten-12th Grade
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SSQB PhD Application Assistance
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Undergraduate Internship and Support
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Grad Student Mentorship
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Postdocs and Faculty Hiring
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Department Mentorship and Culture
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Systems Seminar Series