Lung Cancer Screening Listening Session at Flint, MI Public Library
Dr. Manley from SCHEQ will be speaking on a panel with Dr. Jamie Studts on May 17, 2024 from 12- 3 PM at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library in Flint, MI as part of the Power Initiative. This is part of the Community Listening Sessions on Lung Cancer Screening that are organized by the Barbara Ann […]
2024 BMCC Annual Research Symposium (BARS)
2024 BMCC Annual Research Symposium (BARS)
2nd Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress
The 2nd Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress will take place at the Westin Hotel on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. It is a great event to learn about community engagement, increasing clinical trial diversity, barriers to trials, and interventions that are successful.
Small Business Expo in NYC
The Small Business Expo (SBE) will occur in NYC on May 2, 2024 at the Javits Convention Center from 10 AM – 5 PM (EST). Its is a gathering for entrepreneurs and small business owners. There is speed networking, educational insights, networking by sector, and business development opportunities. As a small or new business, it […]
Lung Cancer Screening Listening Session at Hasselbring Senior Center
Dr. Manley from SCHEQ will be speaking on a Panel with Drs. Jamie Studts and Lisa Carter-Bawa on April 2 from 4- 6 PM at the Hasselbring Senior Center in Flint, MI. This is part of the Community Listening Sessions on Lung Cancer Screening that are organized by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute – Wayne State University Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement (OCHECE).
Dr. Monique Mendes
Dr. Monique Mendes is a Jamaican born neuroscientist whose research currently focuses on the self-renewal process of microglial brain cells and their response to injury.
Dr. Ruth Ella Moore
Dr. Ruth Ella Moore was a bacteriologist whose research led to a better understanding of tuberculosis, gut microbiome, tooth decay, and blood types.
Dr. Jane Hinton
Dr. Jane Hinton was an African American WWII vet who invented a special agar to test antibiotic susceptibility.
Dr. May Edward Chinn
Dr. May Edward Chinn was the first African American woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College and was advocate for poor patients. She was born in MA but grew up in New York City.
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was a renown agricultural scientist, farmer, and inventor. Born enslaved, at the tail end of the Civil War, he was raised by his former owners in Missouri. At one point he and his family were captured by slave raiders, before eventually being returned. He showed a keen interest in nature and plants that permeated through his life and career.