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The SCSU Innovation Hub is hosting the 3rd annual Connecting Students and Professionals of Color, a community building series designed to foster a network of students and professionals from underrepresented backgrounds.
Connecting Students and Professionals of Color on Thursday, April 11 from 10 – 2, networking from 2 – 3
Check out the program for April 11, 2024
Origins of the Connecting Students and Professionals of Color series
Check-out 2023’s event
Moderators
![BioPath Connecting Students and Professionals of Color](https://biopath.southernct.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SCSU_23_BioPath-526-e1709130815434.jpg)
Legairre Radden ll – Research Scientist III at Boehringer Ingelheim…
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Dr. Chaka Felder-McEntire – Executive Director for Higher Heights…
Keynote Speaker
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Lionel Meda – Clinical Supply Operations Systems and Labels Team Lead in the department of Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer…
Panelists for 2024
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Dr. Evans O. Onyango – Research Scientist III focusing on Discovery Research at Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease…
![Barbara Luiza Araujo](https://biopath.southernct.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Barbara-Luiza-Araujo.png)
Barbara Luiza Araujo – Biology Student at SCSU and Intern in the Pediatric Vaccine Epidemiology Research Group at Yale…
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Dr. Michelle jj Nearon – Senior Associate Dean & Director of Office for Graduate Student Development and Diversity at Yale School of Medicine…
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Na’imah Majeed – Formulation and Process Scientist at Pfizer…
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Rosie Ayala-Portalatin – Associate Director, Manufacturing Execution Systems at Pratt & Whitney…
Partners for 2024
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![Pfizer](https://biopath.southernct.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pfizer-logo.png)
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Sponsored by Southern Connecticut State University and CTNext
Connecting Students & Professionals of Color
April 11, 2024
10 am – 2pm
Networking and Registration from 930 am
Adanti Student Center Ballroom
Southern Connecticut State University