Join us for the March BE-STEMM seminar featuring:

Shawn Hercules, MPH, PhD

Title: Rooting for Prevention Among High-Risk Breast Cancer Populations

• 4pm ET
• Wednesday March 20, 2024

Dr. Shawn Hercules is a post-doctoral research fellow at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. An enthusiastic interdisciplinary scientist at the intersections of public health and cancer biology, Dr. Hercules has over 9 years experience in science communication and collaborative leadership. With research examining health disparities among populations in the Caribbean with respect to social determinants for breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancers, depression, asthma and COPD, Dr. Hercules is a advocate for health equity.

In addition to their research, Dr. Hercules co-founded and co-produce Science is a Drag, a science communication platform that celebrates 2SLGBTQIA+ representation in STEM, an initiative that was awarded a  Silver Anthem Award by the Royal Canadian Institute for Science.

Watch this space for seminar speaker announcements!

Seminar topics: Watch this space for updates!

The CBSN/RCSN gratefully acknowledges the University of Toronto Scarborough and its support as the Network Host Institution, and the Academic Program Committee of the Network for the BE-STEMM Seminar Series.