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SUMMARY:Hamilton\, ON: Film screening: The Space Race - The untold story of Black Astronauts
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Black Scientists Network-Ontario Regional Node in partnership with McMaster University is pleased to present National Geographic’s documentary THE SPACE RACE\nTHE SPACE RACE uncovers the little-known stories of the first Black pilots\, engineers and scientists who became astronauts. \nAll are welcome!\n\nFriday March 1\, 2024. 7:00pm – 9:30pm ET\nL.R. Wilson Hall\, 1280 Main Street West Hamilton\, ON L8S 4L8\n\nAgenda \n\n7-7:15pm: doors open\, light refreshments served\n7:15-7:30pm: Introduction to partner initiatives and the film\n7:30-9pm: The Space Race screening\n9-9:30pm: post screening activities TBA\n\nRegistration is free. Donations to the network would be appreciated in support of our Science Fair and other programming. \n \nTHE SPACE RACE weaves together the stories of Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars\, including Guion Bluford\, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden\, among many others. In THE SPACE RACE\, directors Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (The Redeem Team) and Lisa Cortés (Little Richard: I Am Everything) profile the pioneering Black pilots\, scientists and engineers who joined NASA to serve their country in space\, even as their country failed to achieve equality for them back on Earth. From 1963\, when the assassination of JFK thwarted Captain Ed Dwight’s quest to reach the moon\, to 2020\, when the echoes of the civil unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd reached the International Space Station\, the story of African Americans at NASA is a tale of world events colliding with the aspirations of uncommon men. The bright dreams of Afrofuturism become reality in THE SPACE RACE\, turning science fiction into science fact and forever redefining what “the right stuff” looks like\, giving us new heroes to celebrate and a hidden history to discover. View the trailer here.  \nThe Space Race premieres Sunday\, March 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on National Geographic and streaming on STACKTV. \n \nAdditional In-Person Screenings: \n\nFebruary 17\, 2024. In partnership with Imhotep’s Legacy Academy in Halifax\, NS .\nFebruary 21\, 2024. In partnership with the CBSN National Office & University of Toronto Scarborough in Scarborough\, ON.\nFebruary 24\, 2024. In partnership with CBSN-BC & Douglas College in New Westminster\, BC.\nFebruary 27\, 2024. In partnership with CBSN-Saskatchewan & University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon\, SK.\n\nVirtual Screening: \n\nFebruary 18\, 2024. ONLINE\n\n 
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/spacerace_mcmaster/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, LR Wilson Concert Hall\, 1280 Main St W\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8S 4L8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:NEW! CBSN Trainee Workshop: 'Bridging the Gap' with Mitacs
DESCRIPTION:Are you a graduate student or post-doc who is interested in working with industry? \nJoin us for the first CBSN Trainee Workshop: ‘Bridging the Gap’ \nThe workshop will focus on putting together a competitive application for collaborative projects between academia and industry. \n\nPresenter: Angelo Nwigwe\, PhD\nSenior Advisor- Business Development Mitacs\n\nThis workshop is for CBSN Members who are graduate students or post-docs. \nClick here to Join\nMeeting ID: 946 3098 5449\nPasscode: 12345 \nLearn more about Angelo: 
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/traineeworkshop6mar/
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SUMMARY:CBSN Career Chats: PhD Career Navigation: from Academia to Industry
DESCRIPTION:CBSN Members are invited to join the next Career Chat of 2024 \nWednesday March 13\, 4pm ET \nTopic:\nPhD Career Navigation: from Academia to Industry\nwith Dr Jodi McKenzie\, PhD\nDr Jodi McKenzie is currently a Director of Clinical Development in Clinical Development Oncology at Eisai Inc.\, where she works with cross-functional teams to design\, develop\, and execute global Phase 1-3 clinical trials (eg\, single-arm trials\, randomized-controlled trials). She is also the Indication Lead for Endometrial Cancer and Clinical Lead for a Pediatric Development Program. She has been working at Eisai for just over 5 years during which time she has transitioned from a Senior Clinical Research Scientist to an Associate Director of Clinical Development to her current Director role. Prior to this\, she was a Clinical Research Scientist in the Phase I Clinical Trial Unit at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC)\, where she was involved in the development of clinical trial programs focused on first in man and combination studies of DNA Damage Response and Immuno-oncology agents. As a TRIUMPH (Translational Research in a Multidisciplinary Program) Postdoctoral Fellow at MDACC\, she worked on projects centered on developing combination strategies to improve cancer patient response to immunotherapy. Her research showed that Topoisomerase I inhibitors enhance the efficacy of T cell-based immunotherapy\, by a mechanism dependent on p53 responsive genes. She was also involved in studies that demonstrated the impact of tumor cell signaling pathways\, such as PTEN/PI3K-Akt and Glycolysis\, on immunoresistance in solid tumors. \nPublications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Jodi%20McKenzie%20%5BAUTHOR%5D \n  \nPlease contact the CBSN Project Administrator if you are a member looking for the registration link\, or sign into the CBSN ‘connections’ channel on Slack  \nRegister once and we will remind you each month. \nWatch the calendar for future session topic announcements! \n\nSeptember 13. CRC & Professor Jennifer Adams (U Calgary): Preparing a faculty dossier.\nOctober 11. Professor Adango Miadonye (Cape Breton University): Flourishing in Academia-Part I.\nNovember 8. Mark Casselman & Nickiesha Linton (Digital Health Canada): Exploring Professional Careers – Digital Health in Canada.\nDecember 13. Angelo Nwigwe & Christopher Dixon (Mitacs): Career transition skills and networking  & Postdoctoral fellowships and industry positions.\nJanuary 10. Professor Maydianne Andrade (U of T): Paving a Pathway to Leadership.\nFebruary 14. Dr George Mutwiri\, DVM\, PhD (USask): Developing a Research Program and the Importance of Leadership Skills for Scientists.\nMarch 13. Dr Jodi McKenzie\, PhD (Eisai Inc): PhD Career Navigation: from Academia to Industry.\nApril 10
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/cbsn-career-chats-phd-career-navigation-from-academia-to-industry/
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SUMMARY:BE-STEMM Mentorship Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Black Scientists Network invites you to the Black Excellence in STEMM Mentorship Symposium\n\nMarch 14 & 15\, 2024 \nMount St. Vincent University\, Halifax NS\nHost: CBSN Lead Ally Tamara Franz-Odendaal\n\nWith funding from the Nancy’s Chair in Women’s studies at Mount St. Vincent University\, the BE-STEMM Mentorship Symposium features a series of FREE events with three goals: \n\nshare best practices for inclusive mentorship with diverse professionals and community members\ninspire Black high school students through contact with diverse mentors and role models in STEM\nprovide mentorship  and connections for Black emerging leaders in STEM\n\n———————————————————– \nThursday\, March 14th \nSession 1: Inclusive Mentorship Networking Event / 5:30pm – 9pm AT\nAn evening for allies\, mentors\, faculty\, and teachers to explore inclusive mentorship best practices and to network.  All are welcome \n5:30 pm. Welcome\, dinner & networking  \n6:00pm. Keynote address \nWorking towards Inclusive Mentorship with Dr. Jennifer Adams \nDr Adams is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair of Creativity and Science\, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary.  Dr Adams’ scholarship “…[does not] dwell on deficits but aims to uncover frameworks of success and survivance; further\, it will provide guidance to post-secondary institutions for transforming exclusive cultures and offering meaningful support to students who have been historically marginalized.” Click here to read more. \n7:30 – 9:00pm. In-person Networking \nEveryone seeking to adopt best practices for mentoring Black students is welcome!  \nComing soon: \n\nRegistration for in-person events (dinner\, networking and keynote\, 5:30pm – 9:00pm)\nVirtual registration (keynote only\, 6pm – 7pm)\n\n_________________________________________ \nFriday\, March 15th\nSession 2: Mentoring Success for Students / 9:15am – 3:00pm AT\nAn opportunity for Black-identifying high school students to engage with Black-identifying mentors in STEM fields during a mentorship rotation. A keynote address will also be given by Dr. Eugenia Addy.  In-person attendees are invited mentors\, high school students and teachers. \n10:15 – 11:15am  Keynote address \nInspirational Careers in STEM with Dr. Eugenia Addy \nDr. Eugenia Addy holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto and is the founder and CEO of Visions of Science\, and organization committed to advancing STEM equity by engaging Black and other racialized youth from low-income communities across the Greater Toronto Area. \nOnline registration \n11:15am – 3:00pm. Mentorship rotations for students\, lunch\, dismissal \n_______________________________________ \nFriday\, March 15th\nSession 3: Mentoring Emerging Black Leaders / 3:30pm – 5:30pm AT\nThis talk and workshop will focus on practical considerations for emerging Black leaders. All Black-identifying professionals\, academics\, or community members interested in leadership are welcome to attend. \n3:30pm – 4:30pm Keynote address  \n4:30pm – 5:30pm Workshop \nPaving a Path to Leadership with Dr. Maydianne Andrade \nDr. Andrade is a University Professor and Evolutionary Ecologist at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). She is President and co-Founder of the Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN)\,  Founder and co-Chair of the Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Equity (TIDE) and she has served terms as Vice Dean and Acting Dean at UTSC. \nOverview: Many people\, particularly in STEM fields\, describe how they ‘ended up’ in leadership roles despite not having any training to prepare them to be a good leader. However\, deconstructing the career paths of successful leaders often reveals commonalities in the acquisition of skills and knowledge that reflect the literature on leadership development across sectors (business\, academia\, government). Professor Maydianne Andrade will provide an overview and facilitate a discussion of ways to think about paving your own path to leadership\, including a broad consideration of acquiring and demonstrating leadership competencies\, tips on the ‘nitty gritty’ of the day-to-day approaches of an effective leader\, and the realities of ‘Leading While Black’. \nJoin break-out groups in the workshop to consider challenging scenarios and how to navigate them in the moment\, as well as how to develop leadership practices that avoid such challenges by anticipating and mitigating potential negative outcomes. \nBlack-identifying emerging leaders may register here (in-person only)
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/be-stemm-mentorship-symposium/
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SUMMARY:Symposium for Black Excellence in STEMM Mentorship (BE-STEMM Mentorship)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 14 and 15th at Mount St. Vincent University for a series of events aimed at inclusive mentorship for youths and professionals.\nThursday March 14th\, 5:30pm – 9:00pm AST\nOpening Session : Inclusive Mentorship Networking Event \nAn evening for allies\, mentors\, faculty\, and teachers to explore inclusive mentorship best practices and to network. \n\n 5:30pm.  Dinner \n6:30pm – 7:30pm. Keynote talk with Q&A: Working Towards Inclusive Mentorship – Dr. Jennifer Adams\, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair of Creativity and Science\, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. This talk will also be streamed online.\nDr Adams’ scholarship “…[does not] dwell on deficits but aims to uncover frameworks of success and survivance; further\, it will provide guidance to post-secondary institutions for transforming exclusive cultures and offering meaningful support to students who have been historically marginalized.” Click here to read more.\n7:30pm – 9:00pm. Networking\n\n \nFriday March 15th\n9:15am – 3:00pm AST\nMorning Session: Mentorship success for Students\nAn opportunity for Black-identifying high school students to engage with Black-identifying mentors in STEM fields through an inspirational talk and during mentorship rotations. \n\n9:15 – 10:15. Arrival and remarks\n10:15am – 11:15am. Keynote talk with Q&A. Inspirational Careers in STEM – Dr. Eugenia Addy\, CEO of Visions of Science\, PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto. This talk will be on Zoom and streamed for students at Mt. St. Vincent University.\n11:15 am – 3:00pm. Mentoring rotations & lunch\n\nAfternoon Session: Mentoring Leaders\n3:30pm – 5:30pm \nClosing workshop: Mentoring Leaders \nThis workshop will  provide a opportunity for frank conversations about professional development and success for Black-identifying emerging leaders from across sectors. \n3:30pm – 4:30pm Keynote talk with Q&A. Paving a Path to Leadership.  Dr. Maydianne Andrade\, University Professor and Biologist at the University of Toronto Scarborough\, President and co-Founder of the Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN)\, and Founder and co-Chair of the Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Equity (TIDE). \n4:30pm – 5:15pm. Facilitated discussion \n5:15pm – 6:00pm. Closing remarks. \nOverview: Many people\, particularly in STEM fields\, describe how they ‘ended up’ in leadership roles despite not having any training to prepare them to be a good leader. However\, deconstructing the career paths of successful leaders often reveals commonalities in the acquisition of skills and knowledge that reflect the literature on leadership development across sectors (business\, academia\, government). Join Professor Maydianne Andrade for an overview of ways to think about paving your own path to leadership\, including a broad consideration of acquiring and demonstrating leadership competencies\, tips on the ‘nitty gritty’ of the day-to-day approaches of an effective leader\, and the realities of Leading While Black. Leadership takes many different forms and manifests at different scales\, so everyone can benefit from understanding the ‘unwritten rules’ for success. Whether you know you are interested in leadership\, or whether you would just like to keep your options open\, feel free to join this free workshop. \n \nFunding for this event is provided by the Nancy Chair’s Fund at Mount St. Vincent University.\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/bestemm_mentorship/
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Rooting for Prevention Among High-Risk Breast Cancer Populations
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the March BE-STEMM seminar featuring: \nShawn Hercules\, MPH\, PhD\nTitle: Rooting for Prevention Among High-Risk Breast Cancer Populations\n\n4pm ET\nWednesday March 20\, 2024\n\nDr. 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. \nIn 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. \n \nWatch this space for seminar speaker announcements! \nSeminar topics: Watch this space for updates! \n\nThe 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.
URL:https://blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-event/be-stemm-seminar-series-all-are-welcome-3-3/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BE-STEMM Seminar
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