This year, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) is launching an innovative program to support the research and post-doctoral careers of outstanding research scientists
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February 17, 2021
by Jeanna Lucci-Canapari
A multi-institution symposium led by Yale School of Medicine treated more than 1,900 online participants from across the country to a showcase of research from a diverse group of talented postdoctoral researchers, with the goal of propelling their promising careers in scientific discovery. The Intersections Science Fellows Symposium was held through Zoom sessions and webinars from January 6 through 8, and was hosted by a coalition formed by Yale and 25 other national research institutions.
The symposium featured the research contributions from 26 junior scientists, who were chosen to present their work as 2021 Intersection Science Fellows. Selected from a pool of more than 400 applicants, the fellows largely represented communities that have been historically unrepresented in the field of medical research, including those from ethnic and racial minorities, those with disabilities, those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, or those
Monday, January 18, 2021
Yale Postdoctoral Associate Chrystal Starbird has received an inaugural Rising Black Scientist Award, it has been announced. Her selection from a pool of over 300 scientists by Cell Press editors and an academic advisory board recognizes an exceptional scientist and inspirational advocate for scholars of color.
Starbird is a structural biology postdoc in the Yale Cancer Biology Institute (YCBI) at the Yale School of Medicine and is Co-chair of the Yale Black Postdoctoral Association. Her research seeks to understand how formation of macromolecular assemblies defines cellular signaling, and how these can be targeted therapeutically in cancer.
Presented by Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology, the Rising Black Scientists Award recognizes one undergraduate student and one graduate student or postdoctoral scholar. The award supports talented and motivated young Black scientists on their journey.