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Build your career with Diversity in Science and Diversity of Science (DisDos)! Expand your resources by networking with experts and learners in science. Engage with academic workshops ranging over various disciplines. Dream. Chase. Win. Stay hungry. Believe in Yourself.
DisDos 2023 New England Interdisciplinary Science Conference
Connecticut, USA | April 29, 2023
Yamna Siddiqui and Taha Siddiqui,
Hosts and Organizers of DisDos
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About DisDos
D iversity DisDos 2023 is a student-led regionwide interdisciplinary
I n science conference for New England universities.
S cience and Theme: Science Research and Career Development
D iversity Location: Center for Communications and Engineering, Quinnipiac University, O f 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut, 06518
S cience Date: April 29, 2023
Time: 9 am - 3 pm EST (3:30 pm - 5:15 pm EST Social Event)
Audience: New England undergraduate and graduate students, professors, faculty, and professionals
Come learn. Live. Lighten the world.
DisDos is an inclusive family that supports students and science advocates to explore themselves and brighten their skills in transitioning to tomorrow's leaders. The DisDos 2023 conference is FREE for Quinnipiac University (QU) students and faculty. We have folks coming from the United Nations, U.S. Navy, international medical school, an artist, biochemists, Yale Ph.D. students, QU alumni, organ donation services, etc. Several speakers are coming from afar to talk at the conference, and we are excited for students to benefit from the opportunity to network!
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Poster, Oral & Creative sessions: Undergrad & Grad
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Writing Personal Statement
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Biomedical Sciences Career Panel
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Yale Ph.D. Research Talks
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Exhibition Fair
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Former U.N. Speaker's Business
Sessions
DisDos, a start of something new! Come and explore your journey as a leader in the world of science! Learn to tell your story effectively from a former United Nations' speaker and increase your likelihood of job or internship acceptances with powerful personal statements! Investigate excellent community citizenship by medically treating the heroes of the nation in the U.S. Navy with great scholarship and practicing holistic medicine with creative approaches to healthcare such as art and boxing therapies. Enhance your knowledge on cytoskeleton, neuronal degeneration, neural regeneration, and circadian rhythms with high quality research from SUNY Medical Upstate University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and Yale! Discover world-class medical services with St. George's University School of Medicine and advocate for organ donation and empathy in saving lives.
Share your work and meet people with fresh ideas in the exhibitor fair and poster sessions. Foster new or expand on existing collaborations with experts and curious scientists! Find your career path!
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Keynote Speakers
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Dr. Jessica Ridilla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular Biologist & Biochemist SUNY Medical Upstate University
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Lab Focus: actin & microtubule protein regulation in neurodegeneration
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Dr. Annika Barber, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular Biologist & Biochemist at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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Presentation: Time Flies: Biological Timekeeping in a 24 Hour World
Guest Speakers
Check out the engaging talks of...
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Beck Lamb, St. George's University School of Medicine
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Dr. Carrie Ann, Yale Ph.D. Student
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Dhara Singh, Stories to Sales Founder and Former U.N. Speaker
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Andrew Jones, New England Donor Services
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Dr. Ivan Tirado, Ph.D. and Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreau, M.D., GINA Health and Wellness Clinic
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Lt. Bolton, Lt. Bylsma, and Lt. Commander Goff, U.S. Navy
Exhibitor Fair & Poster Session
Dr. Shawna Reed, Ph.D. (membrane fusion)
Alex Jacoby (endomembrane-targeting effector)
Genna Mullen (Generating stable HP-138 cell)
William DuPont (Exercise & oxidative effects)
Kelly Frier (BBP, ethanol & effects on H. azteca)
Priya Patel (Chemical exposure on fish gut flora)
Pam Chonweerawong (Lyme disease)
Yamna Siddiqui (microRNA & splicing)
Beck Lamb (tabling St. George's University)
Dr. Ivan Tirado, Ph.D. and Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreau, M.D. (tabling creative health)
Dhara Singh (tabling Stories to Sales)
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Biomedical Sciences Career Panel
Come learn about real-world applications and diverse career pathways in science!​
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Dr. Juliana Ansari, Ph.D. '09 UConn
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Kirsten Famiglietti, MHS '20 Quinnipiac
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Isabella Diaz Alba, MHS '23 Quinnipiac
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Daniel Lenchner, MS '22 Quinnipiac
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Beck Lamb, Medical School Admissions Specialist of St. George's University
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Nicholas Shiner, MHS '22 Quinnipiac
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Special shout-out to Dr. Shawna Reed, Ph.D. for organizing and moderating!
Social Event
Enjoy a reception of continental food while talking with the presenters and attendees! Make new friends and watch...
The Invisible Extinction (the Race to Save our Vanishing Microbes)
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Sam Miles
The Invisible Extinction Impact Team
ROCO Films
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Left to right: Yamna Siddiqui, Daniel Lenchner, Dr. Shawna Reed, Ph.D., Isabella Diaz Alba, Beck Lamb, Kirsten Famiglietti & Dr. Juliana Ansari, Ph.D.
Beck Lamb (at the left) Medical School Admissions Specialist, pleasantly talking to curious students at the table for St. George's University School of Medicine (click the link below)
(left to right) Andrew Jones (guest speaker from New England Donor Services), Yamna Siddiqui (Founder and President of DisDos), Dr. Annika Barber, Ph.D. (keynote speaker from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Dr. Jessica Ridilla, Ph.D. (keynote speaker from SUNY Medical Upstate University), and Dr. Shawna Reed, Ph.D. (DisDos faculty support from Quinnipiac University)
Left to right: Yamna Siddiqui, Daniel Lenchner, Dr. Shawna Reed, Ph.D., Isabella Diaz Alba, Beck Lamb, Kirsten Famiglietti & Dr. Juliana Ansari, Ph.D.
Comments
"DisDos truly is a golden experience dear to my heart as it was a dream come true. Since my first year of undergraduate, I wanted to create a platform that would unite people by supporting them in sharing their talents and skills with each other and acquiring useful resources in a timely manner. When I was reflecting after the 2023 conference and reviewing attendees' feedback, I was overwhelmed by the love and encouragement they provided me of appreciating the "friendly environment," "community," "networking," and "learning experience." I felt so touched that the emotions I had invested into DisDos were amplifying like a domino effect. I will continue to strive so DisDos is not just another science organization but a family filled with caring, honest, hardworking, and curious members."
Yamna Siddiqui,
Host and Organizer of DisDos
Instagram: @ys_sga
