Mario Molina, PhD
Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 19th, 1943. At a young age, Mario showed an aptitude for chemistry, which his family nurtured. He received a BS (1965) in Chemical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He spent two years studying Polymer Kinetics at the University of Freiburg, […]
Claudio Castillón Lévano, PhD
Dr. Claudio Castillón Lévano was born on December 15, 1954 in Trujillo, Peru and would go on to be the most diverse and prolific Hispanic inventor of our time. He earned his BS and MS in Telecommunications Engineering before earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru. Through […]
Baruj Benacerraf, MD
Baruj Benacerraf was born in 1920 in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish-Jewish parents. His early childhood was spent in Paris, France where his family stayed until the early 1930s before fleeing back to Venezuela under the threat of the Second World War. Benacerraf’s father was a textile merchant and importer, and hoped his son would follow […]
Carlos Juan Finlay, MD
Born in 1833 in Cuba, Carlos Juan Finlay was a physician and scientist credited with discovering that mosquitoes spread yellow fever. Both of Finlay’s parents were European and he pursued his early education in France. Finlay earned his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1855. During his medical studies, he befriended and […]
France A Córdova, PhD
On August 5th, 1947, France Anne-Dominic Córdova was born in Paris to an Irish mother and Mexican-American father who was Chief of the Cooperative for American Remittance to Europe (CARE) Program stationed in France before settling in West Covina, California. She received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature at Stanford University, where she conducted anthropological […]
Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz, PhD
On April 5th, 1950, Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz was born in San José, Costa Rica, to a Costa Rican mother and Chinese immigrant father. Franklin immigrated to the US during high school and went on to attend the University of Connecticut, where he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1973. He then received a PhD […]
SCHEQ Interview with Dr. Leyland on Bridinging the Gap In STEMM
SCHEQ (STEMM & Cancer Health Equity) Founder and CEO, Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., was interviewed by Dr. Leyland on her Level Up Academy – Higher Education Edition Youtube Show on 9/12/2024. This program was called “Bridging the Gap in STEMM: Advancing Diversity, Health Equity, and Mentorship for Future Generations”. This was a great discussion about mentorship, […]
SCHEQ Founder Spoke at NCCN Policy Summit on Cancer Workforce Diversity
SCHEQ Founder, Dr. Manley, spoke at the National Comprehensive Cacner Network (NCCN) Policy Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Cancer Workforce on September 10, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. . His panel discussed way to still achieve DEI in the Cancer Workforce in the face of all of the […]
IASLC 2024 World Congress on Lung Cancer in San Diego
The IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) is holding the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Diego from September 7-10, 2024. This event is being held at the San Diego Convention Center. This year is also the 50th year anniverary of IASLC. The conference presents the latest breakthroughs in thoracic […]
SCHEQ Presenting at Cancer Patient Lab’s Webinar Series about Disparities
SCHEQ Founder, Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., will be presenting at the Cancer Patient Lab Meeting on Wednesday August 28, 2024 from 12 -1 PM (ET). His webinar will discuss “How disparities and workforce diversity impact cancer patients and caregivers”. He will discuss STEMM access, workforce diversity, cell line diversity, clinical trial diversity, and community engagemetn.