Alonzo Atencio, PhD

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Dr. Alonzo Atencio was known as the Godfather of Minority Medical Education through his efforts to increase recruitment of diverse scholars and the founding of SACNAS.

Scarlin Hernandez

Scarlin Hernandez is a Dominican-American astronautical engineer for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. She was born in the Dominican Republic, then moved to Brooklyn, NY at the age of 4. She earned her BS in Computer Engineering from Capitol Technology University (CTU) in Laurel, MD. Her undergraduate studies were funded by a full scholarship from […]

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 […]

AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) 2024 Annual Meeting Recap

AACR Annual Meeting Banner

This year the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting was held Apr 5-12, 2024 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Attendance is approaching pre-pandemic levels again as 22,500 people attended. The theme was “Inspiring Science – Fueling Progress – Revolutionizing Care”.  As usual, you needed to plan out your schedule in advance as the exhibit space and conference space was massive. One also needed good walking shoes, as the steps kept coming and coming and coming. That being said, the recap will highlight 4 areas of the meeting.

Dr. Monique Mendes

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Dr. Monique Mendes is a Jamaican born neuroscientist whose research currently focuses on the self-renewal process of microglial brain cells and their response to injury.

Dr. Ruth Ella Moore

Dr. Ruth Ella Moore was a bacteriologist whose research led to a better understanding of tuberculosis, gut microbiome, tooth decay, and blood types.

Dr. Lloyd Noel Ferguson

Dr. Lloyd Noel Ferguson born in Oakland in 1918, was a chemist, entrepreneur, mentor, and STEM literacy advocate. Despite growing up in poverty, he had a strong interest in chemistry during his childhood. He created his first lab in his backyard and made several inventions, some of which he sold. After high school he worked in construction and as a porter for a railroad company to save money for college. He received a BS (1936) with honors and PhD (1940) in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, becoming the first person in his family to attend college and the first African American to obtain a Chemistry PhD at Berkeley.

Dr. Edgar Julian Duncan (Julian)

Dr. Julian Duncan was a Caribbean botanist whose tissue culture technique allowed for the mass production of plant products in the Islands. Born on the island of St. Vincent, he always had a fascination with plants while growing up. He obtained a BS in Botany and Zoology from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and his PhD in Fungal Genetics and Cytology at University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland.

Samuel Proctor Massie Jr.

Dr. Samuel Proctor Massie Jr. was an African-American chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project, antibiotics, environment, and infectious diseases.