Dr. Thomas Risley Odhiambo

Dr. Thomas Risley Odhiambo was a Kenyan born entomologist whose work classified new genera and species of the Miridae bugs of East Africa.

SCHEQ’s 2023 Year in Photos

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We have accomplished a lot this year since SCHEQ‘s launch in August. We decided to summarize some our efforts to increase STEMM workforce diversity, advocate for underserved populations, mentorship, and lung cancer in photos. SACNAS Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM Conference – Portland, Oregon. Annual Biomedical […]

FLASCO 2023 Cancer Disparities & Health Equity Summit Recap

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Eugene Manley, Jr., Ph.D., 12/5/2023 This was my first time attending the 3rd Annual Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) Cancer Disparities and Health Equity Summit held at the Diplomat Beach Hotel & Resort in Hollywood, FL on Nov 3-4, 2023. I was invited to attend and speak on behalf of the SCHEQ Foundation by […]

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) 2023 Recap

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I attended the 2023 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) that was held this year in Downtown Phoenix, AZ from Nov 14-18, 2023 at the Phoenix Convention Center. It is one of the leading STEM events bringing together researchers that are historically underrepresented across academia and medicine. There were numerous sessions related to […]

2023 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference Recap

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I attended the 2023 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM conference on behalf of the SCHEQ Foundation that was held in Portland, OR from October 26 – 28, 2023 at the Oregon Convention Center. This was the 50th Anniversary of SACNAS and there was a […]