SCHEQ Presents at NYU College and Career Pratice Lab
SCHEQ Founder and CEO, Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD, presented to the students on 10/19/2024 as part of NYU’s College & Career Lab (CCL) Practice Lab at the Silver Center for Arts and Science. The CCL is a tuition free , six-year program offered to New York City middle and high school to give them exposure […]
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 […]
Nicole Hernandez Hammer, MBA, MS
At the age of four, Nicole Hernandez Hammer and her family immigrated to the United States from Guatemala. She was then raised in Florida and began a lifelong journey into combating climate change. She received a BS in Integrated Natural Sciences from the University of South Florida (USF), a MS in Biology from Florida Atlantic […]
Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price
Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price was a pioneering veterinary microbiologist who researched parasites, infections, and microbial diseases affecting ducks and other waterfowls.
Dorothy Mclendon
Dorothy McClendon, born in Louisiana, was an African-American microbiologist who researched microorganisms that degraded military tank insulation.
Dr. Nazeer Ahmad
Dr. Nazeer Ahmad was a Guyanese born soil scientist whose work on tropical soils supported farmers all over the world in increasing the health and abundance of their crops.
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly was a biochemist and advocate for minorities in STEM. Originally from Queens, New York, she always showed an interest in science modeled after her father, an immigrant from the West Indies.
Dr. George Robert Carruthers
Dr. George Robert Carruthers was a prodigy in Astronautical Engineering and the inventor of the only astronomical telescope sent to the moon.
SCHEQ’s 2023 Year in Photos
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 […]
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) 2023 Recap
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 […]