At Out in Science, LGBTQ+ STEM professionals share their journeys and shed light on how they navigate the scientific landscape with authenticity and pride.
Learn how together we can pave the way for a future where every scientist—regardless of identity—can flourish.
This event took place on June 5, 2024.
Welcome by Moderator
Stephanie Miller, PhD
Staff Scientist, Gladstone Institutes
Land Acknowledgement
Kanyon Sayers-Roods
Panel Discussion
Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD
Baker Family Director of Stanford ChEM-H, Stanford University
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, PhD
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Hampshire
Joanne Engel, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, UC San Francisco
Questions from the Audience
Out in Science is a panel discussion featuring academic leaders and STEM professionals that explores the lives and careers of LGBTQ+ scientists. Since 2014, this annual event has been organized and led by the LGBTQ+ community group at Gladstone, in collaboration with the Graduate and Postdoc Queer Alliance and the LGBT Resource Center at UC San Francisco.
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