(all times posted in U.S. Eastern)
Science Communication in the Context of a Pandemic: Highlights and Lessons
September 24, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
During the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, timely, accurate, and concise communication is vital to ensure public understanding of the scientific basis for the advice they receive. The panelists will identify difficulties in science communication sc…
Online with LSE: Signaling Inclusivity through Deliberate Framing of Specific Genetics-Related Course Content
September 25, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
In this session we will discuss language frameworks for describing and depicting inheritance of human differences in ways that may make the classroom a more welcoming space for students of various identities. Featured author: Karen Hales, Professor of…
Scientific Imperative of Clinical Trial Diversity and Impact on Covid-19
October 22, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Genetic variation (eg ancestral background) may play a key role in how a patient responds to a drug or medical products, yet clinical trials often lack diversity and minority-equity. Having minority populations represented in clinical evaluation ensure…
Online with LSE: Identifying Troublesome Jargon in Biology
November 13, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
This session of Online with LSE will feature a discussion with Lisa McDonnell, Associate Teaching Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at San Diego There is a lot of discipline specific and technical vocabulary used in bi…
