Friday, September 24, 2021
8:50 am: Welcome by Natural Sciences Dean Jonathan Hodge
9:00 am: Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., MS, PhD
“Advancing Black Men’s Health: The Building of a Research Program”
Professor
Director, Program for Research on Men’s Health
Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Link to a recording of Dr. Thorpe’s Presentation
10:00 am: Sara LeGrand, MS, PhD
“Global Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations”
Associate Research Professor
Co-Director, Duke Sexual and Gender Minority Health Program
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Link to a recording of Dr. LeGrand’s Presentation
11:00 am: Laura Fejerman, MSc, PhD
“Breast Cancer Genetics in Latin American Women”
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Director Women’s Cancer Care and Research (WeCaRe) Program
Co-Director Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement (LUCHA) Initiative
Assistant Director of Education, Training, and Career Development
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center