The CRBS is committed to providing an inclusive, diverse, and equitable working environment for everyone affiliated with our research center. In collaboration with the Fonds de Recherche du Québec, we have developped an EDI Action Plan and have established a Standing EDI Committee composed of both CRBS faculty and trainees.
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Please explore the content of this website to find information on upcoming EDI activities and initiatives, annual EDI progress statements, a webform for submitting anonymous suggestions, and links to other EDI-themed resources.
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Please also feel free to send any questions, suggestions, or comments to crbsedi.med@mcgill.ca Your comments will be kept anonymous.
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Standing EDI Committee
Brittany Carroll, PDF, Dept. of Biochemistry
Prof. Mehran Dastmalchi, Dept. of Plant Science
Terri Lovell, PDF, Dept. of Chemistry
Prof. Lisa Münter, Dept. of Pharmacology
Madeline Shred, PhD student, Dept. of Biology
Prof. Christopher Thibodeaux (Chair), Dept. of Chemistry
Prof. Jacalyn Vogel, Dept. of Biology
Tianxiao Yang, PhD student, Dept. of Biochemistry
Additional Resources:
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | Student Services - McGill University
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | SKILLSETS - McGill University
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EDI Interview Series
Students lead a Q&A session with various CRBS members (faculty, staff, PDFs, grad students) to better understand our individual paths/barriers to becoming successful research scientists.
Watch on Youtube.
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Upcoming events
On May 20th from 2-3 pm CRBS will be hosting a talk entitled: "Impacting the Future Generation by Ensuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion". The talk will be given by Dr. Tae Seok Moon.
The talk will focus on Dr. Tae Seok Moon's experience in a toxic academic environment and insights in how to properly fight back against power imbalance.
Below are some of his articles:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-022-01001-x
https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-7799(23)00120-8
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-i-overcame-my-anxiety-achieve-my-purpose-professor
Please see the ZOOM link for the event.