Another day and another fabulous speaker at #aacrjca22. Kudos Dr. Melissa Davis @MeliD32 on your talk about ancestry TNBC disparities. Fascinating work; however I wonder how do you ensure that your work doesn't move into race-based science/medicine?
I always find myself in rooms where other folks say that Black women scientists don't exist. Well we do! Congratulations to @LeahCookPhD for an outstanding talk on neutrophils bone metastatic prostate cancer.#aacrJCA22
Day 1 kicked off with a phenomenal talk on the tumor microenvironment aging melanoma progression by @AshaniTW. Loved the nod to Kimberle Crenshaw @sandylocks at a cancer conference. #aacrJCA22
After being kicked out of an @Uber at 4 am because the driver didn't realize I was going from Berkeley to the SFO airport, thank God for small taxi businesses. Tiptop taxi saved the day.
Training Black women scholars gives me LIFE. Black women Red Boots (that's me) Food Chemistry #spelman#spelmanfoodstudies Thanks @EmoryOxford Organic Farm for the invitation to visit. Special thanks to Daniel Parson, Dr. Latonia Taliaferro-Smith, and Catherine Reuter.
Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley was appointed as the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Department of State. 2021 Reporting Fellow @kaymadisons (@SpelmanCollege) spoke with her to learn more about her plans to move the department forward. bit.ly/3q8P86L
A very sad day at Ch2. Beloved anchor Jovita Moore passed away overnight after a battle with brain cancer. Her intelligence, warmth and smile lit up the newsroom and I know you felt that as she delivered the news. You will be greatly missed Jovita. Prayers to her family.@wsbtv
Although today, I woke up tired... my curiosity and imagination are always activated to help shape and create a better tomorrow. #radicallyBlack
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