News Archive from February, 2021

IMSD Program Senior Leader Marlina Duncan has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Medical School!

Dean Duncan currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Academic Diversity in Brown’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity as well as the Associate Dean of Diversity Initiatives in the Graduate School. In her new role, she will oversee the Diversity and Inclusion Office and partner with diversity leaders across the institution’s three schools, business units, and academic and administrative departments to ensure goals and milestones are met, and that diversity and inclusion remain at the forefront of the Medical School. Duncan will collaborate closely with the Vice Provost for Health Equity, serve as an expert resource for diversity-related training and lead initiatives to enhance campus culture.

The full article can be found here.

Congratulations Dean Duncan!

Brown IMSD Co-PI, Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Medical Science and York CUNY Alumni, Andrew G. Campbell has been featured in Cell Press' Cell Mentor Magazine among most inspiring Black scientist in America.

Congratulations Dr. Campbell!

Amanda Elyssa Ruiz, a third year Ph.D. student in the Pathobiology Graduate Program, has been featured in Forbes' online magazine for her continuing work in the Kurtis lab on the parasite schistosoma japonicum.

Amanda and the Kurtis lab have worked to develop a screening strategy for vaccine candidates which identifies the antigens on the parasite and working to find potential vaccines to protect against schistosomiasis, a disease that impacts over 250 million people every year, making it the second most socio-economically devastating parasitic disease after malaria.

Amanda Elyssa is a first-generation American with parents from Colombia and Guatemala and is an active member in the Brown IMSD community. She is also the president of the Brown SACNAS chapter.