Title: MetaSUB Research Information Session

Description: Dr. Christopher Mason completed his dual B.S. in Genetics and Biochemistry (2001) from University of Wisconsin-Madison, his Ph.D. in Genetics (2006) from Yale University, and then completed post-doctoral training in clinical genetics (2009) at Yale Medical School while jointly a post-doctoral Fellow of Genomics, Ethics, and Law at Yale Law School (2009). He is currently an Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, with appointments at the Tri-Institutional Program in Computational Biology and Medicine between Cornell, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University, the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, and the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute. Ebrahim Afshinnekoo is a second year medical student at New York Medical College and a Medical Student Research Fellow in the Mason Lab at Weill Cornell Medicine. He has directed the metagenomics projects in Dr. Mason’s laboratory over the last three years, most notably leading the PathoMap project. Ebrahim co-founded the MetaSUB International Consortium with Dr. Mason in 2015 and now serves as the Director of Metagenomics. He is very passionate about educational and community outreach, leading and designing many workshops and curricula on the subject of the microbiome, metagenomics, and bioinformatics analyses. Ebrahim’s research interests focus on the translation of metagenomics approaches to the clinical arena.

Title: Doctor Speaker Series: Sara Bittman, MD

Description: Join us for an engaging conversation with Dr. Sara Bittman, a practicing OB/GYN physician. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College and has been in practice for 7 years. She will discuss her career path and five mistakes to avoid when applying to medical school.

Title: Unpacking Gender and Sexuality in Healthcare Context

Description: Gender and Sexuality in Healthcare Context” seeks to provide an introduction to rethinking what we know about gender and sexuality. This is a workshop meant to center LGBTQ+ experiences in healthcare especially in the context of sexual health care. While there is a lot of stigma about these topics, we seek to normalize the experiences of LGBTQ+ folks and talking about sexual health as neither of these things are “niche” or “special topics”, but rather, applicable to all communities. How does shifting our practices and understanding of gender and sexuality more broadly benefit all people and ensure that those often marginalized are more frequently and consistently included?

Title: Pre-Health Mentoring Initiative Networking Event

Description: We invite ALL Mentors to come so that you can all talk about your experience with your mentee(s) so far!! This is also a wonderful time to network and get to know each other, you are a group of incredibly accomplished people!! You all deserve recognition for the amazing work you have done so far in the program. There will also be food and drinks (!!).