BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250512T043630EDT-3424KCvSfu@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250512T083630Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for D2R鈥檚 Black History Month webinar: Opportunities an d challenges of Black people in RNA research聽on Wednesday\, February 12\, 2025 from 12 to 1pm EST.\n\nThis webinar will feature researchers from McG ill and D2R鈥檚 Senior EDI Advisor and they will explore the importance of B lack people in RNA therapeutics\, highlighting their role in research prac tices and research design. They will also discuss the success factors of B lack participation and career progression in research.\n\nRegister by Febr uary 10 to receive the Zoom link! \n\nAgenda\n\n\n \n \n 12:00\n Introduction \n \n \n 12:05\n \n Black History and links with RNA research (10 mins) \n By Ma riloue Daudier\n\n This first part of the webinar will share information on Black History\, the governmental vision for Black researchers in Canada a nd the connection to research in RNA therapeutics.\n \n \n \n 12:15\n \n The imp ortance of the participation of Black people in research + Issues of mistr ust between Black communities and technology in health field (10 mins)\n By Paul Wankah\n\n The underrepresentation of Black communities in research m eans that helpful innovations are not always tailored to the values and pr eferences of Black communities. In this presentation we discuss the variou s person\, socio-economic\, and systemic factors that hinder the participa tion of Black communities in research and we explore potential strategies to enhance participation.\n \n \n \n 12:25\n \n The importance of empowering Bla ck communities to play a role in the development of RNA therapeutics + Iss ues of mistrust between Black communities abroad and vaccines (10 mins)\n B y Momar Ndao\n\n Through his lived experience in Africa\, Dr. Ndao noticed the lack of trust in vaccines delivered by western countries. In countries that would benefit from solutions brought through research\, it is import ant to find innovative ways to make therapeutics accessible. In this prese ntation\, we discuss the empowering roles that Black researchers can play in taking part in developing therapeutics.\n \n \n \n 12:35\n \n The importance of Black people in pediatrics + Opportunities and challenges in representa tion of Black scientists (10 mins)\n By Loydie Jerome-Majewska\n\n The under representation of Black scientists\, including in the field of RNA therape utics has a direct effect on accessibility and adaptation of therapies. In this section\, we will discuss opportunities and challenges for the repre sentation of Black researchers at different career levels.\n \n \n \n 12:45\n Q &A\n \n \n\n\n聽\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nDr. Paul Wankah is a Health Services and Policy Researcher at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Scienc es\, 黑料社 and the Vice-Chair of D2R鈥檚 Partner and Community E ngagement (D2R鈥檚 Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion governance committee). H e previously earned a medical degree at the University of Yaounde 1\, MSc and PhD at Universite de Sherbrooke\, and completed a postdoctoral fellows hip at the Institute of Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation of the U niversity of Toronto. His research centres around understanding the determ inants of successful integrated primary health and social care systems. He focuses on social innovations\, interprofessional and interorganizational collaborations\, community-based practices and health equity.\n\n\n\nDr. Momar Ndao is an Associate Professor at 黑料社\, Faculty of Med icine and Health Sciences\, Co-Director of the 黑料社 Interdisciplinary In itiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) and Director of the Canadian Nati onal Reference Centre for Parasitology. He was elected 1st Vice President of the World Federation of Parasitologists and a member of the Board of th e International Federation for Tropical Medicine. He is a Principal Invest igator in the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the 黑料社 Health Centre. He is acti vely involved in 1) bringing cutting-edge science to diagnose infectious d iseases\, 2) studying host-parasite interactions\, 3) screening drugs for parasitic diseases\, 4) applying proteomic for biomarkers discovery\, and 5) developing vaccines for parasitic diseases.\n\n\n\nDr. Loydie Jerome-Ma jewska is a Full Professor in the Department of Pediatrics\, and associate d member of the Departments of Human Genetics and Anatomy and Cell biology at 黑料社. She completed her PhD work with honors in the labor atory of Dr. Papaioannou at Columbia University\, NYC\, USA and a post-doc toral fellowship with Dr. E. Lacy\, at Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre. Dr. Jerome-Majewska鈥檚 group uses the mouse model to study the genetic and cell ular basis of morphogenesis during the embryonic period. Goals of her rese arch program are to identify genes responsible for congenital malformation s that increase morbidity and mortality in newborns. The current goal in t he Jerome-Majewska laboratory is to uncover molecular factors or pathways which can be targeted to prevent/reduce morbidity associated with congenit al malformations. Her work is funded by the Canadian Institute of Health a nd the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. In addition\, sh e is Editor-in-Chief for Differentiation and co-Founder of the Canadian Bl ack Scientist Network which has over 700 members. Dr. Jerome-Majewska is a Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy and has received numerous awards for her research and equity work.\n\n\n\nMariloue Daudier\, M.Sc is a Senior Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor at D2R. She earned a Ba chelor鈥檚 degree of Social Work from 黑料社 in 2013 and a Master 鈥檚 degree of Social Innovation Management from HEC Montr茅al in 2016. She h as over nine years of experience in coordinating equity\, diversity and in clusion (EDI) projects in many settings\, including the social economy sec tor\, community organizations\, the private sector\, the Government of Can ada (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) and univer sities (the Office of Community Engagement at Concordia University\, the I VADO initiative at Universit茅 de Montr茅al and the General Secretariat at H EC Montr茅al). She is regularly invited as a speaker\, facilitator\, evalua tor or trainer to share her expertise in EDI in different contexts.\n DTSTART:20250212T170000Z DTEND:20250212T180000Z SUMMARY:D2R webinar: Opportunities and challenges of Black people in RNA re search URL:/dna-to-rna/channels/event/d2r-webinar-opportuniti es-and-challenges-black-people-rna-research-362801 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR