Breaking Down Barriers for Hispanic/Latinx Scientists: Dr. Benjamin Garcia
In this episode of βFrom Where Does it STEMβ, @jpflores.rbind.io and I interview @garcialabms.bsky.social, a Department Head at WashU School of Medicine.
Dr. Garcia discusses his journey from community college to becoming a world leader in mass spectrometry: open.spotify.com/episode/6Ncx...
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Havenβt heard of the Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists?
Check it out here!
(And keep an eye for two new Atlases weβre creating πππ)
www.fredhutch.org/en/about/abo...
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I presented at the 2025 SACNAS Gathering at Yale University, sharing the work me and @jpflores.bsky.social have done to map the research careers / scientific contributions of those featured in The Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists! #SACNAS #Scientists #scicomm #DEI #Latinx #LatinxAtlas
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@cdelawalla.bsky.social Dr. Ambros is so kind and humble! An amazing scientist and a true steward for the next generation to follow.
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βI am here because of DEIβ¦if [my father] hadnβt gone to school, I probably wouldnβt be here today.β - Dr. Victor Ambros, winner of the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine @standupforscience.bsky.social. A UMass Chan Prof. and a UMass Boston grad! @umasschan.bsky.social @umassboston.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate in the Rodriguez-Romaguera and Pegard labs at UNC-Chapel Hill, studying how brain-body communication shapes affective state
Putting a molecular spin on fetal germ cell development. My dog has a stroller, and I don't care what anyone thinks about it. Postdoc in Capel lab @ Duke. K99 recipient. Hoping to covert it to R00 in 2026.
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Chromatin tracing, epigenetics, development. Equity and advocacy in academia.
By interrogating the assumptions and evidence behind scientific models and characterizing the diversity of scientific practices, we advance our understanding of how the sciences work and decipher what kinds of answers they deliver.
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professor & associate chair of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, dog lover, slow marathon runner, opinions mine
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