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DESCRIPTION:Join us for D2R鈥檚 Pride Month webinar: Opportunities and challe
 nges of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community in RNA Research on Thursday\, June 19\, f
 rom 12 to 1 pm EST.\n\nFacilitated by Amirah-Iman Hicks (EDI Advisor of th
 e Pan-Canadian Genome Library)\, this webinar will feature special guests\
 , Raquel Cuella Martin (Human Genetics Assistant Professor) and Benjamin K
 aufman (Human Genetics Doctoral Candidate). Through their lived experience
 \, their observations over time and continuous engagement in their researc
 h projects\, they will discuss the importance of RNA research that is equi
 table and inclusive towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.\n\nRegister here! \n
 \nAgenda:\n\n\n	\n		\n			12:00\n			Opening remarks by Mariloue Daudier\, Senior EDI
  Advisor at D2R\n		\n		\n			12:05\n			\n				Discussion with Raquel Cuella Martin and Ben
 jamin Kaufman facilitated by Amirah-Iman Hicks\n\n				This discussion will be 
 divided into three main themes:\n\n				\n					Fostering equitable and inclusive res
 earch practice for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community\n					Developing research design th
 at integrates considerations for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community\n					Inequities towa
 rds the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in RNA therapeutics\n				\n			\n		\n		\n			12:50\n			Q&A\n		\n	\n
 \n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nAmirah-Iman Hicks\, PhD (she/her/hers) is the Equity
 \, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) advisor for the Pan-Canadian Genomic Libr
 ary (PCGL) initiative. She obtained her PhD in Physiology\, specialization
  in neurosciences\, from 秀色直播 in 2025. She has extensive expe
 rience in advocating for EDI through her work as the Secretary of Black in
  Neuro (https://blackinneuro.com)\, an international non-profit organizati
 on that aims to create a space for Black neuroscientists and neuro-profess
 ional. She also actively engages with her local community as a member of t
 he Canadian Black Scientists Network (https://blackscientists.ca). She aim
 s to utilize her research experience to champion for increased representat
 ion of historically excluded groups in scientific spaces.\n\n\n\nRaquel Cu
 ella Martin (she/her) joined the Department of Human Genetics at 秀色直播 an
 d the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine as an assistant
  professor in August 2022. She undertook her Ph.D. studies at Dr. JR. Chap
 man鈥檚 lab at the Wellcome Center for Human Genetics (University of Oxford)
 . During this time\, Raquel described the mechanistic role of the DNA repa
 ir protein 53BP1 in optimal p53 tumour suppressor responses. In her postdo
 ctoral work as an EMBO long-term fellow at the Ciccia lab (Columbia Univer
 sity)\, she used CRISPR-dependent base editing to perform genetic screens 
 at nucleotide resolution and functionalize DNA variants at scale. Such an 
 approach allowed her to identify loss-\, gain- and separation-of-function 
 mutations\, and new functional domains in DNA damage response proteins\, a
 nd to functionalize variants of uncertain significance in cancer predispos
 ition syndromes.\n\n\n\nBenjamin Kaufman (he/him/his/il) is a first-year h
 uman genetics PhD student at 秀色直播\, specializing in populatio
 n genetics. He obtained his MA in Anthropology\, focusing on Biological An
 thropology\, from the University of New Brunswick in 2024. His research in
 volves using genetics to infer the demographic history and health disparit
 ies within Canada鈥檚 Jewish population. In addition to his academic pursuit
 s\, Benjamin has actively engaged in preserving archaeological remains and
  sites threatened by rising sea levels. By drawing from past experiences\,
  he seeks to contribute to a better understanding of how historical contex
 ts shape contemporary health disparities among marginalized groups. Benjam
 in鈥檚 multifaceted background enriches his studies and enhances his engagem
 ent with pressing public health issues.\n\n\n\nMariloue Daudier (she/her) 
 is D2R鈥檚 Senior EDI Advisor. She earned a Bachelor鈥檚 degree of Social Work
  from 秀色直播 in 2013 and a Master鈥檚 degree of Social Innovation
  Management from HEC Montr茅al in 2016. She has over nine years of experien
 ce in coordinating equity\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) projects in many
  settings\, including the social economy sector\, community organizations\
 , the private sector\, the Government of Canada (Social Sciences and Human
 ities Research Council of Canada) and universities (the Office of Communit
 y Engagement at Concordia University\, the IVADO initiative at Universit茅 
 de Montr茅al and the General Secretariat at HEC Montr茅al). Involved in her 
 community\, she volunteers as the President of the Intercultural Council o
 f the City of Longueuil and as a Board Member of Coalition Longueuil - 脡qu
 ipe Catherine Fournier\, the elected party in her city. She is regularly i
 nvited as a speaker\, facilitator\, evaluator or trainer to share her expe
 rtise in EDI in different contexts.\n
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LOCATION:Zoom
SUMMARY:Opportunities and challenges of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community in RNA Res
 earch
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 enges-2slgbtqia-community-rna-research-365468
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