Presented By: Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Featured Speaker: Dr. Angeline Dukes, Black in Neuro President
Cultivating a More Inclusive Neuroscience Community as a Graduate Student and Professor
Dr. Angeline Dukes is the daughter of Haitian and Trinidadian immigrants and a first-generation college graduate. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Historically Black College/University (HBCU), Fisk University, in 2017. She completed her final year as a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Dr. Christie Fowler at the University of California, Irvine. As an addiction neuroscientist, her research seeks to assess the long-term effects of adolescent nicotine and cannabinoid exposure.
Dr. Dukes is passionate about supporting and mentoring underrepresented people in the sciences and is the Founder and President of Black In Neuro. Black In Neuro is an international grassroots organization dedicated to amplifying, providing resources to, and cultivating a supportive community for Black scholars in neuroscience-related fields.
Dr. Dukes is passionate about supporting and mentoring underrepresented people in the sciences and is the Founder and President of Black In Neuro. Black In Neuro is an international grassroots organization dedicated to amplifying, providing resources to, and cultivating a supportive community for Black scholars in neuroscience-related fields.
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