
UCSF Immunologists for Gender Equity
@igequity
IgEquity addresses and removes the barriers and biases standing in the way of gender equity in Immunology to create equal opportunities & representation at UCSF
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Dr. Paola Betancur Betancur Lab will be speaking at this year's IgE symposium! Dr. Betancur lab's is interested in how mechanisms encoded in DNA aid cancerous cells in escaping immune detection. They are also a co-founder of UCSF PROPEL.


Dr. Devin L. Horton @DrDevinLHorton will be this year's social keynote speaker! Dr. Horton is the current Dean of Natural Sciences at Sacramento City College. They also founded a company aimed at identifying and dismantling systems of inequity to develop inclusivity in the workplace.



Last but not least, Dr. Tippi Mackenzie Tippi MacKenzie will be presenting TOMORROW in the Fetal-materal session at the IgE symposium. Dr. Mackenzie's lab focuses on the role of fetal-maternal tolerance in pregnancy complications. Don't miss it!


Today is the last day to register for IgE's 6th Annual Symposium at Gladstone Institutes!! We are so excited to elevate, support, and empower female and non-binary scientists at our symposium & networking session. Can't wait to see you all there!



Good Morning!!! We are just getting started here at Gladstone Institutes with the 6th annual IgE Symposium! Get ready for an exciting day!


Wrapped up our fetal maternal immunology session this morning with anchor speaker, Tippi MacKenzie!


The adaptive Immunology session is in full swing here at Gladstone. Amazing talks by Maya Arce, Madhura Raghavan, and Julie Zikherman happening now!



And we’re back! Amazing work from MHC, ImmunoExplore, and ImmunoDiverse. Great to have our organizations come together today. Next up is the Cancer Immunology section!


The cancer immunology section was a hit with presentations from Sophia Guldberg, Elizabeth Young, and Paola Betancur!



Good Morning!!! We are just getting started here at Gladstone Institutes with the 7th annual IgE Symposium! Get ready for an exciting day! Next up is Dr. Marlys Fassett anchoring our Tissue Immunology section.


Next up is our Adaptive Immunology section featuring Rachel Rock of the Peter Turnbaugh lab, Élora Midavaine of the Basbaum lab, and our anchor Dr. Ellen Robey Robey Lab!!


During our lunch break we would like to s/o our generous sponsors—w/o you we could not make today happen!! Thank you Genentech Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 for your silver tier commitment, STEMCELL Technologies Arc Institute for your bronze, and Gladstone Institutes Active Motif QBI as networking partners!!

Welcome back! Kicking off our Virology section is Dr. Melanie Ott The Ott Lab !! We’re also featuring Demi Sandel of the Rachel Rutishauser (moving to bsky: rrutishauser)/SpitzerLab and Debanjana Chakravarrty, PhD of the Wilson lab!


Our final section, Cell Engineering🧫🧬 Charlotte Wang of Justin Eyquem/Jimmie Ye labs will start things off, followed by Lauren Tabor of the Bruno lab and Marta Borowska of the Garcia lab! We are stoked for our keynote Dr. Jennifer Doudna @doudna_lab 🤩 can’t wait to see you there!
