{"id":8595,"date":"2023-12-21T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/?page_id=8595"},"modified":"2024-02-02T17:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:19:33","slug":"deia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/deia\/","title":{"rendered":"DEIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/DEIA-2-636x218.png\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-8603 aligncenter\" width=\"316\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/DEIA-2-636x218.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/DEIA-2-1024x352.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/DEIA-2-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/DEIA-2-1536x527.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/DEIA-2-2048x703.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>DEIA Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>The Section of Computational Biomedicine is committed to being a space that recognizes, values, supports, and celebrates the diverse perspectives, experiences, and needs of our community: trainees, faculty, staff, collaborators, and patient populations.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">We are committed to the following:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong>To cultivate an environment of respect and understanding for our staff, trainees, and faculty where everyone is heard, valued, and included.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>By discouraging discrimination and bias and challenging stereotypes and prejudices in the workplace and in our interpersonal communications.<\/li>\n<li><span>By ensuring accessibility and providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>By actively encouraging all members to contribute their diverse perspectives to our research community. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong>To recruit, retain, and enthusiastically support staff, trainees, and faculty across the spectrum of diverse backgrounds and abilities.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span>By providing opportunities to celebrate what makes members of our community unique.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>By continually assessing and addressing potential biases in hiring and recruitment processes to ensure equitable opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>By providing mentorship opportunities for established recruitment programs that serve underrepresented groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong>To provide opportunities for our community to engage with issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, and put this knowledge into practice.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span>By holding regular seminars, trainings, and opportunities around DEIA at Boston University, to stay informed about the current DEIA research and best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>By seeking out and engaging with external experts to broaden our scope of knowledge and learn from a wider network of perspectives and expertise.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To make addressing issues of inequity and health disparities a fundamental part of the training we provide to our students and the research we do as a section.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>By continually evaluating the impact of our research through the lens of inequity as we strive to reduce health disparities in the populations impacted by our work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Committee Members<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The DEIA committee meets monthly to discuss and plan upcoming events.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 1236px; background-color: #ffffff;\" width=\"595\" height=\"1236\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/10\/ErinKane_Headshot-e1696608993581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8478 aligncenter\" width=\"143\" height=\"143\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Erin Kane, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nScientific PM and Committee Chair<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/02\/Kelley-Anderson-1-590x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8651\" width=\"136\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/02\/Kelley-Anderson-1-590x636.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/02\/Kelley-Anderson-1-949x1024.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/02\/Kelley-Anderson-1-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/02\/Kelley-Anderson-1-1424x1536.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/02\/Kelley-Anderson-1-1899x2048.jpg 1899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelley Anderson<\/strong><br \/>\nTrainee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/regan.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8610 aligncenter\" width=\"129\" height=\"162\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Regan Conrad<\/strong><br \/>\nTrainee<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-454x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8197 aligncenter\" width=\"113\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-454x636.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/MED_1531a-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Donna Gibson<\/strong><br \/>\nAdministrative Director<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8609 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/12\/mmkhan_picture-1-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>M. Muzamil Khan<\/strong><br \/>\nTrainee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8195 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Sarah-M-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sarah Mazzilli, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8193 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2023\/05\/Roxy-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Roxana Pfefferkorn, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nTrainee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>DEIA Activities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong>Special Seminar &#8211; Tuesday, January 30, 2024 3:00-4:00pm<em><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/elaine-nsoesie\/\">Elaine O. Nsoesie<\/a><strong>, PhD, MS, Associate Professor BU School of Public Health<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic: Avoiding biases and other complexities on racial inequality using data science and machine learning<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CBM Seminars 2023-2024 (ongoing)<br \/>\n<\/strong>The section provides post-seminar refreshments celebrating ethnic\/religious festivals\/cultural events.\u00a0 Refreshments have included the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Challah (Rosh Hashanah)<\/li>\n<li>Baklava and Basbousa (Ramadan)<\/li>\n<li>Apple cider donuts (fall season\/Oktoberfest)<\/li>\n<li>Indian snacks (Diwali)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Book Club 2023 &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Racism, Not Race<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July-September 2023\u00a0 &#8211; Three-part monthly discussion on <a href=\"https:\/\/cup.columbia.edu\/book\/racism-not-race\/9780231200660\">Racism, Not Race<\/a> by <span>Alan H. Goodman and Joseph L. Graves Jr.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/01\/rcr_cover-426x636.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8624 \" width=\"120\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/01\/rcr_cover-426x636.png 426w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/01\/rcr_cover-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/files\/2024\/01\/rcr_cover.png 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Seminar &#8211; March 14, 2023<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/profile\/angelique-harris\/\">Dr. Angelique Harris<\/a>, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at BU Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine lead an interactive conversation about the impact of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in our section, and the role of cultural humility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; DEIA Statement The Section of Computational Biomedicine is committed to being a space that recognizes, values, supports, and celebrates the diverse perspectives, experiences, and needs of our community: trainees, faculty, staff, collaborators, and patient populations. 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