Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee meets regularly together and in break out teams to make significant improvements in diversity, equity, and inclusion in our department and the Bioinformatics Graduate Program.
Our DEI Team
Faculty Representatives
Maureen Sartor - [email protected]
DEI Interests: DEI lead, making DCMB and our Bioinformatics Graduate Program more diverse and inclusive overall by making DEI a top priority, serving as a faculty advocate for students who are marginalized in any way, and attending ABRCMS.
Alan Boyle - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Increasing student diversity, helping first generation graduate students, and attending SACNAS.
Margit Burmeister - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Retention and success for all students and helping student programs with outreach such as K-12 outreach to underrepresented communities
Lydia Freddolino - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Ensuring a safe, inclusive department for everyone; diversifying faculty recruitment.
Alla Karnovsky - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Diversifying student recruitment, and helping students transition from undergraduate programs to the Master’s level.
DEI Interests: Increasing diversity in academia.
Cristina Mitrea - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Promoting women in STEM. I serve as an advisor for DCMB’s Girls Who Code
Student Representatives
Olivia Alge - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds, and serving as a student advocate
Maria Lawas - [email protected]
Monica Holmes - [email protected]
DEI Interests: To help build a community among Bioinformatics graduate students and to act as a liaison between students and faculty/staff
Staff Representatives
Aaron Bookvich - [email protected]
Kati Ellis - [email protected]
Mary Freer - [email protected]
DEI Interests: Anti-racism efforts, increase young women opportunities in STEM
Elisabeth Paymal - [email protected]
Jane Wiesner – [email protected]
DEI Interests: Transparency of DEI information