The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) kicked off its Virtual Research Symposium on Monday. The DPC is a network of institutions, funded by the NIH, which aims to improve training and mentoring in order to enhance individuals' success in biomedical research careers. This initiative aims to transform institutional culture and biomedical training and mentoring nationwide. As a recipient of the Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Grant, Xavier University of Louisiana’s Project Pathways is one of the 10 sites that make up the DPC. Project Pathways, the XULA BUILD Program, has 11 trainees that are participating in the  Virtual Research Symposium. 

The 11 trainees submitted pdf representations of the research they have been conducting alongside their faculty mentors. One Trainee, Edelmy Marin (‘19), will be one of 16 trainees across the BUILD Grant sites to present research orally through webinar. 

Edelmy, a XULA BUILD Project Pathways Technician, has been working alongside Dr. Lamartine Meda researching “High Voltage Manganese Oxyfluoride Electrode for Application in Lithium-ion Batteries”. Edelmy will be presenting as part of Live Oral Session C on Friday, May 1,  between 1 - 2:30 p.m. CST. To view Edelmy’s presentation, Join the GoToMeeting online webinar at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/843100213. 

The other 10 participating Trainees from Project Pathways will have their research available to view in a gallery setting on the DPC website. Visitors to the online gallery can ask questions of the presenters through email. 

The 11 participating Trainees from Project Pathways are:

Jessica Anderson

Camilla Do

Jessica Griffin

Rahib Islam

Edelmy Marin

Sequoyah Bell

Zoela Leon

Edelmy Marin Bernardez

Karyn Wilson

Breyanah Graham

Gregory Hodge

Mi'Anjel Jack