Welcome to the #BlackInCompBio Podcast Series.
Today we have Dr. Segun Fatumo, an associate professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the founder of the Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network. He has made some significant contributions to the field related to genetic risk scores and capacity building for Genomics research throughout Africa, and we are excited to hear about his career journey, research efforts, and outreach. Welcome, Dr. Fatumo!
Other News: You may recall that we’ve recently announced that we are a nonprofit organization. We are now an officially registered 501c3. This means we are a federally recognized tax-exempt organization and can uniquely expand programming and resources. This also means that any donations to BWCB are tax-deductible! We’ll share details soon about the best ways to make contributions, but for now, you can visit our verified PayPal charity page for one-time donations. We are incredibly grateful to those who have consistently donated to BWCB thus far. Do know that it has genuinely made a positive impact on our community. To this end, we are pleased to announce that The Black Women in Computational Biology Network has been selected as a 2023 Tech Equity Collective Impact Fund Recipient! Tech Equity Collective, an initiative started by Google, accelerates Black innovation and representation in tech by bringing together community and industry partners to create programs and experiences that lead to tangible progress of Black tech innovators. The TEC Impact Fund, with the support of @GoodieNation, provides financial funding to US Black-in-Tech organizations equipping aspiring Black professionals focused on core engineering and technical roles with the skills and tools to thrive in tech. We are proud Tech Equity Collective Advocates! We’re hosting a virtual community mixer on Saturday, June 10th at 12 pm US Eastern Time to celebrate this and many more accomplishments. We’ll also be sharing plans for our community stakeholders, hosting roundtables, and creating networking space for you to make new connections with members and other computational biologists. Registration is free, and you can find it at blackwomencompbio.org/events. Different upcoming ways to engage include our June podcast release, our open Journal Club on June 28th, and our long-awaited LIVE Black-In-CompBio seminar on July 26th. To stay current on these engagement opportunities, join as a member or supporter, and follow us on our social platforms.
Podcast team:
Melyssa Minto, Co-Host, Producer
Winfred Gatua, Co-Host
Jenea Adams, Co-Host, Producer, Editor
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