CBS Community Seminar: Resilience in Life and Embryonic Development: Costs and Benefits to Survival

Dr. Loydie Jerome-Majewska, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and associated member of the departments of Human Genetics and Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University, will present “Resilience in Life and Embryonic Development: Costs and Benefits to Survival” as part of the CBS Community Seminar Series.

The event will be held on March 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Waasamowin atrium and online via Teams. The event is free and open to everyone. No registration required.

Jerome-Majewska is a senior scientist and co-lead of the Child Health and Human Development program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Her group uses multiple omics approaches to understand the genetic and cellular basis of diseases. Her work is funded by Genome Canada, the Canadian Institute of Health, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.

In addition, she is editor-in-chief for Differentiation and co-founder of the Canadian Black Scientist Network, which has over 900 members. She is a fellow of the American Association for Anatomy and has received numerous awards for her research and equity work. 

Jerome-Majewska completed her PhD work with honours in the laboratory of Dr. Papaioannou at Columbia University in New York City and a post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. E. Lacy, at Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre. 

The CBS Community Seminar Series is designed to promote the work and visibility of biologists from equity-deserving groups, increase awareness of barriers to inclusion facing biologists, and provide opportunities to learn about equity, diversity and inclusion. There will be two seminars per year, each presented by departmental EDI committees, with support from the college.

Refreshments will be provided. if you require any accommodations to attend or would like to book a meeting with Dr. Jerome-Majewska, please reach out to Dr. Shaun Sanders (ssande03@uoguelph.ca).