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Members include University and departmental leadership, faculty, administration staff, alumni, students, and a community leader. The commission believes diversity is essential for excellence in science, and is working on initiatives aimed at addressing issues related to diversity and inclusion in the field of neuroscience.

Del Monte Institute Proclamation

Priority Areas:

  • Build an inclusive and equitable culture.
  • Increase the recruitment and retention of minority faculty.
  • Increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students.
  • Build community connections.

Action Groups

To move the priority areas forward, the Diversity Commission is organized in three action areas:

DMIN Pathways LogoPathways: Cultivate an open access to neuroscience education and academic career.

 

DMIN Diversity Culture LogoCultural Transformation: Create an inclusive and equitable experience for trainees and faculty.

 

DMIN Diversity Community LogoCommunity Connections: Build exposure, interest, and access to neuroscience outside of academia.

 

Photo of Manuel Gomez-RamirezManuel Gomez-Ramirez, PhD
Commission Chair
Assistant Professor
Depts. Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience

Photo of Nathan Smith, Ph.D.Nathan A. Smith, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept. of Neuroscience
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research Education in the School of Medicine and Dentistry

Photo of Tufikameni Brima, Ph.D.Tufikameni Brima, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Neuroscience

Photo of Chigusa KurumadaChigusa Kurumada, PhD
Assistant Professor
Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Photo of Benjamin Suarez-JimenezBenjamin Suarez-Jimenez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Neuroscience

Photo of Sarah Latchney, Ph.D.Sarah Latchney, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
St. Mary's College of Maryland

Photo UnavailableRacha El Husseini, MS
Senior Financial Analyst
Dept. of Urology

Photo of Adrienne MorganAdrienne Morgan, PhD
Assoc. VP, UR Office of Equity and Inclusion

Photo of Shaun NelmsShaun Nelms, EdD
Superintendent
East High
Rochester City School District

Photo of Rianne StowellRianne Stowell, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Neuroscience

Photo of Bryan RedmondBryan Redmond
Medical Scientist Training Program (MD, PhD)

Photo of Catalina GuzmanCatalina Guzman
Neuroscience Graduate Program

Photo of Victoria PopovVictoria Popov
Neuroscience Graduate Program

Photo of Kathryn ToffoloKathryn Toffolo
Neuroscience Graduate Program

Photo of John Gonzalez-AmorettiJohn Gonzalez-Amoretti
Neuroscience Graduate Program

Photo of Lia Calcines-RodrigyezLia Calcines Rodriguez
Neuroscience Graduate Program

Photo of Claire MarinoClaire Marino
Research Assistant
Dept. of Neuroscience

Photo of Pavel RjabtsenkovPavel Rjabtsenkov
Research Assistant
Dept. of Neuroscience

Photo of John Foxe, Ph.D.John Foxe, PhD
Ex-officio Commission Member
Director Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

Photo of Elizabeth BerryElizabeth Berry
Commission Projects Coordinator

 

  • Katherine Andersh, PhD, Graduate Student Member, 2020 - 2021
  • Shraddha Shah, PhD, Trainee Member, 2020 – 2022
  • Keshov Sharma, MD, PhD, MSTP Member, 2020 – 2022
  • Monique Mendez, PhD, Department of Neuroscience Alumna Member, 2020 – 2022
  • Ania Majewska, PhD, Department of Neuroscience, 2020 - 2022