Event Schedule

STEM for Justice 2022 Call to Action

Read the Call to Action written by student summit organizer Jainaba Jawara that was shared during our 2022 summit.

S4J Call to Action

2022 Summit Schedule

12:00 - Welcome

12:10 Community Panel + Q&A

1:40 Break

2:00 Poster Session

(see poster session schedule here)

3:00 Closing

Confirmed Panelists

Dr. Rachel Ceballos, Fred Hutch

Dr. Rachel Ceballos is an Associate Professor at the Fred Hutch Division of Public Health Sciences. Her research has integrated community partners from marginalized communities at all levels of the research process. This approach is rooted in social justice, works to reduce cancer health inequities, and improve quality of life among those impacted by cancer.

Jordan Jackson, Basilica Bio

With a commitment to serving his community, Jordan Jackson works to change the modern urban landscape from a place of inequity and heavy pollution into an accessible, green, and clean place to live. He has a passion for community building projects, founding an annual supply drive, and being involved in tutoring and mentorship programs for underrepresented students. As he moved deeper into his studies, he learned techniques like gene editing and bioremediation could be used in the communities he came from and worked with. Jordan is currently a Senior at the University of Washington studying Microbiology, and he looks forward to bringing about a more equitable and forward thinking era of this world.

Terrell Engmann, Basilica Bio

Terrell Engmann is a PhD student studying Metastatic Breast Cancer at Boise State University. He is also the co-founder of a Seattle-based environmental justice non-profit organization, Basilica Bio. Through his work, Terrell aspires to contribute to better science education and health outcomes for his community.

Dr. Danny Low, HealthPoint, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, King County Medical Society

Dr. Daniel Low is a family medicine physician at HealthPoint in Renton. He also serves as the Vice President of King County Medical Society, and as a leader at Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. He sees medicine as a tool for social justice, and uses his physician platform to advocate for racial, economic, medical and housing equity.

Natalie Curtis, MPA, Fred Hutch

Natalie completed has been with the Hutch for 5years, starting in Global Oncology to now our neighbor in the Government & Community Relations department as a community relations manager. She has her master’s degree in Non-Profit Leadership and Public Administration from Seattle University. In her roles, she has been able to advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work and collaborate with multiple leaders throughout the Seattle area to promote the importance of diversity and inclusion particularly related to health disparities. During her free time, she serves on various boards, commissions, and councils focused on unrepresented minorities in STEM and empowering them through mentorships.

Dante’ Morehead, MPH, Fred Hutch

Dante’ Morehead, MPH, is the community health educator for African/African American populations here with the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at the Fred Hutch/Univ. of Washington Cancer Consortium. His work focuses on outreach, engagement, education & community-based participatory research with communities in the Washington catchment area. He works with patients, researchers, physicians, community advocates and CBOs to address health disparities in cancer prevention and care through the lens of anti-racism.

Daniel Padron, MPH, Fred Hutch

I have a(n) undergraduate and graduate degrees in Public Health. I am still new to Fred Hutch. Previous work has been with underrepresented/vulnerable populations ('people without housing' or 'people without homes', refugee resettlement) and university students.

Confirmed Student Presentations

To give participants an idea of the projects/proposals that will be presented during the poster session we will be posting some of the confirmed student presentations. We will update this list as we confirm more presentations!

Improving the Menstrual Health of Homeless Women
Youth Ambassadorship for Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness

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