2020 LA County Bioscience Forum: Advancing Diversity and Equity
On October 15, 2020, LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and BioscienceLA hosted the first ever Virtual Bioscience Forum: Advancing Diversity and Equity. The Virtual Forum brought together thought leaders in the life sciences and healthcare industries to discuss steps to reverse healthcare disparities, increase minority representation, provide local jobs, and combat the world’s most vexing and urgent health crises.
Program:
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Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, Biomedical Growth Strategies
Opening Remarks
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Second District, County of Los Angeles
Video - Inspiring the Next Generation
South Bay WIB, Pathways to Stem Cell Science, Lundquist Institute, Oak Crest Institute of Science, Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Huntington Medical Research Institutes.
Panel Discussion - Accessing Careers in Life Sciences
Moderator: Yordanos Gebretatios, Consultant, Biocom Institute
Panelists:
Karmin Noar, Executive Director, Biocom Institute
David J. Whelan, CEO, BioscienceLA
Kwame Ulmer, Board Member, MedTechColor
Featured Medical Institution
Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, Founding Dean and CEO, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Moderator:
Kathryne Cooper, MBA , Co-Director, West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP)
Panel Discussion - Addressing Health Delivery Disparities, Laid Bare by COVID-19, in Underserved Communities
Moderator: Chandra Ford, PhD, Founding Director, UCLA Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health
Panelists:
Ariel McNichol, Co-Founder, MotiSpark
Jahmil Lacey, TRAPMedicine
Ramin Bastani, CEO, Healthvana
Larissa Purnell, Business Strategy, Headspace
Industry Initiatives to Address Diversity, Inclusion and Health Disparities
Video: “BIOEquality Agenda” with Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President & Chief Executive Officer, BIO
Fireside Chat with Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, President & Chief Executive Officer, SCAN Group & Health Plan
Moderator: David J. Whelan, Chief Executive Officer, BioscienceLA
Closing Remarks
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
