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Science-in-Action Speaker Series

Fall 2024

Date Time Location Speaker  
09/18/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Angel Pilar
Professor of Mathematics at College of San Mateo		  
10/16/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Alejandro Garcia
Professor and Researcher of Physics and Astronomy and SJSU		  

Spring 2024

Date Time Location Speaker
02/06/24 5-6 pm 36-109 Rodolfo Dirzo
Professor of Biology and Earth System Science at Stanford		  
03/06/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Sonia Bustos
PhD Student of Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology		  
04/17/24 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Quency L. Phillips
 Mechanical Engineer and Non-Profit Founder

Archive

Date Time Location Speaker
09/13/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Chad Kealoha, B.S. 
Senior Product Support Engineer		  
10/18/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Adeyma Arroyo
Network Technology Leader		  
11/15/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Victor Zendejas Lopez
Mechanical Engineering PhD student at the California Institute of Technology		  
Date Time Location Speaker
02/15/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Dr. Jennifer Ortiz Cárdenas
Director, Stanford Microfluidics Foundry		  
3/15/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Nathan Churches, Ph.D.
Celja Uebel, Ph.D		  
4/12/23 5-6 pm 36-109 and
Zoom Registration		 Vanessa Suárez Pérez
Senior Policy Advisor for Carbon180		  
Date Time Location Speaker Title
09/14/22

 5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-110		 Juan Medina-Echeverria, M.S. From Redwood City to Chicago: Pursuing Medical School Dreams as a First-Generation College Student
10/19/22 5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-319		 Dustin A. F. Janatpour  How to Collaboratively Apply Your Education to Real-World Problems
11/16/22 5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-110		 Zachary C. Janatpour, M.D., Ph.D. Accept. Adapt. Act: Lessons from My Journey
Date Time Location Speaker Title
02/16/22

 5-6 pm Virtual &
In Person
36-319		 Humberto Castillo
Project Engineer
M.S., UC Berkeley		 Dream Big
03/16/22 5-6 pm Virtual Justin Arredondo-Guerrero
PhD Candidate, Immunology		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
04/06/22 5-6 pm Virtual Sneha Ramakrishna
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Instructor
Stanford University School of Medicine		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
Date Speaker Title
09/25/21 Pablo Sobron, PhD Family Science Day Keynote - Mars 2020/Perseverance Rover: Searching for Life on Mars
10/06/21 Sean Yamada-Hunter, PhD
Teni Anbarchian PhD		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
10/20/21 Cecilia Ramello PhD
Vali Barsan, MD		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
11/03/21 Alex Doan, Medical Student, Stanford University
Wendy Wenderski, Ph.D.		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research
Date Speaker Title
02/17/21 Tara Murty
Dr. Elena Sotillo		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research 
03/03/21 Pam Rios
Samuel Haile, PhD		 Stanford Medicine Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research )
03/17/21 Andres R. Vindas Melendez Navigating Mathematical Spaces Through Collaboration and Community 
03/24/21 Nery Barrera Dreams Are Never Big Enough: Navigating College as an Engineering Major
04/28/21 Jaleh Janatpour I'm the Happiest Person I Know: My Fulfilling Career in Animal Care 
Date Speaker Title
09/26/20 Dr. David Des Marais Astrobiology and Mars Exploration
10/01/20 Caroline Arrellano Garcia
Shabnum Patel		 Stanford Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research 
10/15/20 Louai Labanieh
Becky Richards		 Stanford Grads: Engaging Community College Students in STEM Research Pt. II Q&A)
11/04/20 Joel Gallegos It All Started With Mathematics
11/18/20 Meghan Nolan
Catherine Su		 From CSM to Cal: UC Berkeley Alum in Conversation-Persevering Through a Pandemic
Date Speaker Title
03/04/20 K.M-Stanford Grad Student My Unique Path to Becoming a Genetic Counselor
Date Speaker Title
09/11/19 Charlotte Kiang My Journey From Liberal Arts to Aerospace Engineering 
09/18/19 CSM Student Panel Summer Internship Experiences 
09/25/19 Mark Douglass Community College to Stanford Medical School 
10/10/19 Skylar Payne Success in Computer Science Through Resilliance
10/23/19 Oscar Medina My Journey  in Asthma Research
11/20/19 Larry Taylor    My Journey Into Paleontological Research 
Date Speaker Title
02/06/19 Hector Gomez From CSM to UCSF:My Journey Into Neuroscience Research
03/15/19 Colleen Carpenter, PhD Pharmacology and Epilepsies 
03/27/19 Cathy Samayoa, PhD Breast Cancer and Health Disparities in Latinas
04/10/19 Jose Gutierrez My Journey from Community College to a Career in Engineering
04/26/19 Mohsen Janatpour Science, Art, and Emotion: A Personal Journey
Date Speaker Title
09/19/18 CSM Student Panel Summer Internship Experiences
10/11/18 Steven Altamirano Seizing Incremental Career Opportunities as a Software Engineer
11/07/18 Amber Moore How Immune Activation During Pregnancy Can Alter Placental and Fetal Health
11/14/18 Mary J. Janatpour, PhD My Journey From CSM to Vice President of Oncology Research
11/28/18 Susan J. Fisher, PhD  The Placenta: Science and Science Fiction
Date Speaker Title
02/21/18 Patti Siguenza From CSM to Genentech: What I Learned Along the Way
03/07/18 Marcella Gomez, PhD The Math Behind Cell Signaling in Biology
04/11/18 Carlos Schuler, PhD Success in Biotechnology
Date Speaker Title
09/13/17 Student Panel Bridges to Bacclaurate
09/14/17 Sasha Denisin Sasha Denisin - Mechanobiology
11/08/17 Michael Reddick Chemical and Bio Engineering
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