Provost Wente to moderate panel discussion on STEM Career Paths March 12 | Vanderbilt News

The Vanderbilt community is invited to a panel discussion on Tuesday, March 12, titled “ZigZags: Honest STEM Career Paths.” The discussion will be held in the auditorium of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. The program begins with lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by the panel discussion from noon to 1 p.m.

During the discussion, panel members will share their personal STEM career journeys and the decisions, circumstances and surprises that occurred along the way.

Panel members include:

• Moderator: Susan R. Wente, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
• Larisa R. G. Desantis, associate professor of Earth and environmental sciences
• Lourdes Estrada, associate professor of biochemistry and associate director for academic programs and operations for the Medical Scientist Training Program
• Cynthia Gadd, professor of biomedical Informatics and vice chair for educational affairs
• Renã A. S. Robinson, associate professor of chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow

This Women’s History Month event is sponsored by the Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence.