QUASAR – Queer and Allied Scientists at Rutgers

The Rutgers community is invited to the inaugural symposium for QUASAR – Queer and Allied Scientists at Rutgers. This symposium is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the contributions of queer scientists working in the biological and physical sciences across Rutgers-New Brunswick. The event will feature a unique combination of scientific and biographical talks from queer faculty and trainees, an exciting keynote presentation from Dr. Elle Lett, and a panel discussion focused on mentoring and growth across the career spectrum.  

The event will occur in the Life Science Building Atrium/Auditorium on Busch Campus, April 5^th, from 10am-4pm. Free lunch will be provided for all registrants! Please register here. All are welcome! Students/trainees interested in giving a short talk should register by March 22^nd! 

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to the organizers, Drs. Brian Daniels (b.daniels@rutgers.edu), Troy Roepke (tr246@sebs.rutgers.edu), and Jim Millonig (millonig@cabm.rutgers.edu).  

This event is supported in part by an IDEA Innovation Grant from the Rutgers Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE), with additional support from the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), School of Graduate Studies (SGS), and the Departments of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (EENR) and Cell Biology and Neuroscience (CBN).