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October 1

Elevating women in science: A conversation with Brazilian Academy of Sciences President Helena Nader

Location

Kresge Building

Time

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Event Type

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/studio/

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Presented in partnership with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies

As the first woman president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in more than a century, Helena Nader is a staunch advocate for inclusion, championing gender, racial, and ethnic equity in science. In this fireside chat, hear how she’s repeatedly advanced research, improved nationwide levels of high school education, and closed gaps in scientific development among different regions of Brazil.

Register for free to submit your questions.

SPEAKER

Helena Nader, President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Professor Emeritus at the Escola Paulista de Medicina of the Federal University of São Paulo

MODERATOR

Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director of the Brazil Studies Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University