Diverse Minds Seminar
Kafui Dzirasa is an associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine. He is the first African American to complete a Ph.D. in Neurobiology at Duke University and went on to obtained his M.D. from the school. His research interests focus on using neurotechnology to understand how changes in the brain produce neurological and mental illness. Kafui has served on the Board of Directors of the Student National Medical Association: a national organization dedicated to the eradication of health care disparities. He has participated in numerous programs geared towards exposing youth to science and technology and providing health education for underserved communities. He has received many awards and honors, including the One Mind Institute Rising Star Award in 2011 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2016. Kafui's ultimate goal is to combine his research, medical training and community experience to improve outcomes for diverse communities suffering from neurological and psychiatric illness.
Dr. Kafui Dzirasa is the K. Ranga Rama Krishnan endowed Associate Professor at Duke University with appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurosurgery. He is the first African American to complete a Ph.D. in Neurobiology at Duke University. He went on to obtain his M.D. from the Duke University School of Medicine and completed residency training in General Psychiatry. His research interests focus on using neurotechnology to understand how changes in the brain produce neurological and mental illness.
The Diverse Minds seminar series is a campus-wide program* that aims to provide a platform for distinguished speakers from a diversity of backgrounds to share their science and personal journey into science with the Caltech Community. These seminars aim to educate, inspire, and initiate purposeful discussion. Caltech recognizes that diverse perspectives and experiences benefit everyone and by intentionally inviting speakers from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds Caltech can continue to cultivate a community that values equity, inclusion, and embraces the power of diversity in STEM. Dr. Dzirasa is hosted by the Chen Institute for Neuroscience.
REGISTER NOW Please register using your @caltech.edu email address. A recording of the seminar will be made available on the Diverse Minds website after the event.
*Participating Caltech institutes: Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST), Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions (CEMI), Information Science and Technology (IST), Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI), Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), Resnick Sustainability Institute, Rosen Bioengineering Center, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech.
- Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) - More events from this Sponsor
- Information Science and Technology - More events from this Sponsor
- Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) - More events from this Sponsor
- Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI) - More events from this Sponsor
- Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) - More events from this Sponsor
- Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech - More events from this Sponsor
- Rosen Bioengineering Center - More events from this Sponsor
- Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience - More events from this Sponsor