Announcing the 2019-20 Duke SACNAS Executive Board

The Duke SACNAS Executive Board for the 2019-20 year has been elected! The elected board members are:

Graduate liaison: Abraham Nguyen

Director of Social Media & Marketing: Delisa Clay

Treasurer: Gilberto Padilla

Secretary: Blanca Rodriguez

Vice President: Martin Requena

President: Armando Corona

A huge thank you to past executive board members for their passion for the group and making the 2018-19 year a success!

Announcing Dr. Valdivia as Chapter co-advisor

We are also ecstatic to announce our newest SACNAS Chapter co-advisor: Dr. Raphael Valdivia!

Dr. Valdivia is a native of Peru and a Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology running an internationally recognized research program on host-microbe interactions. Dr. Valdivia is finishing his term as Vice Dean for Basic Science, where he had oversight of biomedical graduate eduction & core facilities and provided overall support for all science programs. As he returns to the regular ranks of the faculty, he is looking forward to working with Duke SACNAS as a faculty co-advisor alongside Dr. Sherilynn Black.

Solicitation for 2019 Committee Chairs

The Duke SACNAS executive board is excited to announce that we are seeking nominations to fill our Chair positions for our newly finalized Duke SACNAS Committees.

Committee on Programming

Committee on Outreach

Committee on Recruitment & Intersectionality

Know a fellow SACNista that would be great to head one of these Committees? Interested in getting leadership experience yourself? Fill out the following nomination form by Wednesday, February 13th at 12PM: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mMhaFgADZLO6G1

For full Committee descriptions, please see “Executive Board & Committees” tab of our website.

Announcing the 2018-19 Executive Board

The Duke SACNAS Executive Board for the 2018-19 year has been elected! The elected board members are:

Graduate liaison: Cullen Roth

Treasurer: Armando Corona

Secretary: Blanca Rodriguez

President: Raymond Allen

A huge thank you to past executive board members for their passion for the group and making the 2017-18 year a success!

Current and newly elected board members are actively seeking to fill the position of Vice President of Duke SACNAS. If these elections have inspired you to get involved with Duke SACNAS, but maybe not the level of VP, we have multiple opportunities with our committees! Email dukesacnas@gmail.com for more info.