Dr. Jaye Gardiner received her Ph.D. in Cancer Biology in 2017 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she studied how HIV effectively spreads between cells and how that infection changed the cells behaviors. Now, she researches pancreatic cancer's tumor microenvironment, specifically focusing on how the non-tumor cells communicate to support the tumor at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. As a first generation American and graduate, Jaye is passionate about and involved in a variety of science communication (scicomm) efforts to increase access, exposure, and IDEA (inclusivity, diversity equity, and accessibility) in STEM; predominantly through art, organizing spaces/platforms for diverse scientists and science communication, and teaching (check out her comics group JKX Comics, #UniqueScientists on twitter/Instagram, the science communication workshop for graduate students ComSciCon, and the teaching program she teaches in TRIP Initiative). You could say that in lab and out, Jaye is all about communication. When not chasing her dreams, you can find Jaye chasing her two pet bunnies, working out, or playing video games.

Reyhaneh Maktoufi has recently defended her Ph.D. in Media, Technology, and Society at Northwestern University. She is a Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Fellow at WGBH/NOVA. As a researcher and producer, her main fields of interest are science communication, misinformation, curiosity, public engagement with scientists, and science communication in media. She was a visiting researcher at the Adler Planetarium, where she studied science communication and facilitated workshops on communication skills and she's also a producer at The Story Collider podcast. Before starting a Ph.D., Rey has been working as a health communication facilitator and cancer preventive/palliative care campaign manager in Tehran, Iran. Rey currently enjoys working with different nonprofits such as the Communicating Science Conference (ComSciCon). She also engages in science outreach through writing blog-posts and making science comics and has been interviewed on outlets such as the Smithsonian Magazine and the SETI Institute's podcast Big Picture Science.

Co-Hosted by Maria Luisa Maas Gamboa (WIS), Mashal Imtiaz (ASMPC), & Paige Inman (STEM CEL). 

Event Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/95120055174?pwd=UG91SjJUWFNNUUpqaHRXWjh3MjgvUT09

This event is a part of MPC's STEAM 2.0. Go to libguides.mpc.edu/STEAM during the month of November to be a part of all of the online events and online exhibit.  For any questions, contact agarciagarcia@mpc.edu. ARC students who need an ASL interpreter, please contact Jacque Evans jevans@mpc.edu at least 24hrs in advance.