Dr. Rebecca Oramas was recently highlighted in the "From the Desk of the Dean: News and information from
Mukesh K. Jain, MD Senior Vice President for Health Affairs. Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences" newsletter!
The inaugural Dean’s Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship in Biology and Medicine has been awarded to Rebecca Oramas Graves, PhD. This two-year research fellowship was established by the Division of Biology and Medicine to help grow, support, and retain a diverse scientific workforce.
Oramas Graves completed her PhD work studying female reproductive physiology with Dr. Jianjun Sun in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut. She is now pursuing her postdoctoral fellowship with Karla Kaun, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience at Brown, where she plans to develop a new Drosophila model to investigate the role of alcohol and drugs of abuse on female fertility.
“Rebecca was a perfect candidate for this fellowship, as she has not only made significant scientific contributions in her graduate and undergraduate research, but has also been highly involved in science outreach, science communication and mentoring of first-generation, international, and underrepresented students,” Associate Dean for Training and Program Development Audra Van Wart, PhD, says.
“My training in inclusive teaching combined with my personal experiences as a minority in STEM provides me with a dynamic potential to positively influence more students to stay and thrive in science,” Oramas Graves says.
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