Penn Sacnas

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
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Graduate Student Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania

09/09/2026

Join us for our first event of the semester:

𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙃𝙈𝙄 𝙂𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢 𝙁𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

ᴅᴀᴛᴇ: September 21, 2026
ᴛɪᴍᴇ: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: KRB 701

Join scientific grant writer Dr. Jennifer Aleman and Guilliam Fellows Montserrat Arreguin and Samuel Preza
for practical advice on crafting a compelling application and navigating the fellowship process. Food will be provided. All are welcome! 🩵

06/02/2026

Penn SACNAS, Hablemos Ciencia, and Ciencia con Acento invite you to a panel on “𝙇𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙜𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤: 𝙑𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈”!

ᴅᴀᴛᴇ: June 18, 2026
ᴛɪᴍᴇ: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: KRB (formerly BRB), Room 252

Our panel is composed of Spanish speaking leaders from academia, biotech/pharma, and industry that will share their trajectory, leadership, and learning experiences in STEM.

Join us for a Q&A panel followed by a reception! There will be food, all are welcome!

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for the event is needed, DM us for the link!

05/15/2026

Come join us for our next event: 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙖 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝘼𝘾𝙉𝘼𝙎 and let’s learn how to dance some salsa!

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: May 19, 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 4:00 – 6:00 P.M.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: KRB 252

Enjoy amazing music and professional salsa lessons from 𝙆𝙊 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙨, a Latino Philly-based Salsa Academy. Let's wrap up this year’s SACNAS cycle and celebrate a great year! There will be free food from Don Barriga! All welcome!

04/03/2026

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD, Penn SACNAS invites you to our next event:
𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗗!

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: April 14, 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Lynch Auditorium at Chemistry Laboratories: 1973

A graduate student panel from the following programs:

- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group (𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗕)

- Immunology Graduate Group (𝗜𝗚𝗚)

- Neuroscience Graduate Group(𝗡𝗚𝗚)

- Biochemistry Biophysics Chemical Biology (𝗕𝗕𝗖𝗕)

will share their perspective on the complex decision to pursue graduate school, their current experiences, and what they wish they’d known. Bring your questions as you consider your path in science. 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙!

04/02/2026

𝑰𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏! Penn SACNAS and E.E. Just invites you to our workshop event: 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐈𝐇 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: JMEC 0516 EW

Join us for a workshop with invited speaker 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐟𝐟, who will share expert insights on 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑁𝐼𝐻 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝐼𝐻 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ.

• Designed for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees

• Ideal for those currently preparing an application or planning to apply soon

Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your application and learn how to effectively tell your scientific story! All are welcomed!

02/25/2026

Please join 𝘕𝘌𝘟𝘛 𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘒 our Penn SACNAS 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 with 𝘿𝙧. 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙇ó𝙥𝙚𝙯 𝙇𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙖 on 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢!

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: March 5, 2026.
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: BRB 1412

Learn about 𝘋𝘳. 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘓ó𝘱𝘦𝘻 𝘓𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢 path to become a science reporter at The Transmitter. There will be Free Food ! All are welcome !

02/02/2026

Join our 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘯 𝘚𝘈𝘊𝘕𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 in attending the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 '𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗡𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴' !

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Saturday, March 7, 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 8:30 am - 6:00pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: : The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)

We invite scientists, scholars, students, and professionals from all STEM fields and career stages of the Mid-Atlantic region to attend our community gathering. Come to network, share your research, participate in professional development and leadership training opportunities, and celebrate our community! You do not have to be a SACNAS member to attend.
𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞: https://forms.gle/gfYy6nCE6vGZzgn79
𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚: February 11th, 2026.

𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘯 𝘚𝘈𝘊𝘕𝘈𝘚 is proud to provide to this event. All graduate members of the Penn scientific community are welcomed ! 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 (https://forms.gle/44nY3ioR1w78Rbhp6) 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀.
𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚: February 11th, 2026.

More details can be found here: https://science.tcnj.edu/2026-sacnas-mid-atlantic.../

01/28/2026

To welcome everyone back from winter break and celebrate the start of a new semester, 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗡𝗔𝗦 invites you to our event:

🍭 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔! 🍪

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday February 12, 2026.
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: BRB 1412

Come get 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 and 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 with us!

Food from 𝙀𝙡 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙮 will be provided. We will have vegan food and cookie options. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱! 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙩 🩵

12/10/2025

𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗡𝗔𝗦 & 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 invites you to our 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖!

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: December 18, 2025
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2:00 - 6:00pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: BRB Gaulton Auditorium and Lobby

Join us to end this academic year with engaging scientific talks. 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺., followed by a 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 and 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 catered by 𝘼𝙢𝙮'𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙨.

All are welcomed ! 🩵

12/03/2025

𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗡𝗔𝗦 & 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 invite you to a 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 with, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒐 𝑫í𝒂𝒛!

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: December 10, 2025
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 3:00 - 5:00pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Smilow 09 - 146A

Join us next week, where Dr. Arnaldo Díaz Vázquez will talk about his career trajectory and the work he has done to create research training programs at different institutions. There will be food ! All are welcomed !

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