Científico Latino

Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series on "What do Careers in the sciences look like" on 11/20 at 4pm at the CUNY Graduate Center. ⁠ Register today: ⁠https://cientificolatino.com/nyc-workshop-04 ⁠ #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady

Come join Robert W. Fernandez, PhD as he moderates a session with Ashley Chui, PhD (Principal Scientist Waypoint Bio), Daisy Duan, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow NYU Langone Health), and Paige Miranda, PhD (Partnerships Manager at The Transmitter).⁠

Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series next session will be on "Who funds Research, LinkedIn, and Building your Network". Our public session will hosted at Rockefeller University, in partnership with RockEDU. ⁠ Register here: ⁠cientificolatino.com/nyc-workshop-05 ⁠ #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady

This workshop will cover:⁠ ✅ Learn how research is funded in the academic sector⁠ ✅ How to establish yourself as a scientific professional by developing your LinkedIn profile⁠ ✅ Get live feedback on your resume⁠

On October 14, we gave our NYC PhD Ready Workshop Series at the SUNY Global Center on "Applying to Graduate School". ⁠ ⁠ We are thankful to the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education and Stony Brook University Graduate School for hosting us!⁠ ⁠ #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady⁠

Elisa Trujillo, PhD Candidate at The Rockefeller University, and Robert Fernandez, PhD talked to college students about preparing a strong graduate school application, what they should know about the changes in the graduate school admissions landscape, and breaking down the personal statement. ⁠

📣 Hiring this academic job cycle? ⁠ Check out our Científico Latino Career Center that connects employers with a network of scientists across the U.S. ⁠ ⁠ More information here: cientificolatino.careerwebsite.com #CientificoLatino

On September 15th, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, we launched our first walking campaign with the goal of 1.5 million steps. Our community of 13 individuals has now walked 2.7 million steps and we have raised $1,965. ⁠ Give your gift here: cientificolatino.com/walk-for-CL

Every step raises awareness, but your gift is what keeps our programs running. ⁠ Here's what that looks like: ⁠$100 covers a student's graduate school application fee, that's ten people giving $10. No gift is too small! ⁠

On September 15th, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, we launched our first walking campaign with the goal of 1.5 million steps. Our community of 13 individuals has now walked 2.7 million steps and we have raised $1,965. ⁠ Give your gift here: cientificolatino.com/walk-for-CL

By the end of 10/31, our new goal is to walk 3.14 million steps and to mark our final stretch, our Executive Director, Robert Fernandez, PhD will walk roughly 32 miles around Manhattan (~12 hr walk). ⁠

🎓 GSMI 2026: Faculty Panel on Graduate School Admissions⁠ with faculty from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, UC Berkeley, Yale University, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center.⁠ ⁠ Date: Monday, October 19th⁠ Time: 12pm ET / 9am PT⁠ Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/gsmi-2026-... #CientificoLatino

NEXT WEEK: Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series on "Applying to Graduate School and Writing a Strong Personal Statement" on 10/14 at 4pm. Sign-up here: cientificolatino.com/nyc-workshop... All attendees will be eligible for a fee waiver at Stony Brook University. #CientificoLatino #PhDReady

Come join Robert W. Fernandez, PhD (Yale⁠ University Alumni) and Elisa Trujillo (PhD candidate at Rockefeller University) at the SUNY Global Center, in partnership with the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education and Stony Brook University Graduate School. ⁠

One day until the 2026 NYC Pathways to the PhD Conference in partnership with the MIT Office of Graduate Education and St. Francis College! ⁠ We want to give a special thank you to our Champion Sponsor, @camelbackventures.bsky.social, for sponsoring our conference!! ⁠

We have hit over 250 registrants!⁠ ✅ Students from: NYC, CT, KY, MD, MA, MN, NJ, PA, and VA. ⁠ ✅ Universities represented: Baruch College, Caldwell University, City College, Columbia University, Hunter College, NYU, St. Francis College, Stony Brook University, and Yale University, among others.⁠

One day until the 2026 NYC Pathways to the PhD Conference in partnership with the MIT Office of Graduate Education and St. Francis College! ⁠ We want to give a special thank you to our Champion Sponsor, @camelbackventures.bsky.social, for sponsoring our conference!! ⁠

This past week, our Program Director, Dennis Octavio Melendez, Ph.D. and the Científico Latino Team gave a talk at @huntercollege.bsky.social! ⁠ #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady

We discussed the work we are doing at Científico Latino to train the next generation of scientific leaders to enter the scientific workforce, breaking down the PhD, and how to prepare for applying to STEM PhD programs!⁠

We gave our second NYC PhD Ready Workshop Series on "Applying to Summer Research Programs and Research Assistant Positions". ⁠ ⁠ #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady

Our workshop facilitators, Yaniris Molina Aponte, PhD Candidate in Immunology at Harvard Medical School and NSF-GRFP Fellow and Elisa Trujillo, PhD Candidate in Biosciences at Rockefeller University.

We are so excited to announce our 2026 Científico Latino (CL) Academy mentors!⁠ Meet our 2026 CL Academy mentors: www.cientificolatino.com/cientifico-l...

Our CL Academy mentors:⁠ ✅ 48% from low-income backgrounds⁠ ✅ 87% female⁠ ✅ Our CL academy mentors are across 22 unique institutions such as Brown University, MIT, NYU, University of California system, Stanford University, and Yale University, among others.⁠

We are so excited to announce our 2026 Científico Latino (CL) Academy mentors!⁠ Meet our 2026 CL Academy mentors: www.cientificolatino.com/cientifico-l...

We are so excited to announce our Graduate School Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) 2026 mentors! These scientists are mentoring the next generation of scientific leaders enrolled in our GSMI 2026 program!⁠ Meet our GSMI 2026 Mentors: www.cientificolatino.com/gsmi-2026-me...

Our GSMI 2026 Mentors: ⁠ ✅ 64% female⁠ ✅ Across 69 unique universities with strong presence at Harvard University, University of Los Angeles, University of Washington, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Yale University⁠ ✅ 43% low-income and 42% first-gen⁠

On September 17, we had our first NYC PhD Ready Workshop Series at the University of Mount Saint Vincent on "Preparing for a STEM Career at the college level". ⁠ ⁠ One takeaway is that it is never too late to start your journey of becoming a scientist!⁠ #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we launched our first walking campaign: Closing the STEM Gap, One Step at a Time. ⁠ ⁠ From 9/15 - 10/31, our goal is to walk 1.5 million steps and raise $20k. 💚Join us today, walk with us as a fundraiser or make a gift: cientificolatino.com/walk-for-CL ⁠⁠ #WalkforCL

Our Impact between 2019-2025:⁠ ✅️ 992 students supported through the grad school app process⁠ ✅️ 66% grad school acceptance rate: more than triple the 22% national average⁠ ✅️ 336 first-year graduate students supported and we provided $67,500 in graduate school scholarships ⁠

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we launched our first walking campaign: Closing the STEM Gap, One Step at a Time. ⁠ ⁠ From 9/15 - 10/31, our goal is to walk 1.5 million steps and raise $20k. 💚Join us today, walk with us as a fundraiser or make a gift: cientificolatino.com/walk-for-CL ⁠⁠ #WalkforCL

Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series next session will be on preparing for the PhD application process at the SUNY Global Center. ⁠ 🔗 Register here: cientificolatino.com/nyc-workshop... #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady

This workshop on "Applying to Graduate School and writing a Strong Personal Statement" will cover:⁠ ✅ What a PhD application consists of and how to choose a PhD program⁠ ✅ Timeline on preparing for graduate school applications⁠ ✅ Breaking down the personal statement⁠

🧬🔬 Applying to Competitive Graduate School Fellowships this year?⁠ ⁠ Join our webinar on "Applying to Graduate School Fellowships"⁠ with a focus on HHMI Gilliam, NIH F31, and NSF-GRFP. ⁠ 📅 Thursday, 10/1 @ 12pm ET⁠ 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/applying-t... #CientificoLatino #CLAcademy⁠