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
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A STEM 501(c)(3) organization for ALL students from underserved communities. Making information & mentorship accessible. Check out our site for help w/ grad apps! 🌟 www.cientificolatino.com
Postdocs across STEM: we’d love your advice! 👀 Did you apply for fellowships before starting your postdoc? If so, did you already have a formal or informal offer from your postdoc mentor? This is for @cientificolatino.com’s #NextLab program for senior grad students. Please share your experience!
We gave our second NYC PhD Ready Workshop Series on "Applying to Summer Research Programs and Research Assistant Positions". #CientificoLatino #NYC #PhDReady
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...
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
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
🧬🔬 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
Two more weeks until our 2026 NYC Pathways to the PhD Conference in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Education and St. Francis College! We are 90% at capacity, register today! Register: cientificolatino.com/phd-conference #CientificoLatino
🧬🔬 How do I pick a research laboratory in graduate school and choose the right research advisor? Científico Latino Academy's Graduate Student Webinar Series presents: "Choosing a Rotation Laboratory" 📅 Tuesday, September 29h at 12pm ET 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/choosing-a...
Three more weeks until our 2026 NYC Pathways to the PhD Conference in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Education and St. Francis College! Register: cientificolatino.com/phd-conference
We are so excited to announce our 2026 Científico Latino (CL) Academy class! Our 39 scholars are graduates of our GSMI 2025 program. Meet our 2026 CL Academy scholars: www.cientificolatino.com/cientifico-l... #CientificoLatino #CLAcademy
🎓 Starting graduate school in the sciences this Fall 2026? Not sure what to expect in your first year? Our GSMI alumni are here to help. "What to Expect in Your First Year of Graduate School" 📅 Thursday, September 17th at 12.30pm ET 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-nav...
🎓 Thinking about applying to STEM PhD programs? Learn from our GSMI alumni in Astrophysics, Materials Science, and Neuroscience PhD programs. Graduate Student Panel on PhD Admissions on September 14th at 12pm ET 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/gsmi-2026-... #CientificoLatino #GSMI
We are so excited to announce our Graduate School Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) 2026 class. Our scholars are the next generation of scientific leaders! Meet our GSMI 2026 scholars: www.cientificolatino.com/gsmi-2026-sc...
We are proud to announce the 2nd year co-hosting the NYC Pathways to the PhD Conference with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Education and St. Francis College! Register here: www.cientificolatino.com/phd-conference
We are announcing the official launch of Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series where our goal is to get NYC college students ready for the PhD! Our first public session will be at the American Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the NYC Science Research Mentoring Consortium.
Our Executive Director, Robert Fernandez, PhD, is moderating a workshop at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2026 on "Improving Pathways for Scientific Careers in and Outside Academia" on November 15, 3pm ET in Washington, D.C. #SfN2026 #Neuroscience
We are happy to introduce Patrick Rodriguez as a new Científico Latino Executive Board Member! Patrick Rodriguez is the Co-Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison and a national leader that advances educational access for justice-impacted communities.
Today is the 9th anniversary of founding Científico Latino!! 🎉🎉🎉 Our co-founders, Robert Fernandez, PhD and Olivia Goldman PhD, PhD started Científico Latino on 08/16/17 during their doctoral studies with the vision that everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams of becoming a scientist.
Meet our Científico Latino Expert Bench 🎓🔬 Our Científico Latino Academy Scholars now have access to 1:1 expert guidance from an interdisciplinary network of professionals across academia, biotech, education, and the arts. Learn more here: www.cientificolatino.com/alumni
We are recruiting a Communications Intern! This volunteer position will assist us in spreading word of our Científico Latino programming, events and impact. 🔗Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🎓 Thinking about applying to STEM PhD programs? GSMI 2026 presents "Applying to Graduate Programs in STEM" on 8/26 at 2.30pm ET This session will cover: ✅ Insights into the grad school application timeline ✅ What makes a compelling personal statement 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/applying-t...
🎓 Starting graduate school in the sciences this Fall 2026? Not sure what to expect in your first year? You’re not alone and our GSMI alumni are here to help. "What to Expect in Your First Year of Graduate School" 📅 Monday, August 31st at 11am ET 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-nav...
Our Executive Director gave a workshop on "Preparing for a STEM career at the College Level" to students in the Biorocket Research Internship Program at Genspace NYC. Our mission to teach NYC college students how to become PhD ready is just getting started. #PhDReady #CientificoLatino
Our Graduate School Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) started in 2019 when three graduate students had a vision to make graduate school entry accessible for students from low-income, first-generation and underserved communities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s88T...
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Congratulations to Dr. Jocelyn Dicent, a GSMI 2020 Alumni, for defending her PhD in Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University (Mailman School of Public Health). Jocelyn has contributed to research in TCE metabolism and served as a mentor for our first-year graduate student program.
Applying to U.S. postdocs as an immigrant/on a visa Learn from our panel of current postdocs how to apply to STEM labs in the U.S. 🗓️ When: Thursday, August 6th, 5-6pm ET / 2-3pm PT 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/applying-t...
We're thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Securing Degrees, a scholarship coaching platform that helps students apply and secure scholarships. Through this partnership, 30 Científico Latino GSMI 2026 scholars will get hands-on support navigating scholarship applications. #GSMI2026
