Sigournie Brock is a Bioinformatics and Computational Biology graduate student working in Tracy Heath's lab. Sigournie presented her research at the 2024 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference in Phoenix, AZ this past week and she won the award for the Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Sigournie has the further distinction of having received a travel scholarship from SACNAS to attend the conference.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) awarded over one hundred graduate and undergraduate students from historically excluded communities for their research and presentation skills at their premier event, the National Diversity in STEM Conference held in Phoenix from October 31 through November 2. Student research presentations help equip young researchers with the skills and mentoring they need to be successful on their STEM journey. This experience helps them refine presentation skills, receive one-on-one mentoring and feedback on research, and connect with a supportive community of peers, mentors, and role models.