Happening 10.24-25 - Migration of African Peoples

*Tuesday & Wednesday*

an African American Woman's Experience in Academia & Migrations of African Peoples

Fatimah Jackson

Fatimah Jackson studies human-plant coevolution, particularly the influence of phytochemicals on human metabolic effects and evolutionary processes; and Population substructure in peoples of African descent.

Public Lecture

Tuesday, Oct. 24

4:10pm

My Journey of Generations: An African American Woman's Academic Adventure and Scientific Reconciliation

In this lecture, Jackson will share the story of moving from a highly rated predominantly white institution to a HBCU to expand the depth of her scholarship and integrate the divergent lines of research she had pursued to counteract the embedded biases of academia.

Peer Lecture

Wednesday, Oct. 25

4:10pm

Computational Geospatial Approaches to Reconstruct the Historic Internal Migrations of Africans during the Millennia of Enslavement

This lecture will address how predicting the origins of African-descended peoples of the Atlantic Diaspora is an important task which provides insights of biomedical significance, including precision medicine.

About the Series:

The Tracy and Ruth Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences is the most prestigious of the endowed seminars at UC Davis. Established in 1960, the Storer Endowment makes it is possible to invite distinguished biological scientists to campus to present two lectures and meet with faculty members and graduate students in their field of interest. The series is presented by the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences.

Support:

The Tracy and Ruth Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences is the most prestigious of the endowed seminars at UC Davis. You can help continue the legacy of this historic series with a gift to the Storer Lectureship Series.

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