IN-PERSON: “Women have made substantial contributions to science throughout the course of history, despite gender biases that have systematically excluded them from participating in the scientific enterprise. Today, women remain vastly underrepresented in the global STEM workforce, especially in senior positions.

“At Baker Hall on October 30, neuroscientist and geneticist Dr. [Huda Zoghbi](https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/huda-zoghbi-33774), environmental scientist and biologist [Cullen Geiselman Muse](https://harcresearch.org/people/cullen-k-geiselman-phd/) and chemical engineer [Aleida Rios](https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2021/aleida-rios-freng-usa-uk) will discuss their personal experiences and the barriers that women face in STEM fields.”

#### Panelists

[Cullen Geiselman Muse, Ph.D.](https://harcresearch.org/people/cullen-k-geiselman-phd/)
Vice Chair, Houston Advanced Research Center; Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Cullen Trust for Health Care

[Aleida Rios, Ph.D.](https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2021/aleida-rios-freng-usa-uk)
Senior Vice President of Engineering, bp

[Huda Zoghbi, M.D.](https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/huda-zoghbi-33774)
Board Member, Baker Institute; Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital

#### Moderator

**[Kirstin R.W. Matthews, Ph.D.](https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/kirstin-rw-matthews)**
Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute

**REGISTRATION**: This event is free, but registration is required.

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