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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">As a reminder, the MIT Biology Catalyst Symposium will take place this coming Monday April 29 from 9 am-3 pm in the Whitehead Auditorium. This event is aimed at creating and fostering connections
with promising post-doc scientists from diverse backgrounds. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We will welcome eight Catalyst Fellows to campus for the second annual symposium. </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">We hope you will attend the fellows’ talks and/or have lunch with them on April 29<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in 68-180 at 12:20pm. You are welcome to attend the
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">More information about the symposium, including bios and talk titles can be found <a href="https://biology.mit.edu/about/diversity/mit-biology-catalyst-symposium/" target="_blank" title="https://biology.mit.edu/about/diversity/mit-biology-catalyst-symposium/"><span style="color:#0078D7">here</span></a>. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">You can direct questions to Hallie Dowling-Huppert (DEI officer) or Catalyst Symposium organizing committee members Mike or Yadira.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">We hope to see many of you at this exciting event!</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121">Best regards,</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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