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RML To Host Indigenous People’s Research Gathering, Aug. 8

Poster promoting the Rivers of Knowledge event, bearing images that represent research topics of indigenous scientists.

Two Native American scientists will be among the featured speakers at the second Rivers of Knowledge research gathering on Thursday, Aug. 8 at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Mont. RML’s STEAM Collaborations with Indigenous Peoples committee, which reaches out to Native Peoples and educators to foster research and educational opportunities in sciences and related fields, is coordinating the event.

The gathering will be hybrid and talks focus on zoonotic research, career development, training opportunities and hands-on educational projects. Registration is available online at SCIP 2024 Open House–Rivers of Knowledge, https://go.nih.gov/ZhEXV8T.

For more information, email RMLSCIP@mail.nih.gov

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