Accessibility in the Lab | Best Practices in Allyship with Colin Cox, Ph.D.

New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists

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Colin Cox, Ph.D., Senior Director of Automation at Hexagon Bio, joins us for this episode. Colin participated in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) panel as a panelist at this year's SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition. We continue the conversation panel discussion by taking a closer look at supporting DEI initiatives in the workplace, along with examples.
Key Learning Points:

• What DEI is and its importance
• What it means to be an ally
• How to get involved in DEI initiatives
• How to have DEI conversations with team members
• How intersectionality factors into DEI

About Our Guest:
Colin is a seasoned Lab Automation Engineer and Molecular Biologist with extensive experience in integrating and operating liquid handlers and workcells in both R&D and data factory environments.
Beyond that, he is dedicated to education and skill development, teaching 3D printing to foster innovation and hands-on learning. and is passionate about DEI initiatives.
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SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology. The SLAS mission is to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community building.

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