The Black Empowerment in Autism Network gathered for the first time at UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss ways to improve autism research for Black children and families and provide mentorship for researchers of color.
Arcot “Raja” Rajasekar is a professor within the School of Information and Library Science and the chief scientist at RENCI. He develops software that connects application programs to their underlying hardware while ensuring they continue to work even when that hardware changes.
Laura Hanson is a professor of geriatric medicine in the School of Medicine and the medical director of the Department of Medicine’s Palliative Care and Hospice Program. She has been contributing to research at Carolina for 31 years
Toshihide Hige holds a joint appointment as an assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology within the School of Medicine and the Department of Biology within the College. He uses fruit flies to study learning and memory … Read more
Brian Boyd is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor in the School of Education and interim director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. He has been contributing to research at Carolina for 13 years.
