Join us for the Biochemical Society’s inaugural EDI Online Symposium: Practical approaches to inclusive bioscience, collaboration and change. This half-day symposium will bring together colleagues from across the biosciences sector to explore how we can create a more inclusive, equitable and accessible environment through collaboration and shared learning to drive meaningful and sustainable change.
Keynote Speaker:
Don’t miss the chance to transform your scientific platform with insight from academic and award-winning science communicator, Dr Gabriel Astorga!
Based at the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia, Gabriel combines a passion for science communication with his background in biomedicine and microbial genomics to create videos that make microbiology, science, and literature accessible, engaging, and fun. As the recipient of the 2025 Future Presenter Award at the Amplify X New Voice Awards, Gabriel currently has over 500,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Also a strong advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in science, Gabriel collaborates with charities such as Pride in STEM and serves on his institute’s EDI committee and LGBTQ+ working group.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Afua Acheampong, Head of the Black Internship Programme at Health Data Research UK.
- Dr Jess Wade, Assistant Professor in Functional Materials, Imperial College London.
We are keen to benefit from as many projects, approaches and voices as possible and so, to remove barriers, registration for this online event is only £15 for Biochemical Society members and £25 for non-members.
14 October 2026
Online via Zoom
This event will be taking place online between 13:30-17:00 BST.
Oral communication slots are available at this meeting. All attendees, particularly researchers in the early stages of their career, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration as an oral communication. You can submit your abstract here.