STEM Events and Workshops Summer 2026
Engineering the Future of Immunology
Thursday, June 11, 2-3 p.m. (virtual)
Guest Speaker: Daniel McManus, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
Daniel McManus, PhD, is an immunologist whose research focuses on how CD8 T cells make critical developmental decisions during viral infection and how these choices influence long-term immune protection. He earned his doctorate in Immunology from Emory University in the laboratory of Rafi Ahmed, where he identified an early precursor CD8 T cell population with remarkable developmental flexibility. His work demonstrated that these cells adapt their fate based on infection outcomes—forming long-lived memory cells when infections are rapidly cleared, or sustaining immune responses through a balance of self-renewal and effector function during persistent infections.
Planning for an Aging Population: Assessing Metropolitan Planning Organizations’ Approaches, Gaps, and Innovations
Tuesday, July 28, 1-2 p.m., Charlestown Campus, E-175
Guest Speaker: Sophia Ashebir, Graduate Research Assistant, MIT AgeLab
Sophia Ashebir is a researcher at the MIT AgeLab, where she contributes to projects focused on transportation, vaccine uptake and preventive health, and ageism. She manages the Lab’s 85+ Lifestyle Leaders panel as well as its Aging and Equity Speaker Series. Sophia’s research centers on mobility and transportation access, with a particular interest in how these factors evolve as people age and how they shape independence and quality of life. Her work emphasizes equitable and inclusive approaches to aging-related challenges.
STEM Success Starts Here
Tuesday, August 18, 3 p.m.
Join us for a virtual panel discussion featuring BHCC staff from across the College who will introduce the resources, services, and opportunities available to help STEM students succeed, from advising and internships to transfer planning, student support, and more.
Learn who to connect with and get your questions answered before the semester begins.
Panelists:
Kathleen B. O'Neill, Director Single Stop
Katie Colello, Associate Director of Internships
Hillary Sabbagh, Director of the International Center
Brian Kelleher-Calnan, Transfer Advisor, LifeMap
Samira Belaoun, STEM Advisor, LifeMap
Suman Mukherjee, STEM Coordinator
Tiffanie Pierce, Assistant Dean of STEM Division - Moderator