Out to Innovate is pleased to announce that Joe Minton is the recipient of the 2025 Out to Innovate Career Development Fellowship. 1/7

Our 2025 application cycle is now open for our #scholarships! If you, or a student you know, are #LGBTQ+ in a #STEM field, check out our different awards and their eligibility requirements. The portal closes July 7th. So apply today!

As LGBTQ+ STEM professionals, our identities in both spheres have become targets for political attack. We know from firsthand experience how important our voices and visibility are in making positive change. 1/2

Out to Innovate is celebrating #LesbianVisibilityWeek by spotlighting #queer #women in #STEM! This year, we're highlighting Drs. Devin Swiner, Lauren Esposito, Nergis Mavalvala, and Sally Ride for their incredible achievements in STEM and their efforts in advocacy for #LGBTQ+ and women's issues. 1/2

The professional society @outtoinnovate.bsky.social has named its 2025 award winners, which include American Chemical Society member @drdre4000.bsky.social, who was awarded 2025 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year. cen.acs.org/acs-news/And... #chemsky🧪

Out to Innovate is awarding Koizumi its Walt Westman Award in recognition of his service to Out to Innovate as a board member, event speaker, and organizational advisor; and in recognition of his public service in support of effective science and technology policy to benefit the United States 1/6

Out to Innovate is awarding Dr. Jeff Willy its #LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year in recognition of his contributions to toxicology research in his industrial and academic work. 1/5

Out to Innovate awards Dr. André Isaacs @drdre4000.bsky.social its #LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year in recognition of his impact on his students, his joyful sharing of chemistry with the public, and his thoughtful education of chemistry professionals on being more effective science communicators. 1/5

Trans people in STEM spaces (when both groups are heavily under attack right now 👏). go.bsky.app/2oTAUBo

Today is Int'l Transgender Day of Visibility. In celebration, we're recognizing a few incredible, openly trans figures in STEM: Angelica Ross, Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Dr. Ben Barres, & Col. Bree Fram. While only a short list, we applaud them for their achievements in both STEM and their activism.

Our Discord server is now live! Please use this space to build community with other #LGBTQ #STEM professionals in our network, organize with others, and see what our Board committees are doing to support you and our entire community! Access the invitation link sent to your email or via our website.

📢 Call for Spring Newsletter special edition on sex and gender identity! 📢 Out to Innovate is working toward mounting a response to the transphobic policies put forth by the Trump Administration. We will be dedicating our spring newsletter entirely to the science behind gender and sex. 1/2

In order to foster community and better connect the membership with the Board committee activity, the Out to Innovate Board is planning to roll out a Discord server on March 30! 1/2

Our Member Open Meeting starts in an hour! Check your emails for the Zoom link. See you there! 💖🏳️‍🌈

Reminder to RSVP for our Open Member Meeting tomorrow at 3p ET / 1p PT. Hope to see you there!

Please send us your ideas and concerns and RSVP for our Open Meeting happening this Saturday, in response to the recent anti-trans, anti-DEIA, and anti-STEM executive orders. The Zoom link will also be sent to your member email!

This is why it is so important that our scientific societies speak out against factual inaccuracies like in the sex EO.

Check out our op-ed in The Hill on the science of sex and gender. Please share it with folks in and outside of the scientific community. We're planning more in response to this administration's attacks on trans and non-binary people and related research. Stay tuned! thehill.com/opinion/...

Stop by our both (423) at #aaasmtg and pick up a pin and badge ribbon (or a few for future meetings!)

@travisyork.bsky.social leading a discussion on QTPIE's research with Drs. James Garvey and C.V. Dolan. Key takeaways: Sexual orientation and gender data collection is still in its infancy in both academic and employment settings. Perceptions and identity affect support for SOGI data collection.

We're here at #aaasmtg in booth 423 with oSTEM! Come say hi!

By now, we’ve all seen the Trump administration’s executive orders erroneously restricting gender to two biological sexes, banning trans student athletes from competing, and attempting to erase any language related to DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) from the government, 1/8

Whether you're attending AAAS 2025 or just live in the Boston area, come down and meet with other #LGBTQ+ scientists this Thursday. Registration is free!

Come out, come out, wherever you are! To the Intersections Intersect #LGBTQ+ #STEM Networking event during the 2025 #AAASmtg in Boston, Thursday, February 13th! Register to get more information! www.eventbrite.com/e...#LGBTQ+#STEM#AAASmtg check out our LinkTree!

Attending the 2025 #AAASmtg in Boston? Check out these #LGBTQ+ events and programs!

Out to Innovate is accepting nominations for our 2025 Recognition Awards for #LGBTQ+ #Scientist, #Engineer, and #Educator of the Year! Submit your nominations here: outtoinnovate.org/re...#LGBTQ+#Scientist,#Engineer,#Educator deadline is December 31, 2024.

@merronw.bsky.social (they/them) is a psychology graduate student at the University of Toronto where they use functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate how adolescents engage the brain differently than adults when recalling related memories. “I am so honored to receive the OTI Career

Spencer Winter (he/him) is a bioengineering graduate student at the California Institute of Technology where he works on developing localized biochemical circuits on DNA tile structures. “I am immensely honored to be a recipient of the OTI Career Development Fellowship.

Patience Moseley (they/them) is a neuroscience graduate student at Florida State University who studies physiological control of eating by investigating how oxytocin affects eating behavior and how dysregulated oxytocin signals may lead to caloric overconsumption and obesity. “I am incredibly

Loki Luteng Lin (he/him) is a physics graduate student at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor where he works to advance the understanding of the landscape of possible quantum gravity theories using the tools of the S-matrix bootstrap, where he translates simple conditions

Cameron Essex (they/them) is a geosciences graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where they study the Earth’s volcanoes and reconstruct climate histories using geochemistry. “The visibility of LGBTQIA2S+ people in STEM, especially the trans, non-binary,

Dr. Matthew Ellis (he/him) is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego where he characterizes the regulatory mechanisms underlying the progression of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with the ultimate goal of identifying generalizable targets which could

Ana Leticia Simal (they/them) is a neuroscience graduate student at the University of Guelph where they seek to discover sex-specific molecular pathways that drive the transition from acute to chronic pain. "It is an amazing honour to be recognized as an Out to Innovate Career Development

Today's Fellow spotlight is Zoe Clapacs!

All this week and next, we'll be spotlighting our 2024 Fellows! "Yehya Barakat (they/them) is a neuroscience graduate student at the Jackson Laboratory and Tufts University where they study the genetic etiology and molecular mechanism underlying age-dependent hyperactivity. “I am very excited

🚨Attention researchers!🚨 The National Science Foundation has recently published a Dear Colleagues Letter (NSF 24-101, link in bio) calling for proposals to that aim to expand #LGBTQ+ participation in #STEM through research and other activities.

Our 2024 application cycle is now open for our #scholarships! If you, or a student you know, are #LGBTQ+ in a #STEM field, check out our different awards and their eligibility requirements. The portal closes June 1st. So apply today!

Apply for a Career Development Fellowship for T,NB, I grad students and post-docs in STEM. Deadline Dec 31, 2023. outtoinnovate.org/fellowships