World of Wonder welcomes Dr. Lorne Farovitch!

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Please join us for World of Wonder in Science series as we welcome Dr. Lorne Farovitch. Dr. Farovitch will be presenting “A fruitful Odyssey through the Worlds of Basic Science and Population Health.” Dr. Lorne Farovitch is a Deaf infectious disease epidemiologist with records of successful research projects, response to public health emergencies, community engagements, and developing more inclusive and accessible services for marginalized populations. Dr. Farovitch earned his doctoral degree in Translational Biomedical Science from the University of Rochester Medical Center, and works as a surveillance and epidemiology COVID-19 data analyst at the New York City Department of Health. He was born to a Deaf family with strong Deaf culture and attended Gallaudet University, RIT, and URMC.

Presentation date is December 8th at 12pm EST. Presentation will be in ASL and interpreters will be provided. To register for this zoom webinar—https://bit.ly/3FD2CfD. For more information contact bridges@rit.edu or Jessica Contreras at jmcccl@rit.edu. This presentation series is sponsored by Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate.

Image ID: A confident male, with brown eyes, facial hair, and short dark hair, stands tall wearing a grey suit with a light blue pinstriped shirt and bold blue tie. He is not smiling but the right side of his face is slightly learning upwards. The background is blurred, but shows tall building and a green tree. Caption underneath “Dr. Lorne Farovitch, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, NYC Dept of Health.


Contact
Jessica Contreras
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When and Where
December 08, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room/Location: Zoom
Who

Open to the Public

Interpreter Requested?

Yes

Topics
alumni
deaf community
diversity
research