We are visionaries.
We are mavericks.
We are healers.
And we’re just getting started.

ABGH existe to promote #healthequity in Black communities, advance science, and develop the careers of Black GIs, hepatologists, & scientists.

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I woke up and saw that my first paper was officially published in The Astrophysical Journal.😭 #BlackandSTEM #BlackInAstro

Things are getting started soon at ABGH. Honored to be a sponsor for this wonderful event.

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I'm so proud of my sister in astrochem! 🥳🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Jamila Pegues on becoming the first Black woman to receive a PhD in Astronomy from Harvard and the first Black woman Astrochemist receive a PhD in the US. 😭😭😭🥳🥳🥳 #BlackInAstro #BlackInChem

Beyond inspired by these AMAZING women!✨I thank you all for your dedication to the patient community! Working together for the advancement of health equity! #ABGHSummit24
#ibdadvocate #IBD #HealthEquity

#DDW2024 ABGH Donna Cryer Janese Laster, MD Melodie Narain-Blackwell

What is Causing Early Onset Cancers? Great info! Fola May, MD PhD

Exposome ➡️ Exposures begin at conception and continue throughout lifetime.

🚨Risk for CRC is higher for people born in 1960s and beyond #ABGHSummit24
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The vision 👀

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The mission 💪🏾

#ABGHSummit24 #blackingastro

Getting the weekend started early with #ABGHSummit24
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It’s about to go down. 🎤

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It was a honor to speak on the panel at #ABGHSummit24 ! We addressed Patient & Physician Advocacy In Health Equity! Together, we can drive meaningful change! 🌟ABGH

Janese Laster, MD Charles R. Rogers, PhD, MPH, MS, MCHES Donna Cryer Melodie Narain-Blackwell #ibdadvocate #IBD #HealthEquity #DDW2024

Absolutely stellar talk by Janese Laster, MD on the real-world approach to treatment of obesity! American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) #DDW2024 Digestive Disease Week ABGH Women In Endoscopy | WIE

Congrats Sophie Balzora, MD, FACG for a well-deserved American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) DEI award! 👏🏽 ABGH

Striking increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer in young people. Risk of CRC is higher in people born in the 1960s and beyond. We need to raise more awareness and address disparities in CRC screening! Great presentation by Fola May, MD PhD at the ABGH summit.ABGH

Congrats to Sophie Balzora, MD, FACG on winning the Gastroenterology award for Distinguised Service in DEI - truly a trailblazer! NYU Langone Health Gastroenterology & Hepatology | NYU Langone Health ABGH

The ABGH summit was a success! Informative, engaging, and inspiring. #ABGHsummit24

Applications are open to a part of our research showcases on June 19 during #BlackSpaceWeek 2024. Prizes to be won! More info in the forms below:

✍️ Undergraduate Showcase Form: forms.gle/1iFf1PYoURL88J…

✍️ Graduate Showcase Form: forms.gle/bE616j2VUYSG3T…

⛔️ Deadline: June 12th

Can’t wait for #DDW2024 in DC 😎

Looking forward to:
📝 learning esp. #IBD
🤝connecting (old and new friends)
🤪ASGE GI Endoscopy escape room
🤳lots of 🤳

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