Professional Services
Cientifico Latino, Inc. can be contracted for paid professional development workshops at the undergraduate level with a focus on strengthening summer school applications, graduate school applications and preparing for a scientific career. Additionally, we also provide graduate school workshops with a focus on tackling imposter syndrome and building STEM outreach initiatives. We can provide these 2-hour sessions to your STEM outreach organization, department, university, etc.
Click here for a full list of workshops that we have offered in the past.
Co-Founder Dr. Robert W. Fernandez speaking at Quinnipiac University.
Co-Founders Dr. Robert W. Fernandez, Olivia Goldman, and senior team member Dr. Carlos Rico speaking at the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute.
Previous clients include San Diego State University, Virginia Tech, St. Francis College, Simons Foundation,
American Society of Virology, Yale University, American Museum of Natural History, Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
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Imposter Syndrome Workshop (Graduate students)
Our facilitators will share their journey navigating careers in the sciences from different backgrounds and discuss challenges they have faced, go over case scenarios of how graduate students encountered imposter syndrome at different stages of their graduate school career, and facilitate a discussion where graduate students can share their experiences with imposter syndrome and collectively learn how to take steps to navigate and overcome imposter syndrome.
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How to create an inclusive space for scientists from underserved communities at your institution (Graduate students & Faculty)
Our facilitators will share their STEM outreach initiatives they have worked on to create an inclusive environment at their respective institutions. They will discuss different STEM initiatives based on interest: how to start a graduate school preview weekend (“graduate school campus visit) to recruit graduate students at their institution, additional steps departments can take to ensure students feel welcome during graduate school interviews, mentorship programs to help 1st year graduate students navigate graduate school, and facilitate a discussion on strategies to promote an inclusive environment for students in graduate school.
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Applying to Graduate School and Writing a Strong Personal Statement (Undergraduate)
Our facilitators will go over graduate school application topics that include applying to STEM PhD programs in the U.S. where we go over what a PhD application consists of, how to choose a PhD program, a timeline on preparing for graduate school applications, and breaking down the personal statement.
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Applying to Post-bac/NIH-PREP Programs in the Biosciences (Undergraduate)
Our facilitators will go over post-graduate preparation for graduate studies, which include what a postbaccalaureate program consists of and how to apply for one, a breakdown of how to tackle the post-bac application, how to look for lab technician jobs and how to reach out to prospective advisors.
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Applying to Summer Research Programs (Undergraduate)
Our facilitators will discuss how to apply for summer research programs, a timeline of the summer research program application process, how to build a strong application, and dissecting successful summer research program applications.
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Preparing for a STEM Career at the College Level (Undergraduate)
Our facilitators will discuss on how to make the most of your college academic journey to prepare for a career in the sciences. Our attendees will learn about the importance of research experience, undergraduate and graduate school funding resources, discover summer research programs and graduate school campus visits, and post-graduate research opportunities.
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Custom Workshop
We design custom workshops tailored to yours and your audience's needs. If your topic of interest is not listed above, please reach out.
Our professional development workshops are tailored to be 2 hours in duration. If you are interested in contracting Científico Latino Team members to provide these workshops,
please reach out to contact@cientificolatino.com with your inquiry.
If your topic of interest is not listed above, reach out to us so we can discuss further.