Lived Experiences: Nephyri Akhenaten

Tune into this first segment of Lived Experiences as we discuss

• Intersectional experiences being Black and queer in academia
• Thoughts about affordable action and its recent overturn
• Current status of diversity, equity and inclusion across higher education
• Moses' passion for addressing HIV health disparities within the LGBTQ+ community.

Nephyri Akhenaten (she/her) is a first-year immunology PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Nephryi's research primarily investigates a cure for HIV and identifies ways to augment our immune system to regulate HIV infection. In addition to finding a cure for HIV, his dream is to make medicine accessible to all communities around the world, especially historically marginalized communities.

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Reference: Experiences of LGBTQ People In Four Year Colleges and Graduate Programs: Report from The Williams Institute

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Thank you for listening in! If you would like to follow more of Moses’s content, he’s on Instagram @nephyrii. Let’s continue to push the conversation more on Instagram @EQueerityPodcast, Twitter @EQueerityPod or on TikTok @theeqpod. Take care and see you in the next episode! 😊

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