Are you interested in getting involved with CBEI?

We are open to all in the HMS Cell Bio community and would love to have you join us! Contact us to learn more, to attend a meeting (monthly, Thursday 3:30pm - 5:00pm, virtual on Zoom), or with any questions or concerns.

The CBEI is a group of postdocs, students, staff, administrators, and faculty working to develop, implement, and support actions to promote a welcoming and collaborative community in HMS Cell Biology. A number of Affinity Groups have grown out of CBEI, and we are always interested in new ideas. Please use the Contact us section if you have any questions, to join, or to suggest new ideas for CBEI to do.

Our Workplace Community

We aim to foster a departmental culture where members feel welcomed, heard, and respected regardless of identity or position. We work to develop departmental programming and lasting structural changes that promote inclusion. We hope that these opportunities will provide members of our community with skills to contribute to a workplace that values everyone and is free from harassment and discrimination.

Past department activities have included Book Discussions, Movie Nights, and Financial Planning Seminars.

The Community beyond HMS

CBEI aims to increase the HMS Cell Biology community's access to and awareness of outreach activities. We hope to lower the energy barrier for our community members to become more involved in outreach by summarizing and promoting currently established HMS and area programs. Our goal is to increase the participation of community members in fulfilling outreach activities with a meaningful target audience and time commitment that is appropriate for each participant.

Resources

CBEI gathers, organizes, and distributes resources to empower individual and collective efforts in the HMS Cell Biology community. We also collect feedback from our community to identify specific actions to implement and to track progress over time. We hope that access to supportive and data-driven resources will help foster a community that prioritizes engagement, respect, and collaboration.