John Matsui
Director, Biology Scholars Program & Assistant Dean, Biological Sciences University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Matsui’s professional focus is to make the biology disciplines and educational institutions more accessible to all students, especially those from underrepresented groups. Through program development, educational research, and teaching, my goal is to increase the competencies and competitiveness of biology undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Integrative Biology and Assistant Dean of Biology, in the College of Letters and Science. In addition to directing UC Berkeley’s Biology Scholars Program (BSP), funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the California Wellness Foundation, he also directs the institution’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) programs. What he brings to this project is a practitioner’s perspective, drawing on 22 years of experience directing STEM diversity programs at UC Berkeley.