Andrés Barría, PhD is the Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in the Office of Research and Graduate Education and the Office of Healthcare Equity. He is also a Professor of Neurobiology and Biophysics.
Andrés has worked to push social justice initiatives since he came to the UW in 2005. He was a member of the UW Faculty Council on Race, Equity, and Justice and was a co-chair and founder of the School of Medicine’s Biomedical Research EDI committees task force. He also founded PBIO’s EDI committee. His work as Assistant Dean develops and supports relationships between the Office of Health Care Equity (OHCE) and biomedical research departments, as well as working on initiatives with impacts to faculty recruitment, training programs, and other collaborative projects across the school.
Email: barria@uw.edu
Faculty profile: Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics
