SGM Alliance

SGM Summit Rochester 2024

SGM Alliance joined the SGM Summit in Rochester, NY on October 4, 2024. The summit’s focus was on connecting trainees and early-stage investigators with mentors while identifying key research priorities and innovative approaches to influence policy. SGM’s own Garo Kiledjian lead a panel alongside Keith Dawson, Shir Netanel, Kelly Sandson, and Jessica Brescher.

#stopthecopypaste

Join us in our movement, the #stopythecopypaste campaign, as we strive for real change for sexual and gender minorities in healthcare. Watch the video below featuring the legendary Billy Porter, Dr. David Malebranche, and our founders Jessica Brescher and Garo Kiledjian.

Queer Health Conference 2024

SGM Alliance founder and CEO, Garo Kiledjian, traveled to Warsaw, Poland as the keynote speaker for Queer Health conference. This all-day conference, on June 18, 2024, was about queer inclusion in clinical research and healthcare was hosted by AstraZeneca and sponsored by Infarma, The Employers’ Union of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies.

Health Equity Congress 2024

Our Chief Executive Officer, Garo Kiledjian, led a panel discussion on overcoming access barriers to healthcare for the SGM community on May 8th at the Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress in Atlanta, GA.

SCRS IncluDE Summit 2024

Our Chief Executive Officer, Garo Kiledjian, led a panel discussion on inclusivity in clinical research on April 8th at the IncluDE Summit in Atlanta, GA.

SCOPE Summit 2024

Our Chief Executive Officer, Garo Kiledjian, and Chief Research Officer, Jessica Brescher, MPH both hosted panel discussions on the morning of February 14th, and SGM Alliance was an honoree for the Eighth Annual Participation Award at the SCOPE Summit for Clinical Ops Executives in Orlando, FL.

SGM Alliance Fundraiser 2023

Paul Thomas and SGM Alliance board members Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler and Dr. Matthew Schabath, Jessica Brescher, Lorena Kuri, and Garo Kiledjian hosted a fundraiser during LGBTQ+ History Month, where they discussed some of the issues within healthcare currently impacting the LGBTQIA+ community on October 23, 2023, in Miami, FL.

CDISC 2023

Helena Sviglin, FDA; Donna Sattler, BMS; Korey Hendricks, BMS, Scout, National LGBT Cancer Network; and Garo Kiledjian, CEO of SGM Alliance, participated as panelists at the CDISC conference covering Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Data Collection during the Panel Discussion: A patient journey navigating SGM healthcare inequities on October 18-19 2023, in Falls Church, VA.

National LGBTQ TaskForce Gala 2023

Garo Kiledjian, CEO of SGM Alliance, attended the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala, serving as a Gala Executive Committee Member, After Party Director, and the Task Force featured SGM Alliance in the Gala Journal on October 14, 2023, in Miami, FL.