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MichBio | Reminder: "Fund Black Scientists" - Commentary Article to be Discussed

Michigan Business Network
February 24, 2021 5:00 PM

“Fund Black Scientists” to be Discussed in this Special Presentation Highlighting Racial Funding Disparities
 
Despite a landmark 2011 study validating the long-held belief that African-American scientists were significantly less likely to receive federal research funding, little headway has been made to address the problem.
 
A new commentary paper in “Cell” by a network of biomedical engineering women faculty spotlights the continued funding disparity that remains “the most insidious barrier to the success of Black faculty”. Several of the co-authors, representing academic institutions from across the U.S., will discuss the underlying issues as well as offer recommendations on what steps must be taken by individual scientists, funding agencies, higher ed institutions, and the private sector, to eliminate disparities. 
 
 
Expert Panel of Biomedical Engineering Faculty
 
 
Hana El-Samad, PhD
University of California,
San Francisco
 
Lola Eniola-Adefeso, PhD
University of Michigan
 
 
 
 
Kelly Stevens, PhD
University of Washington
 
 
Rebecca Willits, PhD
Northeastern University
 
Moderated By
 
Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD
President and CEO
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
 
The Funding Disparity Between Black and White Scientists:
A National Call to Action
 
Thursday, March 18, 2021
3:00 to 4:00 pm EDT
 
This is a free event.
 
 
Presented by MichBio, with its Diversity Network, and in partnership with the following organizations:
 
 
 
 
 

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