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Cell ; 185(16): 2841-2845, 2022 08 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35716668

RESUMO

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) offer high-quality education and produce leaders from various backgrounds, mainly being African American. Predominately White institutions can utilize practices that make HBCUs successful to mentor and graduate students of all backgrounds. We also suggest ways to bolster HBCUs so they can train more students.


Assuntos
Negro ou Afro-Americano , Estudantes , Logro , Humanos , Universidades
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Cell ; 183(3): 568-575, 2020 10 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33125882

RESUMO

We identify problematic areas throughout the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline that perpetuate racial disparities in academia. Distinct ways to curtail these disparities include early exposure and access to resources, supportive mentoring networks and comprehensive training programs specifically for racially minoritized students and trainees at each career stage. These actions will revitalize the STEM pipeline.


Assuntos
Engenharia/educação , Matemática/educação , Ciência/educação , Tecnologia/educação , Educação de Pós-Graduação , Humanos , Universidades
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Mol Cell ; 83(21): 3766-3772, 2023 Nov 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37922871

RESUMO

Building a diverse laboratory that is equitable is critical for the retention of talent and the growth of trainees professionally and personally. Here, we outline several strategies including enhancing understanding of cultural competency and humility, establishing laboratory values, and developing equitable laboratory structures to create an inclusive laboratory environment to enable trainees to achieve their highest success.


Assuntos
Diversidade, Equidade, Inclusão , Laboratórios
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Trends Biochem Sci ; 47(4): 279-283, 2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35027254

RESUMO

One of the biggest obstacles to success is a lack of practical time management skills. Here, we provide suggestions on how to optimize time management.


Assuntos
Pandemias , Gerenciamento do Tempo , Humanos , Estudantes
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Trends Biochem Sci ; 46(5): 345-348, 2021 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33622580

RESUMO

Scientific success is mainly supported by mentoring, which often occurs through face-to-face interactions. Changes to the research environment incurred by the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have necessitated mentorship adaptations. Here, we describe how mentors can broaden their mentorship to support trainee growth and provide reassurance about trainee development amid uncertain circumstances.


Assuntos
COVID-19/epidemiologia , Tutoria , Pandemias , Pesquisadores/educação , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos
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J Cell Physiol ; 2024 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38225913

RESUMO

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine has been awarded to numerous individuals for their outstanding contributions. This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the Nobel Prize recipients, focusing on gender, race, and nationality. We observe that an alarming disparity emerges when we examine the underrepresentation of Black scientists among Nobel laureates. Furthermore, trends in nationalities show how Americans make up the majority of Nobel Prize winners, while there is a noticeable lack of gender and racial minority winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Together, this highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion in scientific achievement. We offer suggestions and techniques, including funding opportunities and expanding nominators, to improve the gender, racial, and geographical diversity of Nobel Prizes.

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J Cell Physiol ; 2024 Mar 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38462753

RESUMO

While some established undergraduate summer programs are effective across many institutions, these programs may only be available to some principal investigators or may not fully address the diverse needs of incoming undergraduates. This article outlines a 10-week science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) education program designed to prepare undergraduate students for graduate school through a unique model incorporating mentoring dyads and triads, cultural exchanges, and diverse activities while emphasizing critical thinking, research skills, and cultural sensitivity. Specifically, we offer a straightforward and adaptable guide that we have used for mentoring undergraduate students in a laboratory focused on mitochondria and microscopy, but which may be customized for other disciplines. Key components include self-guided projects, journal clubs, various weekly activities such as mindfulness training and laboratory techniques, and a focus on individual and cultural expression. Beyond this unique format, this 10-week program also seeks to offer an intensive research program that emulates graduate-level experiences, offering an immersive environment for personal and professional development, which has led to numerous achievements for past students, including publications and award-winning posters.

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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 326(3): H786-H796, 2024 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38276949

RESUMO

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts are increasingly recognized as critical for the success of academic institutions. These efforts are facilitated mainly through the formation of dedicated DEIA committees. DEIA committees enhance professional development and create a more inclusive environment, which benefits all members of the institution. Although leadership and faculty membership have recognized the importance and necessity of DEIA, the roles of DEIA committees may be more ambiguous. Although leadership and faculty may seek to support DEIA at their institutions, they may not always fully understand the necessity of these committees or how to successfully create a committee, foster and promote its success, and sustain its impact. Thus, here, we offer a background rationale and guide for strategically setting up DEIA committees for success and impact within an academic institution with applicability to scientific societies.


Assuntos
Diversidade, Equidade, Inclusão , Liderança
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EMBO Rep ; 21(7): e50918, 2020 07 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32596868

RESUMO

Many students and early-career scientists too often agree to new tasks and chores and end up overworked. Learning how and when to say "no" is therefore an important part of career development.


Assuntos
Escolha da Profissão , Estudantes , Humanos , Aprendizagem
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STAR Protoc ; 5(2): 102997, 2024 Jun 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38748884

RESUMO

It is well-understood that the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have unique challenges that discourage recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities. Research programs aimed at undergraduates have arisen as a critical mechanism for fostering innovation and addressing the challenges faced by underrepresented minorities. Here, we review various undergraduate research programs designed to provide exposure to undergraduates, with a focus on underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines. We provide insight into selected programs' objectives, key features, potential limitations, and outcomes. We also offer recommendations for future improvements of each research program, particularly in the context of mentorship. These programs range from broad-reaching initiatives (e.g., Leadership Alliance) to more specific programs targeting underrepresented students. By offering a nuanced understanding of each program's structure, we seek to provide a brief overview of the landscape of diversity-focused STEM initiatives and a guide on how to run a research program effectively.


Assuntos
Matemática , Grupos Minoritários , Ciência , Estudantes , Tecnologia , Humanos , Grupos Minoritários/educação , Tecnologia/educação , Ciência/educação , Matemática/educação , Pesquisa/educação , Universidades , Engenharia/educação
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Pathog Dis ; 812023 Jan 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37793065

RESUMO

Our editorial focused on the concept of "Making the Invisible Visible in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM)." We highlight 11 manuscripts submitted to our research topic, which offer unique and innovative, evidence-backed solutions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMM. Notably, often racial, and ethnic minority scientists are forgotten and placed in the background even when they make a significant contribution to research. The manuscripts highlighted here begin to undo this and empower by making the invisible visible.


Assuntos
Etnicidade , Grupos Minoritários , Humanos , Engenharia , Tecnologia , Matemática
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Trends Chem ; 5(4): 245-248, 2023 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37743974

RESUMO

In this paper, we propose ways to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) challenges and outline steps and methodologies for creating allies and empowering leaders to support DEI efforts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) for underrepresented minorities (URMs).

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Pathog Dis ; 812023 01 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37156509

RESUMO

Choosing a mentor requires a certain level of introspection for both the mentor and the mentee. The dynamics of mentorship may change depending on the academic status of the mentee. Regardless, mentors should help their trainees grow both academically and professionally. The success of an individual in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) depends on more than intellectual capacity; a holistic view encompassing all factors that contribute to scientific achievement is all-important. Specifically, one new method scientists can adopt is quotients, which are scales and techniques that can be used to measure aptitude in a specific area. In this paper, we focus on these factors and how to grow one's adversity quotient (AQ), social quotient (SQ), and personal growth initiative scale (PGIS). We also look at how mentors can better understand the biases of their trainees. In addressing this, mentors can help trainees become more visible and encourage other trainees to become allies through reducing biases.


Assuntos
Mentores , Estudantes , Humanos
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Heliyon ; 9(12): e22335, 2023 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38144282

RESUMO

Underrepresented faculty have higher burnout rates and lower grant attainment rates when compared with their non-minority counterparts. Many in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines, including underrepresented individuals, often have difficulty dedicating time to the writing process, with trainees often being relegated to laboratory tasks in their training years, resulting in a lack of practice in academic writing. Notably, past studies have shown that grant attainment rates of underrepresented individuals are lower than their majority counterparts. Here, we sought to consider a mechanism targeted to underrepresented individuals, although applicable to everyone, to help overcome traditional barriers to writing in STEMM. The authors have hosted a writing accountability group (WAG) that uniquely provides a format focused on physical activity and different forms of writing to strengthen both career development and award/funding attainment. Our objectives were to evaluate this unique format, thus creating a resource for individuals and institutions to learn about WAGs and expand upon the framework to formulate their own WAG. To do this, we performed a small pilot study (n = 21) to investigate attitudes towards the WAG. We present the results of a survey conducted among underrepresented WAG participants, which spanned different career stages and was highly diverse demographically. Our results show that following attendance of our WAG, individuals did not note a significant change in scales pertaining to John Henryism (high-effort coping), resilience, sense of belonging, or grit. However, significant increases were noted in the self-perceived ability to handle stress, confidence in applying for awards, appreciation for mentoring, and satisfaction of WAGs. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that our unique WAG format can have some positive results as a career and writing development opportunity and may be able to support underrepresented individuals in attaining funding at higher education institutions.

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iScience ; 26(10): 107766, 2023 Oct 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37736045

RESUMO

Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs are aimed to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields. However, limited programs and eligibility requirements limit the students who may apply to similar programs. At Winston-Salem State University, we piloted a series of workshops, collectively termed Project Strengthen, to emulate some of the key aspects of MARC programs. Following the workshop, Project Strengthen students showed a significant increase in their understanding of essential educational development skills, such as writing personal statements, applying to graduate school, studying for the GRE, and seeking summer internships. This suggests Project Strengthen may be a potential lower cost comparable option than MARC to make up for current deficiencies in preparedness for graduate school. We also provide educational materials from Project Strengthen, including a clear framework for this seminar series, six ready-made PowerPoints to share with trainees that have been demonstrated to be effective.

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Trends Pharmacol Sci ; 43(6): 457-460, 2022 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35469690

RESUMO

Mentoring is a well-known subject, but we know little about it as a science. We need to learn more about how to evolve mentorship. In this article, we propose some new directions for mentorship in the present and the future.


Assuntos
Tutoria , Humanos , Mentores
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Trends Plant Sci ; 27(11): 1079-1083, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35963659

RESUMO

Transitioning from a postdoctoral to a faculty position in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a cumbersome process, and it is easy for postdocs to become lost in the sea of opportunities. Here we provide a blueprint to navigate this transition and suggestions to survive in the STEM faculty arena.


Assuntos
Engenharia , Docentes , Humanos , Matemática , Tecnologia
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Trends Biotechnol ; 40(8): 903-906, 2022 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35644774

RESUMO

The rapid evolution of technological advancements in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is enabling ever faster progress. However, the rapid pace of change can also lead to elevated stress for STEM workers. Here, we provide strategies for coping with and limiting technostress amongst researchers and other STEM professionals.


Assuntos
Tecnologia , Humanos , Matemática
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