Surviving as an underrepresented minority scientist in a majority environment |
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Authors: | Erich D Jarvis |
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Institution: | University of California, Berkeley;Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 |
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Abstract: | I believe the evidence will show that the science we conduct and discoveries we make are influenced by our cultural experience, whether they be positive, negative, or neutral. I grew up as a person of color in the United States of America, faced with challenges that many had as members of an underrepresented minority group. I write here about some of the lessons I have learned that have allowed me to survive as an underrepresented minority scientist in a majority environment. |
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