#BlackInX Twitter movement creates visibility for Black scientists
In honor of Black History Month, I am showcasing Black scientists who have careers outside of academia or industry.
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Scientists speak up for diversity
Real Scientists is thrilled to welcome #BlackInMicro/#BlackInMicrobiology (@BlackInMicro) to the big, comfy science chair for a week of very small science.
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Black in X Addresses Long-Standing Inequity in STEM
In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action.
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mSphere of Influence: Frameshift—a Vision for Human Microbiome Research
Ariangela J. Kozik studies the respiratory microbiome as it relates to asthma. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how two papers, “Time’s up to adopt a biopsychosocial model to address racial and ethnic disparities in asthma outcomes” (E. C. Matsui, A. S. Adamson, and R. D. Peng, Allergy Clin Immunol 143:2024–2025, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2019.03.015) and “Health disparities and the microbiome” (K. Findley, D. R. Williams, E. A. Grice, and V. L. Bonham, Trends Microbiol 24:847–850, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2016.08.001), shape her approach to human microbiome research.
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mSphere of Influence: That’s Racist—COVID-19, Biological Determinism, and the Limits of Hypotheses
Kishana Taylor works in the field of virology. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on the personal impact of “Racial health disparities and COVID-19 – caution and context” by Merlin Chowkwanyun and Adolph L. Reed, Jr. (N Engl J Med 383:201–203, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2012910) and “A hypothesis is a liability” by Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher (Genome Biol 21:231, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-020-02133-w) and how it became part of the mission for Black In Microbiology Week.
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CMU College of Engineering | Celebrating Black in Microbiology Week
To help tackle the lack of diversity and representation in science, Chemical Engineering’s Kishana Taylor and her co-organizers are hosting the first Black in Microbiology week, a unique program highlighting Black scientists and their contributions to the field of microbiology.
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New York Times | Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic
A week of talks, panels and discussions seeks to counter an impression “that this talent pool just does not exist.”
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The world under a microscope: #BlackInMicro hosts Real Scientists
Real Scientists is thrilled to welcome #BlackInMicro/#BlackInMicrobiology (@BlackInMicro) to the big, comfy science chair for a week of very small science.
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Afrotech | The Black In Micro Conference Aims to Highlight the Contributions of Black Scientists in Microbiology
The Black In Micro conference starts Sept. 28 and runs until Oct. 4, 2020. Black In Micro is a virtual event that “seeks to highlight the contributions of Black scientists to microbiology-related fields across all career stages—from undergraduates to tenured faculty and industry professionals,” explains one of the conference’s leaders, Chelsey Spriggs, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Michigan.