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~1 yr ago, we called on @NIH to #FundBlackscientists. The community's response was inspiring. ~50 other publications has since followed. The NIH director acknowledged the longstanding disparity was wrong. Then... well... silence. Why should we care?
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
When Black scientists are underfunded their perspective is lost. "The people who get to do the science determine the science that gets done" Let's stop pretending we don't bring our social perspective to bench. It's why we have racial healthcare disparity.
theconversation.com/black-biomedic…
theconversation.com/black-biomedic…
Non-diverse biomedical research workforce creates racial blindspots that lead to us producing racist technologies. Look no further than the Pulse Oximeter.
theconversation.com/more-health-in…
theconversation.com/more-health-in…
"without deliberate efforts to mitigate these disparities in NIH research grant funding, what mechanisms will ensure that these new PIs will experience the success that they rightfully deserve?" -@ASCBiology Public Policy Committee:
ascb.org/science-policy…
ascb.org/science-policy…
provides important and necessary suggestions from two recent commentaries, one by a nationwide network of BME women faculty: #FundBlackScientists cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
and the second from @effatma and @The_Gilp:
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Racial inequity in grant funding from the US National Institutes of Health
elifesciences.org/articles/65697
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Racial inequity in grant funding from the US National Institutes of Health
elifesciences.org/articles/65697
Friends, let's talk. Racial funding disparity is not just an @NIH problem. We, the individuals of our profession, are responsible for the racism that permeates it.
Let's fix this, shall we? (thread)
Let's fix this, shall we? (thread)
As anti-racist grant reviewers (red below), we hold the power. Let's do the following:
●Score grants of Black faculty well* (@DrPlattLab).
●Rescue grants of Black faculty so they are discussed*.
●Consider diversity when scoring the Investigator team and Innovation*.
●Score grants of Black faculty well* (@DrPlattLab).
●Rescue grants of Black faculty so they are discussed*.
●Consider diversity when scoring the Investigator team and Innovation*.
●Learn what racism is - read on “systemic racism”, “racism”, and “antiracism” @DrIbram
●Call out and stop all racism in review panels and elsewhere. Do not let racist comments pass.
●Include Black faculty in scientific collabs and write papers and grants with them
●Call out and stop all racism in review panels and elsewhere. Do not let racist comments pass.
●Include Black faculty in scientific collabs and write papers and grants with them
@NIH R01’s from White scientists are funded at ~twice the award rate as Black scientists.
@NIH has known this for a decade. It has not been fixed.
@nihdirector #fundblackscientists
Read our @Cellcellpress paper, w/ @Lola_UMich and more
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
@NIH has known this for a decade. It has not been fixed.
@nihdirector #fundblackscientists
Read our @Cellcellpress paper, w/ @Lola_UMich and more
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
@NIH and other entities have spent money and time looking for reasons for this disparity.
Meanwhile, our Black colleagues continue to suffer.
@NIHdirector @alondra @eric_lander @francesarnold
#fundblackscientists
Meanwhile, our Black colleagues continue to suffer.
@NIHdirector @alondra @eric_lander @francesarnold
#fundblackscientists
Why is this disparity critically important?
First, we commonly use @NIH R01’s to gauge “success” of faculty when it comes time for tenure.
Black faculty without an R01 may not get tenure.
The pipeline “leak” is not a leak, but rather us pushing Black faculty over a cliff.
First, we commonly use @NIH R01’s to gauge “success” of faculty when it comes time for tenure.
Black faculty without an R01 may not get tenure.
The pipeline “leak” is not a leak, but rather us pushing Black faculty over a cliff.
