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Doctoral student at UW-Madison studying brain changes in Alzheimer's disease and exploring the intersections of science and policy. Founder of @HmongInBioSci
Oct 27, 2021 12 tweets 3 min read
A letter to #AcademicTwitter: I am a Hmong American neuroscience PhD student who was recently nominated by my institution for the #HHMI Gilliam Fellowship. Today I was told by HHMI that I do not fit their eligibility criteria for "Racial/Ethnic Underrepresentation." 1/12 Background (pulled from the Fellowship website): "The goals of the Gilliam program are to ensure that students from groups historically excluded from and underrepresented in science are prepared to assume leadership roles in science and science education (...)" 2/12