Racism in Science

8-1-2022
Wonkam A, et al. “Black Lives Matter and Black Research Matters”: the African Society of Human Genetics’ call to halt racism in science. Mol Biol Cell. 2022 33:1 PMID 35862495

7-29-2022
Mervis J. NSF grant decisions reflect systemic racism, study argues. Science 2022 377:455. PMID 35901142

5-15-2021
Peifer M. Looking back on a life of unacknowledged privilege and a call to action. Mol Biol Cell. 2021 32:1081 PMID 33983852

2-1-2021
Riggs B. Training matters! Narrative from a Black scientist. Mol Biol Cell. 2021 32:223-225 PMID 33507107

4-28-2020
Hofstra B, et al. The Diversity-Innovation Paradox in Science. PNAS PMID 32291335
Underrepresented groups produce higher rates of scientific novelty. However, their novel contributions are devalued and discounted.

12-30-2016
Smith EJ. Doing science while black. Science. 2016 353:1586 PMID 27708107