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Racial Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Neuroscience Training: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
Racial Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Neuroscience Training: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
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It includes a diverse group of early- and mid-career neuro, data, and computational scientists and representatives of disciplines adjacent to neuroscience, such as engineering. Originated from and informed by the work of the Action Collaborative, the Neuroscience Forum launched a virtual workshop series to examine the rapidly evolving neuroscience career landscape and how neuroscience training programs can help trainees to develop the knowledge and skillset needed to advance their careers and biomedical science.
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To begin the workshop, Patrick moderated a discussion among a panel of neuroscientists who shared their personal stories and reflected on how systemic racism impacts their ability to build vibrant and productive research careers. He started by asking them to discuss why identity matters and why it is important to eliminate institutionalized racism and structures that force minoritized scientists to choose among their identities.
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The Role of HBCUs in Supporting Black Communities, Combating Racism, and Training Black Scientists HBCUs were established after the Civil War to help African Americans gain access to education, and they are more important today than ever, said Kimberlei Richardson, associate professor of pharmacology at the Howard University College of Medicine. About 20 percent of all African American college graduates and 25 percent of graduates with STEM degrees received their degrees from an HBCU, said Richardson.1 These institutions have educated many leaders who have shaped the nation, including George Washington Carver, Martin Luther King, Jr., Oprah Winfrey, John Lewis, and Kamala Harris.
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It will mean leveraging recent events to encourage all stakeholders to do more and do it faster and better, and to recognize that all individuals, institutions, and scientific societies have a role to play. Creating Sustainable Anti-Racist and Equitable Environments at the Institutional Level Promoting anti-racist, equitable environments and creating sustainable change at the institutional level will require dismantling institutional racism and fighting racism wherever it is found, said Ayana Jordan, associate program director of the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program.
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Diversity of perspective is reflected broadly in the transdisciplinary science supported by NIMH and through the availability of tools for implicit bias mitigation, she said. Avenevoli described several NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and NIH programs targeted at enhancing diversity of trainees throughout the pipeline of educational and career opportunities: • ENDURE -- Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences.7 This program, an initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, provides underrepresented diverse undergraduates with training that will prepare them for success in neuroscience Ph.D.
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For example, she said if an employee leaves because of better opportunities elsewhere, the department should try to understand what makes the opportunity better and whether similar opportunities could be offered within the current workplace. GENERAL DISCUSSION DEI in the neuroscience workforce matter in part because of the disproportionate impact of neurological disorders in Black and Brown communities, said Katja Brose, science program officer at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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"The whole enterprise loses out when we do not have representation," she added. Defining Success or Victory in Achieving Racial Justice in Neuroscience Training Patrick asked panelists to describe what would represent success or victory in the fight to achieve racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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) through National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research; Department of Veterans Affairs (VA240-14-C-0057)
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