Patching the Leaks: Revitalizing and Reimagining the STEM Pipeline

Antentor O Hinton Jr; Christina M Termini; Elsie C Spencer; Florentine U N Rutaganira; Daphney Chery; ReAna Roby; Zer Vue; Angela D Pack; Lillian J Brady; Edgar Garza-Lopez; Andrea G Marshall; Samantha C Lewis; Haysetta D Shuler; Brittany L Taylor; Melanie R McReynolds; Caroline B Palavicino-Maggio

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.029

Patching the Leaks: Revitalizing and Reimagining the STEM Pipeline

Cell. 2020 Oct 29;183(3):568-575. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.029.

Authors

Antentor O Hinton Jr¹, Christina M Termini², Elsie C Spencer³, Florentine U N Rutaganira⁴, Daphney Chery⁵, ReAna Roby⁶, Zer Vue⁷, Angela D Pack⁸, Lillian J Brady⁹, Edgar Garza-Lopez¹⁰, Andrea G Marshall¹¹, Samantha C Lewis⁴, Haysetta D Shuler¹², Brittany L Taylor⁵, Melanie R McReynolds¹³, Caroline B Palavicino-Maggio¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; Hinton and Garza Lopez Family Consulting Company, Iowa City, IA.
² Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
³ Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
⁴ Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
⁶ Fisk-Vanderbilt Center of Excellence, Peabody College Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
⁷ Department of Cell & Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
⁸ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
⁹ Department of Pharmacology and Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
¹⁰ Hinton and Garza Lopez Family Consulting Company, Iowa City, IA.
¹¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
¹² Department of Biological Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC.
¹³ Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Electronic address: [email protected].
¹⁴ Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

We identify problematic areas throughout the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline that perpetuate racial disparities in academia. Distinct ways to curtail these disparities include early exposure and access to resources, supportive mentoring networks and comprehensive training programs specifically for racially minoritized students and trainees at each career stage. These actions will revitalize the STEM pipeline.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Education, Graduate
Engineering / education*
Humans
Mathematics / education*
Science / education*
Technology / education*
Universities

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Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding