If the profession does not act now, faculty diversity may be stalled for another 30 years--which does not serve the interests of the academy or society at large.
"What I enjoy most about clinical research at CHDR is early clinical drug development (phase I and II). ... Testing these new drugs often requires methodological innovation."
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When interviewing for research positions, students should investigate the opportunities given to predoctoral fellows while still demonstrating a willingness to work hard.
Academics sometimes don't want to go into business because of the high risks involved...But Silicon Valley is what it is today because of commercial spinoffs from Stanford and UC Berkeley.
In the minority-deficient environment, I learned what I could not live with. In the minority-rich environment, I learned what I could not live without.
One functions within a team framework in industry. This was one of the things that took the most getting used to in my transition from academia to industry.