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Diversity in science is critical because it invigorates problem-solving, drives innovation, and better equips the scientific community to address inequities that exist in cancer prevention, treatment, and care.
The lack of diversity within the scientific workforce is a known issue.
The National Science Foundation reports that certain racial and ethnic groups are underrepresented at many career stages in health-related sciences,?particularly people from these populations:
Collectively, these groups are considered?underrepresented minorities (URM)?in science.
URMs in science include racial and ethnic groups that are particularly underrepresented across many career stages: African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander groups. The?快猫短视频 Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Programs focuses on racial and ethnic underrepresented minorities in health-related sciences.
There is a documented disparity in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant application pools.?Data from the NIH’s R01 grants, which serve as a catalyzing milestone in the careers of many research scientists, in 2013 and 2018 showed that significantly fewer applications were submitted from certain racial and ethnic groups. Specifically:
At the?American Cancer Society (快猫短视频),?URMs made up only 6% of applicants for research grants?for the fall 2019 and spring 2020 grant application cycles.?And only 3% of grant applicants were part of the Hispanic/Latino population.
There is a clear opportunity to improve engagement and inclusion for scientists whose racial or ethnic background is underrepresented in biomedical research.?
Support is also needed to increase other populations??as being underrepresented in the health-related scientific workforce, which include:
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