by Stories in Science Team

<> In case you missed this article, songbird neurobiologist Dr. Erich Jarvis of The Rockefeller University was the recipient of the 2015 Ernest Everett Just Award from the American Society for Cell Biology. He wrote a powerful essay where he describes his journey in science and shares the lessons that allowed him to survive as an underrepresented minority scientist.

Here is the abstract:

“I believe the evidence will show that the science we conduct and discoveries we make are influenced by our cultural experience, whether they be positive, negative, or neutral. I grew up as a person of color in the United States of America, faced with challenges that many had as members of an underrepresented minority group. I write here about some of the lessons I have learned that have allowed me to survive as an underrepresented minority scientist in a majority environment.” Erich Jarvis

Click HERE to read the full article.

Click HERE to learn more about Professor Jarvis.

Click HERE to learn more about Professor Jarvis’ research.

Featured image titled “The Voice” is by Andy Morffew from Flickr | Some rights reserved

Stories in Science Team

Stories in Science is a special series on the Civic Science Observer (CSO). The main aim is to document the first-hand accounts of scientists' journeys in science and the human stories behind the science they are publishing. Such stories are an important element behind the civic nature of science.