Surviving as an underrepresented minority scientist in a majority environment

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 3692-3696

  Jarvis, Erich D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PERSEVERATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SURVIVAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURE; HUMANS; RACISM; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945948737     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: 19394586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E15-06-0451     Document Type: Review

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