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The Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology—Fostering the Professional Development of Scientists from Underrepresented Minority Backgrounds

Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, NC 27268

Minorities Affairs Committee, American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814

^§Dr. Carrero-Martínez contributed to this article in his personal capacity. The views expressed are his own and do not represent the views of the U.S. government.

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Erika Shugart

Minorities Affairs Committee, American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814

American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814

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Published Online:13 Oct 2017https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-10-0288

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Abstract

As part of its mission, the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) works to increase diversity in the scientific workforce, in part through the work of its Minorities Affairs Committee. It is for this reason that the ASCB was happy to welcome the special September 2016 issue of CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE) focused on broadening participation. As a response to this special issue, we update our ASCB community and LSE readership on the society’s efforts to broaden participation of underrepresented minorities in the biological sciences.

Vol. 16, No. 2

June 01, 2017

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© 2017 V. A. Segarra et al. CBE—Life Sciences Education © 2017 The American Society for Cell Biology. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). It is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0).

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