Recognizing pioneering Black plant scientists in our schools and society

Maxwell Eckelbarger; Selena L Rice; Anne Osano; Jiangnan Peng; Hemayet Ullah; Seung Y Rhee

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.07.021

Recognizing pioneering Black plant scientists in our schools and society

Trends Plant Sci. 2021 Oct;26(10):989-992. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.07.021. Epub 2021 Sep 7.

Authors

Maxwell Eckelbarger¹, Selena L Rice², Anne Osano³, Jiangnan Peng⁴, Hemayet Ullah⁵, Seung Y Rhee⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
² Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁵ Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.
⁶ Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: srhee@carnegiescience.edu.

PMID: 34507887
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.07.021

Abstract

We highlight the achievements of four pioneering Black plant scientists to raise awareness of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. Their stories come alive at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through exhibits of science and art and classroom activities (https://www.plantcellatlas.org/pca-art-exhibit.html).

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Black or African American*
Humans
Universities*