Robert Hoover, Jr., MD, associate professor in the Division of Renal Medicine, was featured in the January 2021 issue of The Physiologist Magazine piece, “Being Black in Science,” where he shared what it’s like to navigate a majority white academic culture. Read an excerpt below and click here to read the full article.
In August 2020, a group of Black physiologists teamed up to organize a community dedicated to promoting Black scientists in physiology-related fields. Using the Twitter handle @BlackInPhysio and the hashtags #BlackinPhysiology and #BlackPhysiologistsMatter, these scientists facilitated a conversation and started a movement around diversity and inclusion and being Black in physiology-related fields.
During their newly launched Black in Physiology Week, held October 12–16, they organized a series of online events that showcased and highlighted Black physiologists. Notably, the week included a panel discussion focused on providing real strategies to increase recruitment, retention and promotion of Black physiologists and other scientists.
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