{"id":323,"date":"2024-09-04T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregoryquirk.org\/wordpress\/?p=323"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:03:40","slug":"mentoring-to-propagate-racial-inclusivity-in-neuroscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregoryquirk.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/mentoring-to-propagate-racial-inclusivity-in-neuroscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentoring to propagate racial inclusivity in neuroscience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Neuron Volume 112, Issue 17p2833-2836<br>September 04, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Rodriguez-Romaguera+J&amp;cauthor_id=39173641\">Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera<\/a><sup>\u00a0<\/sup>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Quirk+GJ&amp;cauthor_id=39173641\">Gregory J Quirk<\/a><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentoring the next generation of neuroscientists from historically excluded backgrounds brings several challenges. Successful mentor-mentee relationships are critical for addressing these challenges. Rodriguez-Romaguera and Quirk reflect on lessons learned from their cross-racial mentor-mentee relationship that could apply to many mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/neuron\/abstract\/S0896-6273(24)00577-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627324005774%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neuron<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neuron Volume 112, Issue 17p2833-2836September 04, 2024 Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera\u00a0,\u00a0Gregory J Quirk\u00a0 Abstract Mentoring the next generation of neuroscientists from historically excluded backgrounds brings several challenges. Successful mentor-mentee relationships are critical for addressing these challenges. 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