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N Equals One is a podcast about science and discovery at UC San Diego Health. In each episode, we bring you the story of one project, one discovery or one scientist.
n=48 Funding fairness: Racial disparities in research grant funding
N Equals One
26 minutes 41 seconds
4 years ago
n=48 Funding fairness: Racial disparities in research grant funding
Academic scientists rely on grants to fund their research, and the largest funder of biomedical research is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Unfortunately, many of the racial inequities in academic science have trickled their way into this grant funding process. As it stands, applications from African-American or Black scientists are less likely to be funded by federal funding agencies than applications submitted by white scientists. In this episode, Michael Taffe, PhD, a professor at UC San Diego, explains the complex root causes of this disparity and what scientists and institutes can do to address it. (Read his paper on the topic here: https://elifesciences.org/articles/65697)
N Equals One
N Equals One is a podcast about science and discovery at UC San Diego Health. In each episode, we bring you the story of one project, one discovery or one scientist.
