#ECRWednesday​ webinar: Promoting inclusion in science
Channel: eLife
Date: 2021-03-03

In this #ECRWednesday webinar, the speakers reviewed selected literature on promoting inclusion in science, and discussed manifestations of bias and discrimination in academia. They shared resources and inclusive practice examples, with a view to support researchers to improve practices in recruitment, peer review, and mentoring.

Panellists:
– Sarah Hainer, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah’s lab focuses on how chromatin and transcription dynamics regulate cell fate.
– Freyja Olafsdottir, Assistant Professor at the Donders Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Cognition (Radboud University, the Netherlands). Her lab focuses on studying the circuit mechanisms supporting episodic and spatial memory.
– Renuka Kudva, Project Coordinator at the National Genomics Infrastructure in Stockholm, Sweden.

Chair: 
– Yaw Bediako, member of the ECAG and Research Fellow at West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Ghana. His lab explores how host-pathogen interactions uniquely shape the immune systems of individuals living in Africa, with important implications for both infectious and non-communicable diseases.