Black Scientists: Past, Present and Future

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Science should be for everyone, but not everyone gets the representation that they deserve. What does that mean for society? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe We're very proud to work with the multi-talented Alex Lathbridge to bring you this timely discussion for Black History Month about how lack of diversity has affected everything from AI to genetics, our experts will show how researchers are combating years of bias in the most-cutting edge research. On the panel are: Lisa Kennedy is an Assistant Curator at the Science Museum. She recently spoke at the Museum of London's '10 Years of the London, Sugar and Slavery gallery: Reflections and Responses', proposing how the subject of history (and museums specifically) can engage with young people. Dr Segun Fatumo is currently a senior scientist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Uganda Research unit). His research largely focuses on genetic basis of cardio-metabolic diseases in black Africans and presently on trans-generational genomic impact of post-traumatic stress disorder in Rwanda. Prior to his current position, he held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Georgia in the United States, Wellcome Sanger Institute and University of Cambridge in the UK. Outside the lab, Segun is an inspiration speaker and author. In his recent book “Diamonds on the Streets”, he narrated how he was born in sickness and grew up on the streets hawking all manner of things in L

Published 2018-10-10 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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