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. 2021 Feb;22(2):71-72.
doi: 10.1038/s41583-020-00421-9.

An open letter to past, current and future mentors of Black neuroscientists

Kaela S Singleton  1 , Rackeb Tesfaye  2 , Elena N Dominguez  3 , Angeline J Dukes  4
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An open letter to past, current and future mentors of Black neuroscientists

Kaela S Singleton et al. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

We as Black trainees in neuroscience and co-founders of Black In Neuro wrote this open letter to thank the phenomenal mentors who came before us. We also aim to encourage and give advice to future mentors on how to effectively mentor the next generation of Black researchers.

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