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. 2021 Mar 10;13(584):eabe7189.
doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abe7189.

Academic careers and the COVID-19 pandemic: Reversing the tide

Rotonya M Carr  1 , Meghan B Lane-Fall  2 , Eugenia South  2 , Donita Brady  2 , Florence Momplaisir  2 , Carmen E Guerra  2 , Diana Montoya-Williams  2   3 , George Dalembert  2   3 , Risa Lavizzo-Mourey  2 , Roy Hamilton  2
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Academic careers and the COVID-19 pandemic: Reversing the tide

Rotonya M Carr et al. Sci Transl Med. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic halted research operations at academic medical centers. This shutdown has adversely affected research infrastructure, the current research workforce, and the research pipeline. We discuss the impact of the pandemic on overall research operations, examine its disproportionate effect on underrepresented minority researchers, and provide concrete strategies to reverse these losses.

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