Building a queer- and trans-inclusive microbiology conference.

Autor:	Gregor R; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA., Johnston J; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Coe LSY; Division of Science, Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, UAE.; Department of Biology, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida, USA., Evans N; Marine Science Institute, University of California , Santa Barbara, California, USA., Forsythe D; Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University , Orange, California, USA., Jones R; U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory , Hanover, New Hampshire, USA., Muratore D; Santa Fe Institute , Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA., de Oliveira BFR; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Biomedical Institute, Fluminense Federal University , Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Szabo R; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA., Wan Y; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom., Williams J; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California, USA., Chappell CR; Department of Biology, Stanford University , Stanford, California, USA., Matsuda SB; Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research, John G. Shedd Aquarium , Chicago, Illinois, USA., Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa M; Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Brown University , Providence, Rhode Island, USA., Weissman JL; Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University , Orange, California, USA.; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	MSystems [mSystems] 2023 Oct 26; Vol. 8 (5), pp. e0043323. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 06.
DOI:	10.1128/msystems.00433-23
Abstrakt:	Microbiology conferences can be powerful places to build collaborations and exchange ideas, but for queer and transgender (trans) scientists, they can also become sources of alienation and isolation. Many conference organizers would like to create welcoming and inclusive events but feel ill-equipped to make this vision a reality, and a historical lack of representation of queer and trans folks in microbiology means we rarely occupy these key leadership roles ourselves. Looking more broadly, queer and trans scientists are systematically marginalized across scientific fields, leading to disparities in career outcomes, professional networks, and opportunities, as well as the loss of unique scientific perspectives at all levels. For queer and trans folks with multiple, intersecting, marginalized identities, these barriers often become even more severe. Here, we draw from our experiences as early-career microbiologists to provide concrete, practical advice to help conference organizers across research communities design inclusive, safe, and welcoming conferences, where queer and trans scientists can flourish. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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