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Amber Crabtree earns NISE award

Jun. 22, 2023—On behalf of the “Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering (NISE)” traineeship program, we are pleased to notify you that Amber Crabtree has been awarded an NISE Traineeship including stipend, tuition (cost-shared with your college/school), and health insurance support, beginning August 16, 2023. This award is for 12 months, with possibility of renewal if training grant...

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Black scientist Antentor Hinton Jr. talks role of Juneteenth in STEM, need for diversity in field with CBS News

Jun. 21, 2023—Now an assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt University, in addition to his research, Hinton focuses on raising awareness around diversity in science. In March, Hinton, along with 51 other Black scientists, wrote an article in Cell, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, on the role of Juneteenth in the science field and the...

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Hinton publishes cover story in ‘Cell’ highlighting challenges, solutions to reducing racism in science

Jun. 14, 2023—Antentor Hinton Jr., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, has co-authored the cover story of the June issue of Cellalong with 51 Black scientists. The article, “Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science,” establishes the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discusses the barriers Black scientists face, the struggles they endure and...

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Hinton on Cell’s coverage of Juneteenth

Jun. 14, 2023—Antentor Hinton Jr., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, played a seminal role in creating the June issue of the journal Cell, including the orchestration on a seven-part series within the issue that addresses the ways that the teachings of Juneteenth can be applied to STEMM. Hinton shared with us how the issue came...

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Antentor Hinton Jr. receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to increase representation in research

Oct. 21, 2022—Antentor Hinton Jr., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been awarded a grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Science Diversity Leadership program. The $1.5 million, five-year grant will support his work on “finding organelle contacts in human tissue across ethnicities to increase representation in research,” according to...

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Dr. Hinton is a new Special Issue Editor

Jul. 15, 2022—Antentor Hinton Jr. (MPB) has been named an editor for a special issue of the journal Frontiers in Physiology. Topic: “Muscle Plasticity: Regulation of adaptive changes in muscles and mitochondrial dynamics”  

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