When I was starting as a grad student, I was frequently asked by family/friends why I wanted to become a scientist. Why not a doctor/come back to PR to serve? This is not an uncommon experience among scientists from under-represented backgrounds (2/n)
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I had it clear that my calling was science, but felt guilty I was not coming back to serve my community. I have also found this is a pretty common experience among scientists that want to give back to their communities of origin or society (3/n)
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I remember acknowledging that while I was not sure I would amount to much in science (so many great people!), if I ever achieved anything, I would wear a little flag on the lapel as a symbol to others, as a message that I had not forgotten about roots & that it could be done (4/n
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I came up with the idea because I had seen Harvard prof Otto Solbrig w a little Argentinean flag while lecturing, and it spoke to me because I felt represented in his identity as a Latin American. Representation matters. (5/n)
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Fast forward 20 years, I am sitting hearing
#sfn2019 lectures, when the memory of my promise comes rushing back to me. I don’t have a pin of a PR flag. I asked@ErnestoGCB if anyone at conference had a pin, and the community mobilized in producing one. Communities matter (6/n)Prikaži ovu nit -
I wore the flag w pride to recognize all my early teachers, family & resilient community of
#cienciaboricua. To recognize all the scientists that kept going after the hurricane in PR. Or for that matter, all students anywhere that push science forward in spite of challenges (7/n)Prikaži ovu nit -
But in particular, I wore the pin with
as a beacon for all the scientists that are coming behind me, who today may not see themselves represented in those podiums, but tomorrow will be standing in them (/fin)Prikaži ovu nit
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Te queremos, admiramos y levantamos
, gracias por ser lo mejor de nuestra isla, cada día en cada foro, sin titubear
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Gracias por esas palabras Daniel. Evocas algo que he sentido toda mi vida profesional. Tu servicio a
es motivo de orgullo para todos nosotros.Hvala. Twitter će to iskoristiti za poboljšanje vaše vremenske crte. PoništiPoništi
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tus palabras me han emocionado un montón.Hvala. Twitter će to iskoristiti za poboljšanje vaše vremenske crte. PoništiPoništi
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