Examining the Career Barriers Confronting African American or Black Biomedical Scientists

Several researchers have documented race and ethnicity differences in the likelihood of receiving NIH funding. However, a full account of the career challenges facing scientists from historically underrepresented groups has been hampered by a lack of access to data on science faculty linked to their publications and grants. This study will construct a dataset that identifies the race, gender, academic field, academic rank, publications, citations and grants of individual scientists. These data will be used to examine race/ethnicity differences in the career paths of scientists at research-intensive universities.