Meet the first cohort of scholars in McMaster University’s new diversity-in-STEM program

The new program, which seeks to correct underrepresentation in STEM research settings, has brought a diverse group of Ontario-based scholars who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ to McMaster on fully funded research scholarships. Run in partnership with the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR) and the Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats, the SSP provided the cohort with intensive research skills training, close mentorship and guidance, and experiential learning opportunities in an array of McMaster laboratories.
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