Impacting future generations of synthetic biologists by ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Impacting future generations of synthetic biologists by ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.03.019
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发表时间：
2023-09
影响因子：
17.3
通讯作者：
Vickers, Claudia
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作者：
Moon, Tae Seok;Solomon, Kevin;Borodina, Irina;Vickers, Claudia
解决全球问题依赖于激励未来的科学家和工程师。在2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，我们中的许多人，特别是年轻人，遭受了疾病，失去了心爱的家人和朋友，以及由此产生的精神压力，包括抑郁，绝望和孤立感。尽管如此，我们仍然保持乐观，因为我们的下一代和他们对研究和教育以解决全球问题的惊人热情。经验证据支持多样性、公平和包容（DEI）的重要性，这有助于为许多紧迫的全球问题产生创新想法和解决方案，包括气候变化、污染、粮食不平等、全球健康和可持续生产。我们的后代将从帮助推动DEI的举措中受益匪浅，不仅作为少数群体的成员，而且作为一个整体，从DEI产生的创新中受益。作为教育者和领导者，我们必须培养我们的学生、技术人员和博士后研究人员，以培养多样化的未来领导者。我们询问了Tae Seok Moon（美国工程生物学研究联盟）、Kevin所罗门（美国特拉华州大学）、Irina Borodina（丹麦技术大学）和Claudia Vickers（Eden Brew和澳大利亚昆士兰州科技大学）对这些主题的看法。
Solving global problems relies on inspiring future scientists and engineers. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many of us, especially young people, suffered from illness, the loss of beloved family members and friends, and the resultant mental stresses, including depression, hopelessness, and feelings of isolation. Still, we remain optimistic because of our next generations and their amazing passion for research and education to solve global issues. Empirical evidence supports the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), which help generate innovative ideas and solutions to many pressing global issues, including climate change, pollution, food inequality, global health, and sustainable production. Our future generations will benefit significantly from initiatives to help drive DEI, not only as members of minority groups but also as a whole, from increased innovation arising from DEI. As educators and leaders, we must nurture our students, technicians, and postdoctoral researchers to generate a diverse pool of future leaders. We asked Tae Seok Moon (Engineering Biology Research Consortium, USA), Kevin Solomon (University of Delaware, USA), Irina Borodina (Technical University of Denmark), and Claudia Vickers (Eden Brew and Queensland University of Technology, Australia) for their perspectives on these topics.