(303a) The People Who Get to Do the Science Determine What Science Gets Done: Elucidating the Impact of Red Blood Cell Rigidity in Sickle Cell Disease

Racial Diversity remains lacking in the Engineering and Science faculty ranks. This lack of representation of Black, Hispanic/Latino/a, and Indigenous faculty researchers creates a significant burden for the US scientific enterprise both in our ability to generate science and technology that works for all Americans and our global competitiveness, which I will motivate with my academic journey and research at the University of Michigan.