Community

Our lab is a diverse and inclusive community. Our diversity of backgrounds, disciplines and personal journeys through science, education and academia is an essential component of who we are and what we do. We expect mutual respect and support from each other, hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards of scientific integrity, and value science as a universal language for humankind.

As a community, we pledge to: (i) Welcome in our lab colleagues from any background, skin color, religion, gender, affectional orientation, nationality, ethnicity or any other self-identified identity; (ii) Have zero tolerance for racist or discriminatory behavior; (iii) Support colleagues who speak out against racism; (iv) Actively create opportunities for kids to pursue paths in STEM; (iv) Respect and encourage lab members to take time off for holidays/events of personal importance; (v) Acknowledge our own incapacity of being free from implicit biases, work towards correcting them, and be vigilant to how these biases may affect our colleagues; (vii) Follow publication practices that make research accessible and equitable, and that rewards scientists fairly for their contributions in the form of appropriate authorship.

This is an evolving document, inspired by conversations we engaged in, and by similar documents posted by others.