“CrossTalk,” the official blog of Cell Press, a leading publisher of biomedical and physical science research, posted its list of Top 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America. 

The list included 75 established investigators, from tenure track assistant professors to associate professors to full professors, and 25 rising stars. “Our hope is that this resource will have a significant and long-lasting effect on all members of the scientific community and continue to emphasize the need for diversity in the academy,” according to the blog post. “This list provides an example for what universities, societies and nonacademic institutions should take the initiative to do.” 

Those associated with Penn were: 

• Donita Brady, Presidential Professor of Cancer Biology, PSOM
• Rotonya Carr, assistant professor of medicine,  PSOM
• Erle Robertson, professor of microbiology, director of the Tumor Virology Training Program, Harry P. Schenck Professor in Otorhinolaryngology and vice chair of research for the department of otorhinolaryngology, PSOM
• Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Mitchell J. and Margo K. Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology, SAS
• Joseph S. Francisco, President’s Distinguished Professor and professor of chemistry, SAS
• Chantell Evans, postdoctoral researcher and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hanna Gray Fellow, PSOM
• Brittany Taylor, postdoctoral researcher and Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Fellow, PSOM