Seventeen members of Penn Medicine’s staff and faculty were featured in Cell Press’s list of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America. The list was developed by the Community of Scholars, a group of Persons Excluded because of their Ethnicity or Race (PEER), recognizing individuals across the country who have made outstanding contributions to science and have demonstrated commitment to serving diverse student populations. By highlighting Black scientists, the Community of Scholars hopes to change the narrative of the definition of a scientist to be more representative of our larger society, while also inspiring the next generation of leaders. The list featured the following members of the Perelman School of Medicine community:

Azeez Adebimpe, senior research investigator in psychiatry
Jamaal Benjamin, resident in radiology
Donita C. Brady, Harrison McCrea Dickson and Clifford C. Baker Presidential Professor of Cancer Biology
Rotonya Carr, assistant professor of medicine
Léolène J. Carrington, postdoctoral research fellow in hematology/oncology
Patrick W. Cherubin, postdoctoral research fellow in microbiology
Daphney R. Chery, postdoctoral research fellow in orthopaedic surgery
Chantell S. Evans, postdoctoral research fellow in physiology
Suean Fontenard, postdoctoral researcher in cell & developmental biology
Roy H. Hamilton, associate professor of neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation
Tiffany King, postdoctoral research fellow in cellular immunotherapy and E.E. Just Postgraduate Associate Fellow
Raina M. Merchant, associate professor of emergency medicine and director of the Center for Digital Health
Natoya J. Peart, postdoctoral fellow in medicine
Richard E. Phillips, presidential assistant professor of neurology
Avery D. Posey, assistant professor of systems pharmacology and translational therapeutics
Erle S. Robertson, Harry P. Schenk Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and professor of microbiology
Brittany Taylor, postdoctoral research fellow in orthopaedic surgery