{"title":"Research does not happen in a socio-political vacuum — we should not pretend that it does","authors":"Eric K. Lau","doi":"10.1038/s41568-023-00622-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"On the basis of personal experiences and in light of current US socio-political realities, Eric Lau advocates for proactive actions against discrimination and emphasizes the need to speak out against oppression, urging research institutions to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion.","PeriodicalId":19055,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Cancer","volume":"23 11","pages":"725-726"},"PeriodicalIF":72.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature Reviews Cancer","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41568-023-00622-1","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
On the basis of personal experiences and in light of current US socio-political realities, Eric Lau advocates for proactive actions against discrimination and emphasizes the need to speak out against oppression, urging research institutions to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion.
期刊介绍:
Nature Reviews Cancer, a part of the Nature Reviews portfolio of journals, aims to be the premier source of reviews and commentaries for the scientific communities it serves. The correct abbreviation for abstracting and indexing purposes is Nat. Rev. Cancer. The international standard serial numbers (ISSN) for Nature Reviews Cancer are 1474-175X (print) and 1474-1768 (online). Unlike other journals, Nature Reviews Cancer does not have an external editorial board. Instead, all editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors who are PhD-level scientists. The journal publishes Research Highlights, Comments, Reviews, and Perspectives relevant to cancer researchers, ensuring that the articles reach the widest possible audience due to their broad scope.