Beyond the evidence out there, the concept behind why DEI matters should be clear to anyone who has worked in a team. Diverse individuals, with diverse backgrounds, think differently and bring new ideas.

Gender-diverse teams produce more novel and higher-impact scientific ideas
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

PhD Students of underrepresented demographics are more likely to innovate compared to majority students (but get less recognition).
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Diverse groups outperform 'homogenous' groups of supposedly greater merit
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Thanks so much!

Hi Cyril, I am a new asst. professor at UC San Diego working on the development of microbial therapeutics for gut disorders. I would greatly appreciate being added to this list.

Thank you for putting this together!

Thanks for putting this together flora. Could you please add me?

Thanks for the add and the kind words! Really appreciate it 🙏🏽

Jan, thank you very much for assembling these lists and making it easy for us to migrate to bsky!

Would it be possible to add me to this list? I am an asst. prof. At UC San Diego developing bacterial therapeutics for the gut. Thank you.

Thank you so much! For the add and kind words.

Thank you Yishay for compiling this starter pack!

Would it be possible to add me? I am a new asst. Prof. at UCSD using spatial metagenomics and metabolic models to study/engineer gut microbiomes. I’m looking forward to participating in this community.

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