Jarvis, Erich D2015-12-082015-11-01https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11114I believe the evidence will show that the science we conduct and discoveries we make are influenced by our cultural experience, whether they be positive, negative, or neutral. I grew up as a person of color in the United States of America, faced with challenges that many had as members of an underrepresented minority group. I write here about some of the lessons I have learned that have allowed me to survive as an underrepresented minority -scientist in a majority environment.African AmericansCultureHumansRacismResearchScienceUnited StatesJournal article1939-4586