Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
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- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Hi, I'm Kizzmekia Corbett! I'm studying here as a Meyerhoff Scholar in a program that mentors minorities and women in science.
- I'm the president of the university, and I'm proud to say that Corbett's ability to take to people really makes her stand out, as it is crucial for scientists to be able to connect with people.
- !!Only 2% of students who graduate with a STEM degree are black!!
- I'm proud of the positive impact my visibility as a black woman in STEM! Prejudice against minorities and women is prevalent among both scientists and those who scientists serve, so it is important for people to see scientists like me in the field.
- National Institutes of Health
- 2 weeks after Trump visited in March 2020, my team initiated the first stage of clinical vaccine trials in collaboration with Moderna.
- The vaccine shows the body a spike protein of the virus (antigen), which enables the immune system to recognize the virus and fight it off!
- Over 6.5 million Americans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. While this is great, we're still behind public health experts' goal. Though, this number is expected to increase every day.
- January 2021
- Many African Americans are skeptical of the vaccine. I hope that they will put faith in it as well as in the scientists working to bring it to the people. They can also utilize the great transparency—FDA hearings, broadcasted briefings, and the virtually instant release of data—to trust in the vaccine
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