Increasing Minority Research Participation Through Community Organization Outreach

Increasing ethnic minority participation in Alzheimer disease research.

The Alzheimer's Association and National Institutes of Health have emphasized the need for participation of racial/ethnic populations in Alzheimer disease (AD) clinical research. Many articles have described strategies to enhance participation including establishing enduring ties to the community and tailoring the site to be more culturally welcoming or user-friendly to the community. Yet, most...

Increasing global participation in genetics research through DNA barcoding.

DNA barcoding--the sequencing of short, standardized DNA regions for specimen identification and species discovery--has promised to facilitate rapid access to biodiversity knowledge by diverse users. Here, we advance our opinion that increased global participation in genetics research is beneficial, both to scientists and for science, and explore the premise that DNA barcoding can help to democ...

Minority recruitment and participation in health research.

Commentary on "increasing minority participation in clinical research": a white paper from the endocrine society.

Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical research limits the applicability of trial results to diverse subpopulations. Recognizing an ongoing need to increase participation by minorities, The Endocrine Society established a task force of thought leaders from all stakeholder groups—the pharmaceutical industry, federal agencies, academia, and community groups—to develop a w...

Community outreach at biomedical research facilities.

For biomedical researchers to fulfill their responsibility for protecting the environment, they must do more than meet the scientific challenge of reducing the number and volume of hazardous materials used in their laboratories and the engineering challenge of reducing pollution and shifting to cleaner energy sources. They must also meet the public relations challenge of informing and involving...