Northeastern University: Black People are Underrepresented in Medical Research, She Wants to Change That
June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
For as long as Shellaina Gordon can remember, the word 'research' for her has conjured images of white laboratory coats and tubes of solution. But inside those lab coats, she never saw anyone who looked like her.
And yet, growing up in a family of seven that has dealt with plenty of sickness, Gordon has always found herself drawn to the field of difficult-to-treat diseases, and specific . . .
For as long as Shellaina Gordon can remember, the word 'research' for her has conjured images of white laboratory coats and tubes of solution. But inside those lab coats, she never saw anyone who looked like her.
And yet, growing up in a family of seven that has dealt with plenty of sickness, Gordon has always found herself drawn to the field of difficult-to-treat diseases, and specific . . .