title: The Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology-Fostering the Professional Development of Scientists from Underrepresented Minority Backgrounds.
abstract: As part of its mission, the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) works to increase diversity in the scientific workforce, in part through the work of its Minorities Affairs Committee. It is for this reason that the ASCB was happy to welcome the special September 2016 issue ofCBE-Life Sciences Education(LSE) focused on broadening participation. As a response to this special issue, we update our ASCB community andLSEreadership on the society's efforts to broaden participation of underrepresented minorities in the biological sciences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, NC 27268 vsegarra@highpoint.edu.|Minorities Affairs Committee, American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Verónica A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Segarra
authors.affiliation: Minorities Affairs Committee, American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carrero-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Minorities Affairs Committee, American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814.|American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shugart
mesh_terms: D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000193:education*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D008611:Mentors; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000193:education*; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce