Call for action regarding student deaths in MSK/WCM
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Eva Stevenson
6 years ago
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Thank you. How about including research technicians as well? Such individuals are often new to science and or the workforce which can render them vulnerable to manipulation or exploitation of boundaries. Thanks!
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Elizabeth Zale
6 years ago
So many of us have been victims of abuse in academia and it continues to be covered up. This culture needs to change and be exposed for what it is.
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Esther Sanchez de Leon
6 years ago
That’s a good point. On top of everything, we are underpaid
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Esther Sanchez de Leon
6 years ago
I hope they send a mandatory survey as a way of encouraging people to report inappropriate behaviors
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Students, Postdocs, Technicians, Staff United
· petition starter
6 years ago
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The institution knows who they are. This is why program chairs advise students to stay away from particular labs. Unfortunately these labs still exist, hire staff, recruit interns, and still often end up with students who couldn't match with a lab through rotations. If these faculty are found guilty of being abusive, the institution is fully responsible for harboring these cretins.
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Genelle Robillard
6 years ago
My loans certainly contribute to anxiety
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Ian Mantel
6 years ago
There are many PIs at WCM and MSK who are known to foster environments within their laboratories that are downright abusive. I'm sure this is well known to the leadership at both institutions and I completely agree that an investigation needs to take place immediately.
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Peggy
6 years ago
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Wish the school put more focus on not just providing the medical resources but also train the PIs to become better mentors and create a healthy environment for students’ mental health.
Thank you. How about including research technicians as well? Such individuals are often new to science and or the workforce which can render them vulnerable to manipulation or exploitation of boundaries. Thanks!
So many of us have been victims of abuse in academia and it continues to be covered up. This culture needs to change and be exposed for what it is.
That’s a good point. On top of everything, we are underpaid
I hope they send a mandatory survey as a way of encouraging people to report inappropriate behaviors
The institution knows who they are. This is why program chairs advise students to stay away from particular labs. Unfortunately these labs still exist, hire staff, recruit interns, and still often end up with students who couldn't match with a lab through rotations. If these faculty are found guilty of being abusive, the institution is fully responsible for harboring these cretins.
My loans certainly contribute to anxiety
There are many PIs at WCM and MSK who are known to foster environments within their laboratories that are downright abusive. I'm sure this is well known to the leadership at both institutions and I completely agree that an investigation needs to take place immediately.
Wish the school put more focus on not just providing the medical resources but also train the PIs to become better mentors and create a healthy environment for students’ mental health.
Must act now.
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