Leading Edge 

Leading Edge aims to increase gender diversity among life sciences faculty in the United States. It is a grassroots initiative; by early career scientists, for early career scientists.
 
Leading Edge Fellows join the program as postdocs through an open competition that runs November-February each year. Fellows remain in the community as they progress through their postdocs, faculty searches, and assistant professorships, creating an extensive peer- and near-peer mentorship network. Throughout the year, the Leading Edge community communicates through a dedicated Slack, as well as regular Zoom meet-ups. Career development panels occur throughout the year by Zoom (see the Training page). 

Many Leading Edge Fellows also work together to develop public resources to demystify aspects of the hidden curriculum and initiate discussion around major issues in the scientific ecosystem. Peer-reviewed publications, blog posts, and slide decks emerging from Leading Edge collaborations are available on the Resources page.

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