Yao Lab Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements

  • The Yao lab is dedicated to fostering a positive and welcoming lab environment.

  • We welcome, support, and advocate for community members from diverse backgrounds including those from different races and ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, gender identities and sexualities, religions, disabilities, familial obligations, and other personal identities. 

  • We will recruit new lab members based on holistic evaluation and are open to recruiting at all levels .

  • We will share opportunities and resources with each other, such as conferences, papers, or ideas .

  • We engage in open conversations with people from all levels .

  • We will acknowledge our collaborators, both in and out of the lab, and give credit where it's due. Science is a team effort .

  • We will cultivate an environment where lab members feel safe sharing their needs, asking for help, and working collaboratively .

  • When safe, we point out problematic behavior .

  • We are accountable to and for each other.

  • We are receptive to constructive criticism.

  • We recognize each person’s right to personal privacy and our individual needs .

  • We celebrate our differences and use them to better our science .

  • We acknowledge that we all make mistakes and give each other the space to learn from them.