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‘A bias against women’Clarie M. Fraser-Liggett, the longtime pioneer scientist who now heads the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s new Institute for Genome Sciences in the School of Medicine, takes pride as a role model for young women in sciences. ‘‘Absolutely, it’s one of the most important things that I do,” she said. ‘‘I have gone out of my way to accept invitations to speak on the topic and the invitations provide me with opportunities to interact with students.” She said the new position at SOM lets her take students into her lab and gives her time to take a special interest in ‘‘all of my young faculty that I meet.” First and foremost, she makes sure the women who work with her are comfortable. ‘‘Science is still a tough business. There is still a bias against women. I tend to see it and I went through it.” She has noticed a tendency for women scientists to take it personally when they get a favorable grant or turned down on one. ‘‘Women become very self reflective and say to themselves, what could I have done better. But men can get angry and then get over it. I say not to take personally but also not to stay behind the scenes.”
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