Trends in Molecular Medicine

The Urgency of Justice in Research: Beyond COVID-19

Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Jackson JD, Wilkins CH.

Abstract

The striking imbalance between disease incidence and mortality among minorities across health conditions, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights their under-inclusion in research. Here, we propose actions that can be adopted by the biomedical scientific community to address long-standing ethical and scientific barriers to equitable representation of diverse populations in research.