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Mentorship as a mechanism to mobilize inclusion

Different kinds of mentorship provide avenues for researchers to support the development of a more diverse and inclusive science workforce.

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Willy-John Martin (PhD) has held research roles in immunology and indigenous biomedical research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. He is from the Māori tribes Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Porou. He is now the inaugural Director Māori Research, Science and Innovation at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Jarrod Haar (PhD) is a Human Resources Management Professor at the Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand. He is from the Māori tribes Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Mahuta. He specializes in researching Māori employees, capturing their unique cultural backgrounds and experiences within the workplaces of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Martin, W.J., Haar, J.M. Mentorship as a mechanism to mobilize inclusion. Nat Immunol 22, 932–933 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-021-00976-4

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