Blog1/1/2026

Delivering on Diversity: Tuskegee and what it means for minority participation in medical research today

Lindsey Wahlstrom-Edwards
Delivering on Diversity: Tuskegee and what it means for minority participation in medical research today Every conversation about minority participation in medical research inevitably winds up with the “T” word – Tuskegee. Though the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment is largely cited as the driver of low minority participation in medical research, recent studies show minorities are more willing than their white counterparts to participate in medical research. They just need to be asked. In this...