ALT Image of Dr. Geraldine Pittman, Mother of the NIH Marc Program. A quote is displayed, ““I remember walking into a physiology course and seeing all the white students working with the various instruments, which I’d never seen before. I said to myself, ‘So that’s the name of the game,’ and I got up early every morning and stayed late every night.”

ALT Image of Dr. Odette Harris, first Black woman Tenured Neurosurgery Professor. A quote is displayed, “I wanted to be many things, including a doctor, as far back as 8th grade, but my love of neuroscience blossomed in college. I had the world’s most amazing mentors. They created for me and allowed the most incredible opportunities to gain access to the field.”

ALT Image of Dr. Patricia S. Cowings, first Black woman trained as an Astronaut. A quote is displayed, "I was not so good at math (I admit) as a kid. I learned to use it as a tool. But science was always a game! You run your experiment and then add up the points to see if you've won! Scientists are eternal students. We ask questions for a living."

ALT Image of Dr. Alexa Canady, first Black female neurosurgeon in the US. A quote is displayed, "My mother frequently gave us her famous "tokens are for spending" talk. She said, 'Let them make you the token — so what if you're the token black girl. Take that token and spend it. My mother taught me not to care what other people thought"