Our culture and values

We recognize it is a great privilege to partner with our participating families to work towards our scientific goals.

We acknowledge and take seriously our responsibility to make our research meaningful and accessible for our community contributors and the broader public.

We pledge to carry out our science with complete integrity, great care, and deep investment in the scientific process.

We uphold the right that each one of us has to contribute to science and achieve professional growth in an environment that is both supportive and affirmative.

This means we treat each other with respect, dignity, and kindness.

This means we strive to maintain an environment in which each person can thrive, bring their whole self to their role, and fully participate.

This means we value the uniqueness of various lived experiences and invite each other to be heard as we work towards our common goals in science.

This means we recognize oppression as individual, institutional, and systemic problems requiring solutions at each level. Our individual acts are important palliative measures.

This means we commit to listening, learning, and advocating for those who experience injustice or oppression. This requires ongoing, active choices to engage in self-awareness and self-reflection.

This means we will acknowledge our mistakes and welcome corrections. 

This means we strive for equity, justice, and accountability to uphold these principles.