Brandon Ogbunu shares his story with the Story Collider audience at the Evolution 2019 event co-organized by the Diversity Committees of the ASN, SSB, and SSE in Providence, RI. Photo by Davide DelPoio.
Brandon Ogbunu is an Assistant Professor at Brown University. His research focuses on evolutionary genetics and the ecology of disease. A New York City native, Brandon enjoys film, hip-hop, jazz and science fiction. He's an ex-very mediocre light heavy weight boxer, and slightly less mediocre experimental virologist. He has higher hopes for humanity than he does the New York Knicks.
In June of 2019, Brandon got on stage and told a story about the role race has played in his academic career. Starting when he was a senior in college being shook down by a couple cops, Brandon tells us about navigating his ups and downs of a career in science, his startling connection to scientific racism, and his battle against biology's central dogma.
This story was originally produced by The Story Collider and shared by Radiolab.
A key part of dismantling racism is listening to and amplifying Black voices. Listen to Brandon’s story below or read the transcript at The Story Collider.
