Walker Lab Community Values

As the Walker lab, we are proud of the inclusive and equitable environment that we’ve created, a place where all members are welcomed and encouraged to strive for excellence.

We are committed to fostering an environment in which all members feel valued and appreciated regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, nationality, or disability status.

We will strive to maintain a community that values excellence and equity to benefit our science and ensure the well-being of all of our lab members.

We promote our values within the laboratory through the following guiding principles: 

• Suzanne Walker mentors each lab member according to his/her/their own needs.

• Across all training levels, all individuals are accorded equal time to speak.

• All lab members listen carefully to other lab members and provide advice respectfully.

• All lab members, including Dr. Walker, expect to be held accountable for their own actions by the other members of the lab.

We promote our values outside the laboratory by participating in activities that promote excellence in budding junior scientists. Mentorship, including peer mentorship, is a valuable component of our training as scientists. Our lab members actively participate in programs at Harvard and in the local community including HPREP, the Harvard College Women in STEM mentorship program, and SHURP.

The Walker lab believes that the goal of science is to improve the world for everyone.