A young woman becomes the first Black woman to receive a PhD in immunology, setting a milestone at a US university.
At the University of Glasgow in the United States, a young woman called Kristy Carter became the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in immunology.
In addition to being the first Black woman in history, Kristy Carter was the first Black individual to graduate from the University of Glasgow in the United States with a doctorate in immunology.
She stated that Dr. James McCune Smith, who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1837 as the first African American to earn a medical degree, served as her inspiration.
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Kristy, who is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University studying the healing of diabetic skin wounds, thanked her community and said she hopes her achievement would motivate others the way McCune Smith inspired her.
“I read Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington and discovered the tale of Dr. McCune Smith. After learning about his experience of being born into slavery, overcoming it in a sense, and coming here to further my education, she remarked, “If he can do that, I can do anything.”
As the first Black person to earn a PhD in immunology from the University of Glasgow, I created history today. It’s a great honor to be the first Black student of any gender to earn this PhD, and I owe Dr. McCune Smith everything,” she continued.
After graduating from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and mathematics, Kristy went on to the University of Glasgow to pursue a master’s degree in immunology and inflammatory diseases, which she later earned before obtaining her PhD.
“I hope that this record-breaking accomplishment is not the last in the university,” Kristy said.”I hope my story encourages more people to come,” she added, adding that she was the first and would not be the last.
