STEM – Medical
Sharlene Newman
Sharlene D. Newman is an American cognitive neuroscientist, executive director of the Alabama Life Research Institute at the University of...
Arlyne Simon (1986- )
Dr. Arlyne Simon is a biomedical engineer, patented inventor, and author of children’s literature. She was born in 1986 on...
Vivian O. Lee (1938- )
Vivian O’Dell Lee, a native of Spring, Texas, is the youngest child of Alvirita and Arthur Booker. She was born...
Dale Brown Emeagwali (1954- )
Dale Brown Emeagwali is a distinguished American scientist who is best known for her investigational research in the fields of microbiology and...
Keith Lanier Black (1957- )
Dr. Keith L. Black is one of the world’s premier neurosurgeons. Black was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on September 13,...
Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center (1968- )
The Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center is a government-funded medical clinic that provides primary care services located in the heart of the...
Juan Beltrán de Magaña (1537-1578)
Juan Beltrán de Magaña was a black conquistador of Chile. He was born in Guadalajara, Spain in 1537 to Francisco Gonzalez Mencia and...
Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu (1968- )
Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian-American doctor who is best known for discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the brain injury...
Thomas Nathaniel Burbridge (1921–1972)
Image Courtesy of UCSF Archives and Special Collections Medical professor and civil rights leader Thomas Nathaniel Burbridge was born in...
