Diversity in Life Sciences

Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr. is a tenure-track Assistant Professor within Vanderbilt University’s Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics located within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In addition to being a member of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center, he is also an Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator. Dedicated to unraveling the intricate molecular mechanisms governing insulin-mediated cristae dynamics, Dr. Hinton's research endeavors are generously funded by the United Negro College Fund/Bristol Myers Squibb, Burroughs Wellcome Fund through Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI), and an NIH SRP, a small project awards for pilot research, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Pride to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research. Dr. Hinton recently received the esteemed Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award for his innovative research on mitochondrial networks in human disease, as well as an NIH/NIDDK Basic Science Research Award.
 
Dr. Hinton is equally dedicated to mentoring and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the scientific community. In addition to his scientific papers, he has published 11 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education papers, 14 mentoring papers, and 20 career development, diversity, leadership, and enrichment papers. He has received a multitude of awards for his leadership in these arenas, including the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) IINSPIRE with the Excellence in Mentoring Award, the American Society of Cell Biology with the Mentoring Keynote Award, Vanderbuilt University’s Black Cultural Center’s UnSung Hero Award, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and the Ernest E. Just Life Science Society to Black in Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology for outstanding leadership in the life sciences, and dozens of others. He serves on the Endocrine Society’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee and actively participates in the Partnering to Advance Imaging Research for Underrepresented Minority Scientists Program (PAIR-UP). Dr. Hinton has also been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the 100 Black Culture Makers and Thought Leaders on the blacklist100.