The Black experience in academia and feminizing frogs — two things you'd never thought you'd hear together. On the podcast is Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, one of the only tenured Black biology professors in the country. Dr. Hayes joins us to share how he stood his ground and followed his values after battling with a corporation that attempted to discredit his work and his name. During the wake of George Floyd's murder and the resulting Black Lives Matter protests, Dr. Hayes penned an open letter to UC Berkeley about the discrimination he faced as a Black professor in his department. Listen in as the doctors discuss with Dr. Hayes confidence, imposter syndrome, and pressure of having the spotlight on you as the only person of color in the room.