JustGarciaHill  is committed to increasing the number of minorities entering science careers and to celebrating contributions to science by minority scientists.  With the JGH portal, we hope to provide a supportive environment that would stimulate underrepresented minorities to pursue and strengthen scientific output in the United States and improve the health and well being of minority populations.

JustGarciaHill is dedicated to three outstanding minority scientists: Ernest Everett Just, 1883-1941; Fabian Garcia, 1871 – 1948; and Rosa Minoka Hill, 1875 – 1952.

Ernest Everett Just was an African American biologist whose prolific research in early development brought him international recognition. However, because of racism and segregation, the gates of the research establishment in the U.S. remained closed to him. Rosa Minoka Hill was the second Native American to receive a medical degree. She served the poor Indian and white community of Oneida, Wisconsin selflessly for forty years. Fabian Garcia was a Chicano biotechnologist, a pioneer who engineered chili plants that have launched the southwest as a major player in agrobusiness.

We pay tribute to these three pioneers who had to surmount significant obstacles to do what they loved, science. You will find more about Just, Garcia, and Minoka Hill, and other minority scientists in the Biography section of the site.

Robert Dottin, Director.