Inclusion is an active, powerful, and emotional noun that over the past years has helped me reconcile my main passions in life: microbiology, teaching, research, and mentoring. Although I am now part of an inclusive excellence family, during my graduate school I always felt alone, like an imposter microbiologist. I want to avoid other Latinas feeling the same way; consequently, I share frameworks and strategies here to foster inclusion in Microbiology departments. I have been teaching Microbiology for more than 20 years at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and my strategies range from the personal to the institutional level. As a first-generation Latina who barely survived in a Microbiology graduate program at a Primarily White Institution (PWI), I emphasize how culture can affect student learning. I use the example of microbial mats, resilient laminated ecosystems, as inclusive communities in the microbial world.

中文翻译：

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促进将LatinX纳入微生物学计划的策略

包容是一个活跃，有力和情感化的名词，在过去的几年中，它帮助我调和了自己对生活的主要热情：微生物学，教学，研究和指导。尽管我现在是一个包容性卓越家庭的一部分，但是在我读研究生期间，我总是觉得自己像一个冒名顶替的微生物学家。我想避免其他拉丁裔也有同样的感觉。因此，我在这里分享了促进纳入微生物学部门的框架和策略。我在西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）教授微生物学已有20多年的历史，我的策略从个人到机构水平不等。作为第一代拉丁裔，他几乎没有在主要是白人机构（PWI）的微生物学研究生课程中幸存下来，我强​​调文化如何影响学生的学习。我以微生物垫为例