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couldnāt afford to pay more to take additional classes." Gross gave birth soon after starting her PhD studies, and recalls that her advisor warned her that it was not possible to be both a good scientist and a good mother, but that he supported her when she said she would not give up. After she finished her PhD, he told her: āCarol, you really changed my mind.ā Informed by her own life experiences she started a faculty diversity committee at UCSF and helped reconfigure a basic sciences summer program for diverse students.
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Among her notable contributions to the field of microbiology was the discovery, in collaboration with several other scientists, of the
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As of mid-2023 Gross had authored or co-authored 176 academic publications dating back to 1974. Her most recent co-authored scientific journal article was published in April 2023. She serves as
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