Draft:Antentor Hinton, Jr.

  • Comment: You seem to misunderstand what is needed to prove notability. Please read carefully WP:NACADEMIC. For instance:
    1)He needs major awards, not "Master's mentoring certificates".
    2) Sentences such as "During this time, a close friend's death due to neuroblastoma encouraged a career in biomedical research" are not really informative.
    3) Think more about what would go in a NIH proposal than a popular magazine. Ldm1954 (talk) 14:34, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Another resume (unencyclopedic in tone and content) lacking proper secondary sourcing. Drmies (talk) 00:29, 12 July 2023 (UTC)


Antentor O Hinton, Jr.
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Alma materBaylor College of Medicine
Winston Salem State University
Scientific career
InstitutionsVanderbilt University
University of Iowa
Thesis Estrogen Receptor Alpha & Steroid Receptor Co-Activator-1 Are Important for Blood Pressure Control  (2016)
WebsiteHinton Lab

Antentor O Hinton, Jr. (born 1988) is a Molecular Physiologist who serves as Assistant Professor of at the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences at Vanderbilt University.[1]. His work utilizes Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIBSEM) and Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBFSEM) imaging studies on mitochondrial networks in human disease with a focus on the molecular mechanisms regulated by insulin that influence cristae and mitochondria dynamics in pathophysiological conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.[2]. Dr. Antentor Hinton has several publications devoted to mapping structure of mitochondria at different life stages [3]. He is on the editorial board of Circulation Research, Aging Cell, Aging Advances, Scientific Reports, American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Journal of Cellular Physiology. and the Advanced Biology (from Wiley journal) [4]. He is also the associate editor of the specialty section of Bioenergetics in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (from Frontiers Media). Notably, in 2023, he headed an article on Juneteenth which led to the first diversity, equity, and inclusion cover in the journal Cell [5]. This article was discussed within Forbes, CBS News, and other newspapers, contributing to ongoing discussions of the need for diversity in field of STEM [6].

Early life and education

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Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr. is from Asheville, North Carolina, [7]. where he attended high school. He was encouraged by his grandfather, who experienced segregation and the unfolding of the Civil Rights Movement first-hand, to become a change-maker through the obtainment of education, which is especially important in the context of race [8].

He completed his undergraduate studies at the Winston Salem State University, where he specialized in Biology [9]. Following this, he completed a post-baccalaureate program at Baylor College of Medicine under Dr. Jonathon Respress, who remains a long-time mentor [8]. He further completed his doctoral research in Cell Biology at the Baylor College of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. Yong Xu.

Research and career

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Hinton met his future postdoctoral research advisor E. Dale Abel at a Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) at the Endocrine Society in 2015 [10]. He joined Dr. E. Dale Abel's laboratory in 2016 at the Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa with an overall research project to elucidate the mechanisms by which insulin signaling regulates mitochondrial fusion protein activity in skeletal muscle, heart, and brain [11].

Alongside this, Dr. Hinton started a second postdoc as a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow Appointment at the Mayo Clinic, where he conducted research in collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey Salisbury at Mayo Clinic’s Central Microscopy Core [12]. This research focused on Serial Block- Face Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBF- SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Quantification [11]. Based on this research, he conducted a postdoctoral fellowship investigating the mechanisms by which OPA1-dependent activation of mitochondrial function following insulin stimulation. He was also selected as an Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Scholar, a United Negro College Fund/Bristol Myers Squibb E.E. Just Postgraduate Fellow in Life Sciences, and a Ford Foundation recipient [11].

In 2021, Hinton moved to Vanderbilt University where he began as tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics [13]. His current research topic is working on the development of a molecular diagnostic tool that can accurately detect pathological conditions within mitochondria [14]. Additionally, Hinton aims to construct a comprehensive mitochondrial connectome, which can serve as a reliable reference for pathology departments in hospitals when analyzing 3D electron microscopy data obtained from biopsies [10]. He is currently supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award to conduct conduct 3D reconstruction of mitochondria across different ethnicities [15].

Hinton has a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, notable in publishing the first DEI cover in several major journals [16]. He was the Academic and Career Development Instructor for the Carver College of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Office for 3 years during his postdoctoral phase [10]. Hinton initially began to have a national voice in DEI through heading the 100 Black Scientists List, 100 More Inspiring Black Scientists List, the 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists, and co-authoring the 100 Latinx List with Cell Mentor and Cell Press [17][18]. Having received training from [Historically Black Colleges and Universities]], Dr. Hinton called national attention to HBCUs in an Cell article he penned [19]. In pushing the conversation regarding the importance of mentoring underrepresented minorities forward, Hinton has some of the first DEI cover articles in multiple Trends (journals) including Trends in Chemistry 2023 (3rd cover article for a major scientific journal), Cell reports medicine, 2022 (Shared cover for second anniversary of journal on DEI), Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2022 (First mentoring cover article for a major scientific journal), Trends in Plant Sciences, 2022 (2nd career development cover article for a major scientific journal), and Trends in Parasitology, 2022 (3rd career development cover article for a major scientific journal) [13]. In 2023, he headed an article on Juneteenth which led to the first diversity, equity, and inclusion cover in the journal Cell [9]. He has advocated for reducing inequities within science across numerous media publications and podcasts [20].

Awards and honors

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  • 2019 Distinguished Mentor Award, Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU), University of Iowa [21].
  • 2020 Diversity Catalyst Award, University of Iowa [22].
  • 2020 INSPIRE Excellence in Mentoring Award, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation [13].
  • 2020 "100 Black Culture Makers and Thought Leaders in Forbes & 2020 Inaugural Year of the Digital Book Celebrating 100 Culture Makers and Thought-Leaders". [23]
  • 2021 UI Health Care Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Inaugural Leadership Award [24].
  • 2021 UnSung Hero Award, Black Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University [25].
  • 2022 Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month Conference and Workshop Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Organization for Change Award (Community of Scholars) & Organization for Change Award (Hinton-Garza-Lopez Consulting Company) [26].
  • 2022 Best Organization Service Award (Community of Scholars), Vanderbilt University Basic Sciences School Medicine Juneteenth Conference and Workshop Day [27].
  • 2023 University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Early Career Visiting Professorship and Rising Star Award [28]
  • 2023 American Society of Cell Biology Mentoring Keynote Award [29]
  • 2023 UNCF and the Ernest E Just Life Science Society present this award to Black in Cell Molecular Developmental Biology for outstanding Leadership in the life sciences (Leadership team) [30]
  • 2023 Keystone Symposia Fellows Program [31]
  • 2024 Vanderbilt University Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Faculty Mentor of the Year [32]

Selected publications

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  • Mays, Alfred; Byars-Winston, Angela; Hinton, Antentor; Marshall, Andrea G; Kirabo, Annet; August, Avery; Marlin, Bianca J; Riggs, Blake; Tolbert, Blanton; Wanjalla, Celestine; Womack, Chad; Evans, Chantell S; Barnes, Christopher; Starbird, Chrystal; Williams, Clintoria; Reynolds, Corey; Taabazuing, Cornelius; Cameron, Craig E; Murray, Debra D; Applewhite, Derek; Morton, Derrick J; Lee, Dexter; Williams, Dionna W; Lynch, Donald; Brady, Donita; Lynch, Erin; Rutaganira, Florentine UN; Silva, Gustavo M; Shuler, Haysetta; Saboor, Ishmail Abdus; Davis, Jamaine; Dzirasa, Kafui; Hammonds-Odie, Latanya; Reyes, Loretta; Sweetwyne, Mariya T; McReynolds, Melanie R; Johnson, Michael DL; Smith, Nathan A; Pittman, Nikea; Ajijola, Olujimi A; Smith, Quinton; Robinson, Renã AS; Lewis, Samantha C; Murray, Sandra A; Black, Sherilynn; Neal, Sonya E; Andrisse, Stanley; Townsend, Steven; Damo, Steven M; Griffith, Theanne N; Lambert, W Marcus; Clemons, William M (2023). "Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science". Cell. 12 (186): 2510–2517. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.016. PMID 37295396. S2CID 259115458.
  • Vue, Z; Garza-Lopez, E; Neikirk, K; Katti, P; Vang, L; Beasley, H; Shao, J; Marshall, AG; Crabtree, A; Murphy, AC; Jenkins, BC; Prasad, P; Evans, C; Taylor, B; Mungai, M; Killion, M; Stephens, D; Christensen, TA; Lam, J; Rodriguez, B; Phillips, MA; Daneshgar, N; Koh, HJ; Koh, A; Davis, J; Devine, N; Saleem, M; Scudese, E; Arnold, KR; Vanessa Chavarin, V; Daniel Robinson, R; Chakraborty, M; Gaddy, JA; Sweetwyne, MT; Wilson, G; Zaganjor, E; Kezos, J; Dondi, C; Reddy, AK; Glancy, B; Kirabo, A; Quintana, AM; Dai, DF; Ocorr, K; Murray, SA; Damo, SM; Exil, V; Riggs, B; Mobley, BC; Gomez, JA; McReynolds, MR; Hinton A, Jr (December 2023). "3D reconstruction of murine mitochondria reveals changes in structure during aging linked to the MICOS complex". Aging cell. 22 (12): e14009. doi:10.1111/acel.14009. PMID 37960952.
  • Vue, Z; Neikirk, K; Vang, L; Garza-Lopez, E; Christensen, TA; Shao, J; Lam, J; Beasley, HK; Marshall, AG; Crabtree, A; Anudokem J, Jr; Rodriguez, B; Kirk, B; Bacevac, S; Barongan, T; Shao, B; Stephens, DC; Kabugi, K; Koh, HJ; Koh, A; Evans, CS; Taylor, B; Reddy, AK; Miller-Fleming, T; Actkins, KV; Zaganjor, E; Daneshgar, N; Murray, SA; Mobley, BC; Damo, SM; Gaddy, JA; Riggs, B; Wanjalla, C; Kirabo, A; McReynolds, M; Gomez, JA; Phillips, MA; Exil, V; Dai, DF; Hinton A, Jr (1 November 2023). "Three-dimensional mitochondria reconstructions of murine cardiac muscle changes in size across aging". American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology. 325 (5): H965–H982. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00202.2023. PMID 37624101.
  • Crabtree, A; Neikirk, K; Pinette, JA; Whiteside, A; Shao, B; Bedenbaugh, J; Vue, Z; Vang, L; Le, H; Demirci, M; Ahmad, T; Owens, TC; Oliver, A; Zeleke, F; Beasley, HK; Lopez, EG; Scudese, E; Rodman, T; Kabugi, K; Koh, A; Navarro, S; Lam, J; Kirk, B; Mungai, M; Sweetwyne, M; Koh, HJ; Zaganjor, E; Damo, SM; Gaddy, JA; Kirabo, A; Murray, SA; Cooper, A; Williams, C; McReynolds, MR; Marshall, AG; Hinton A, Jr (13 August 2024). "Quantitative assessment of morphological changes in lipid droplets and lipid-mito interactions with aging in brown adipose". Journal of cellular physiology. doi:10.1002/jcp.31340. PMID 39138923.
  • Hinton, Antentor O; Termini, Christina M; Spencer, Elsie C; Rutaganira, Florentine UN; Chery, Daphney; Roby, ReAna; Vue, Zer; Pack, Angela D; Brady, Lillian J; Garza-Lopez, Edgar; Marshall, Andrea G; Lewis, Samantha C; Shuler, Haysetta D; Taylor, Brittany L; McReynolds, Melanie R; Palavicino-Maggio, Caroline B (2020). "Patching the leaks: revitalizing and reimagining the STEM pipeline". Cell. 183 (3): 568–575. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.029. PMID 33125882. S2CID 225975924.

References

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  1. ^ "'We have been here, we have always been here': Town hall event to celebrate Black, queer scientists".
  2. ^ "What's science got to do with Black History Month?". "Black, queer scientists, aware of the challenges they've had, try to help other marginalized researchers".
  3. ^ "Hinton lab maps structure of mitochondria at different life stages". www.asbmb.org.
  4. ^ "Biosketch". Vanderbilt University.
  5. ^ "Q&A: Black scientist Antentor Hinton Jr. talks role of Juneteenth in STEM, need for diversity in field". CBS News. 19 June 2023. "Black Scientists Ask: "Why Does Science Have A Racism Problem?"". Forbes. "The Death Of His Friend Made This Black Scientist Wanting To Find The Cure For Cancer". 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Q&A: Black scientist Antentor Hinton Jr. talks role of Juneteenth in STEM, need for diversity in field". CBS News. 19 June 2023. "Black Scientists Ask: "Why Does Science Have A Racism Problem?"". Forbes. "The Death Of His Friend Made This Black Scientist Wanting To Find The Cure For Cancer". 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ Byrne, Dom (2021). "Science diversified: Black researchers' perspectives". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00168-y. PMID 33731910. S2CID 232302783.
  8. ^ a b "The journey to becoming an impactful mentor: The story of Antentor Hinton".
  9. ^ a b "Q&A: Black scientist Antentor Hinton Jr. talks role of Juneteenth in STEM, need for diversity in field". CBS News. 19 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Member Spotlight: Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr., PhD". 4 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Faculty Spotlight: Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr., PhD".
  12. ^ "'We have been here, we have always been here': Town hall event to celebrate Black, queer scientists".
  13. ^ a b c "Antentor Hinton Biosketch".
  14. ^ "Antentor Hinton Jr. receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to increase representation in research".
  15. ^ "Science Diversity Leadership Awards".
  16. ^ "Black researchers at the University of Iowa named to inspiring-scientists list".
  17. ^ "The 1000 Black Scientists list honors Black excellence and innovation". 14 February 2022.
  18. ^ "100 inspiring Black scientists in America".
  19. ^ "Vanderbilt collaborates with HBCUs on recommendations for producing Black professionals in STEMM at predominantly white institutions".
  20. ^ "Black, queer scientists, aware of the challenges they've had, try to help other marginalized researchers". WVXU. Byrne, Dom (17 March 2021). "Science diversified: Black researchers' perspectives". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00168-y.
  21. ^ "Previous Distinguished Mentor Award Recipients".
  22. ^ "Diversity Catalyst Awards".
  23. ^ "Black List 100".
  24. ^ "Antentor Hinton receives inaugural DEI Inclusion Leadership Award".
  25. ^ "Antentor Hinton, Jr., was awarded the 2021 UnSung Hero Award, Black Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University".
  26. ^ "Basic Sciences celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month". 9 November 2022.
  27. ^ "Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Juneteenth 2022 Awards".
  28. ^ "Visiting Professors, Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, University of Vermont". www.med.uvm.edu.
  29. ^ "Mentoring Keynote". ASCB.
  30. ^ "Biosketch". Vanderbilt University.
  31. ^ "Fellows Directory Keystone Symposia". www.keystonesymposia.org.
  32. ^ "Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellows recognized at 2024 Spring Postdoc Awards Ceremony". Vanderbilt University.