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Molecular biologist Beverly Emerson’s case against the Salk Institute will go to trial this December, after a judge last week (August 30) threw out three of her claims but let one stand. Emerson, now a professor emerita at Salk, says she was for decades denied professional opportunities available to male faculty members at the institute.
“We are pleased with the court’s order and look forward to defending against the remaining claims,” Summer Wynn, an attorney representing the Salk, tells The San Diego Union-Tribune. Alreen Haeggquist, Emerson’s attorney, tells the publication that the decision was “a victory for Dr. Emerson, and a tremendous step forward for women scientists at Salk, as the court ruled that there is ample evidence to proceed to trial, and that the institute will be held accountable for decades of gender discrimination.”
More than a year ago, Emerson joined two other Salk scientists, ...
