Lori Saxena: "I began to understand that I didn’t love neuroscience because of the medals and acclaim it gave me, but because of its universality. Because...
Fanuel J. Muindi, Lakshmi Ramachandran & Jessica W. Tsai Published:January 28, 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2019.12.001 Science is fundamentally about people – the people who do science and the people...
In the developing world, science education is vital as countries strive to modernize their economies and improve conditions for their citizens. In Kenya, and across Africa’s...
David Schneider: "When I finished my masters, I applied to 11 PhD programs and was rejected by all of them. The next obvious step (to me)...
B. Muehlroth: "Although I managed to continue devoting a major part of my life to my PhD, my life with infertility made me aware of my...
Vivekanand Pandey Vimal [su_boxbox title=”About”]Dr. Vivekanand Pandey Vimal presents a short talk about his standard approaches of talking about research, to his more ‘innovative’ approaches and...
Hazal Uzunkaya: "If you asked me what I wanted to be at the age of five, I would say a Veterinarian, which later turned into an...
Lauren Tereshko: "I realized I had stopped putting positive energy into myself, and grew angry and restless. Ashamed of my stagnation, in a moment of catharsis,...
Ella Balasa: "It’s always challenging, daunting, but the reward of feeling being understood through words is liberating, fulfilling, and worth it at the end. That’s why...
Steven J. Del Signore: "As a basic cell biologist who uses fruit flies as a model organism to investigate the causes of neurological disease, the gap...
Inna Nechipurenko Dr. Nechipurenko is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sengupta Lab at Brandeis University. In January 2020, she will start a new position as an...
Bulbul Chakraborty: "Looking back, I think I was always attracted to what challenged me. It could be a mathematical puzzle, a song I was told wasn’t...
Gabriel Reyes: "Part of me wants to be angry and frustrated that no matter how hard I work or how enthusiastic I am, the socioeconomic class...
Heather McKellar: I have been lucky to follow in the footsteps of strong mentors and lean a supportive network of peers. They have all taught me...
Heather Metallides: I felt a great sense of pride that although I was told I couldn’t “do science,” I did it. Not only did I do...
Staci Amburgey: "I might have liked animals from a young age, but I tried a lot of different ways to study animals before I got to...
Irv Epstein: "Reluctant to accept the result of an undergraduate’s accident over the published wisdom of senior investigators, I told him to redo the experiment under...
Irv Epstein: "Reluctant to accept the result of an undergraduate’s accident over the published wisdom of senior investigators, I told him to redo the experiment under...
Dr. Avital Rodal: "There are many reasons to pour your heart into helping and supporting others, including the knowledge that you are doing the right thing,...
Liz Specht: "I didn’t want to discover something fundamentally brand new if it meant that my work wouldn’t create tangible change in the world for another...
