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Seven years ago, as a graduate with a Biology degree, I was at a career crossroads. Pursuing a doctoral degree was a very straightforward and tempting option. But I knew…
Most of our research challenges are hard work and they require tenacity. We rarely solve problems with a single “lightbulb” moment. We might fictionalise the story…
- Dr. Ben Britton
- November 12, 2018
This past summer was supposed to be my “push to the finish line” and “bring ‘er home” summer. I was originally supposed to submit my thesis on Friday, September 29 – but…
Today marks one year since I touched down on Jordanian soil to begin PhD fieldwork. And it also happens to be my 25th birthday. And guess what? Both of these markers…
- Melissa Gatter
- May 30, 2019
I didn’t choose to study cholesterol. I just can’t get excited about sterols and organic chemistry and metabolism. So what made me choose the “cholesterol and cancer”…
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On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let us celebrate the remarkable journeys of female researchers who have defied stereotypes, shattered…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 9, 2024
Over four years ago, I came home from the hospital one evening, after a day that started with me thinking I was in labor. I wasn’t. Although I was exhausted, I decided…
During the summer of 2017, I conducted fieldwork in rural Punjab, Pakistan. I have always been conscious of the disadvantage through which people struggle, but as a…
I continue to struggle with staying at my desk more often than being in the lab. Often I choose reading over writing and agonize over filling lab books. I also often…
- Fiona Scott
- May 8, 2019
I always visit my middle school science teacher when I’m in my home area. She was my first cheerleader who encouraged me to get into science. So I was beyond ecstatic to…