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And I'm still coming out: Making my mark as a depressed, non-binary PhD Student

Graduate school was a large immediate trigger for resurfacing my depression and anxiety which I had been able to manage for a few years in undergrad. I felt very alone,…
And I'm still coming out: Making my mark as a depressed, non-binary PhD Student

The pressures of  life as an early career academic

As an academic, I split my time between three major activities – research, teaching, and administration. Trying to keep these balanced and striving to excel, across…
The pressures of  life as an early career academic

When hard work turns into academic obsession

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…
When hard work turns into academic obsession

Bent, but not broken

It’s 2008 and there I was, standing on a subway platform, in downtown Manhattan waiting for my train, not to board it… but to jump in front of it. Fresh out of family…
Bent, but not broken

What does a PhD weekend actually look like?

At the beginning of my grad school career, I would relax the entire Saturday and save all my work for Sunday. But this did not work for me. I would spend too much time…
What does a PhD weekend actually look like?

My mentors changed the trajectory of my life

Looking back on my very short career so far in science I have realized that above all, one key to success is mentorship. This is especially true as a woman in science,…
My mentors changed the trajectory of my life

Dr. Workload, or: How I learned to be more productive and put self-care first

Being a grad student is hard work, being a post-doc is hard work, being a professor is hard work. I remember the constant state of stress, lack of sleep, concerns about…
Dr. Workload, or: How I learned to be more productive and put self-care first

Are you getting your writing done, Nana

My own road to PhD proved circuitous, rocky, and unpredictable. At many times, I felt utterly alone. I set my desktop background to a photo of my then 3-month old…
Are you getting your writing done, Nana

Changing fields during a PhD

I dropped out of my first PhD and, after a short break, enrolled for a PhD in malaria vector control. This was a really tough phase when I had to deal with a lot of…
Changing fields during a PhD

Even Nobel laureates face journal rejection!

Of course, I’ve had my manuscripts rejected! It’s very rare, almost unheard of, to get a letter from the editor saying, “We love your paper! We’ll publish it without any…