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Researchers and Their Stories

Mental health is, unfortunately, a ‘taboo’ topic within the research sphere. Quite often, you find that people don’t talk about this at all. Students don’t talk about it…
At the time that I was trying to pursue my Bachelor’s degree, I was married, had a baby, and my bills and mortgage payments that had fallen way behind. I then went…
I was back to the initial situation; none of my advisors believed in me. But I learnt that you need only one person to believe in what you do and that person is you…
In 2000, I earned a perfect score in my course paper on research methodology. This made me suspicious, because my paper could never have been a perfect 10. It may have…
If I were to honestly describe how I feel most days presently, I would say that I’M overwhelmed, achy, exhausted, and feel as if my head is about to explode. At the end…
From the beginning of my PhD, I’ve found that the most common question that I am coming up with is “What next?” I feel I’ve made significant progress in my first month…
My professional and research journeys that have spanned over 23 years have been atypical. How so? I went from being an engineer to a professor and then acquiring a PhD –…
My research life began at the end of my junior year. I chose the laboratory I was going to work at because I heard the professor say, “If you join my laboratory, you can…
Due to the state of employment in Greece, I was supposed to feel lucky if I ever landed any kind of job. While working though, I managed to participate in four…
This story has been shared by Clarinda Cerejo (MSc, ELS), Editor-in-Chief of Editor Insights. Read on to follow Clarinda’s journey through biotechnology and music to her…