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I am a researcher from an ordinary public university in South Brazil. For many of you who follow the news, this simple information speaks for itself. My colleagues and I…
- Jucelaine Haas
- May 7, 2020
As someone with a type A personality, I like to be prepared. This is evident if you have ever seen me with my backpack. If you need something, I likely will have it…
- Christine Streeter
- June 4, 2019
When I first got diagnosed with anxiety and mild depression, I felt ashamed of it. What did I possibly have to be depressed about? I had amazing friends and family, a…
- Erica Hawkins
- April 29, 2019
Interruptions are the bane of my existence. When I’m in the zone working on something, it is very disruptive to be interrupted. As I do most of my work in my office on…
- Allison McDonald
- May 15, 2019
I sit here at my computer in my kitchen, wearing PJs and surrounded by Kleenex stained black with mascara. I came home sick from work, so the multitude of Kleenex is…
This week was the deadline of my first ever real grant application. It’s been pretty hard work, but in a strange way I’ve kind of enjoyed it. I get the impression from…
- Dr Hanna Nyborg Støstad
- March 13, 2019
My postdoc PI was extremely disappointed and he told me, "You know that if you leave academia, there's no coming back." After 3 years, I think he was totally correct,…
- Cleyde Helena
- May 3, 2019
When I look back at my life, given the struggles I had to endure, I feel that getting a PhD degree was not my biggest achievement. My biggest achievement was that I…
What's funny is that some of my students now coax and encourage me to finish my research. The students whom I always guide and help are also the ones who guide and help…
- Jean Lawrence Rodriguez
- June 11, 2020
One of the reasons why I love the hashtag #ScientistsWithTattoos on Twitter is that it demonstrates one of the many ways that scientists are also people with…
- Dr Anna Boegehold
- May 6, 2019