eLife: interviews

Reproducibility: How replicable is biomedical science in Brazil?

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:32:17 +0000

The results of a project to estimate the reproducibility of research in Brazil have just been published.

Activism and Science: Anne Urai and Clare Kelly on responding to the climate and biodiversity crises

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0000

How an economic framework may inspire new ways to tackle the climate crisis.

Neurodiversity in Academia: Time to rethink Tourette’s syndrome

Tue, 07 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

One is a Touretter who advocated for patients in research projects, the other, an academic studying the condition. Two sisters discuss how perspectives and research approaches on Tourette’s need to change.

Science and Politics: Mexican researchers fear for the future

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:30:09 +0000

After four years of funding cuts and the erosion of academic freedom in Mexico, one scientist shares his community’s concerns about a new law that would give the central government more control over scientific research.

Health: Reading our future in the bones of children past

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000

As the United Kingdom braces for a sharp fall in living standards, a bioarchaeologist and a paediatrician discuss what the past can reveal about the social forces that shape modern health crises.

Talking Points: April Clyburne-Sherin on reproducibility

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

The co-founder of Reproducibility for Everyone shares the insights she has gathered through years of helping academics change the way they do and share their research.

Talking Points: Angeline Dukes on racism in science

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

All members of the scientific community – from publishers to faculty – must work together to make academia more equitable, diverse and inclusive.

Talking Points: Deepti Gurdasani on COVID-19

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

With COVID-19 still affecting the scientific community and society at large, further actions are needed to tackle this and future pandemics.

Talking Points: Catherine Kyobutungi on global health

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

To decolonialise global health, research projects need to involve scientists from the Global South from day one.

Talking Points: Jess Wade on gender bias in science

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

Tackling gender inequalities in science needs to start in school.

Talking Points: Bonnie Wintle on predicting future trends in science

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

The science of predicting future events is changing quickly with humans experts at the forefront.

Talking Points: Bianca Kramer on publishing

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

A former university librarian looks back at how scientific publishing has changed over the course of her career and shares her hopes for the future.

Talking Points: Luisa Massarani on communicating science in South America

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

A Brazilian expert reflects on the challenges faced by those who conduct and share science in her region.

Talking Points: Rosanna Alegado on scientists and Indigenous communities

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000

Developing strong relationships between scientists and Indigenous communities is essential to promoting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and improving science.

Ukraine: Holding lectures while the bombs fall

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:11:15 +0000

With the Russian army marching on his home city, a Ukrainian scholar must decide how to respond.

Scientists on Social Media: Elisabeth Marnik (@sciencewhizliz)

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:14:43 +0000

Fighting misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.

Scientists on Social Media: Inés Dawson

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:03:00 +0000

Creating YouTube videos for the scientifically curious helped a researcher stay motivated during her PhD.

Scientists on Social Media: Oded Rechavi

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:22:00 +0000

Meet the king of science memes.

Scientists on Social Media: Darrion Nguyen (aka lab_shenanigans)

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:40:22 +0000

When TikTok and science collide.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Disabled in Higher Ed

Wed, 05 May 2021 11:30:00 +0000

Conversations about the lack of diversity in academia need to include the needs and experiences of students and staff with disabilities.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Científico Latino

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:35:00 +0000

The application process for PhD programs in the United States disadvantages students from underrepresented groups.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: GenderInSITE

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:45:00 +0000

Phyllis Kalele describes how family responsibilities, a lack of mentorship, and ‘old boys’ clubs’ are some of the challenges faced by women working in science across the African continent.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The STEM Village

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:15:00 +0000

Matthew Sinton, founder of The STEM Village, describes how to make academic spaces more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: ASPIRES

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:15:00 +0000

A longitudinal survey of young people in the UK has found that girls, working-class and minority ethnic students feel they have to work harder to be seen as ‘authentic’ science students.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Marcus Lambert

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:19:17 +0000

Marcus Lambert, Assistant Dean of Diversity at Weill Cornell Medicine, describes how improving diversity in the scientific workforce is going to take more than attracting students from underrepresented groups.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: TIGER in STEMM

Tue, 26 May 2020 12:22:56 +0000

Izzy Jayasinghe talks about efforts to change the system for funding research in the UK and make academic culture more inclusive, accessible and diverse.

Mental Health in Academia: How to enact change

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:45:42 +0000

Postdoctoral fellow and activist Wendy Marie Ingram explains how she trains, educates and works with students and faculty to improve academic mental health.

First Paper as PI: Claire Le Pichon

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:33:39 +0000

An experience in industry can provide a new perspective on how to run a lab as a group leader.

Mental Health in Academia: “I'm sure that sometimes I miss the signs”

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:38:19 +0000

A lab manager discusses how to support lab members, especially during fieldwork.

Mental Health in Academia: The unseen role of technicians

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:13:19 +0000

Both undergraduate and postgraduate students with mental health issues often turn to technicians for wellbeing support.

Mental Health in Academia: “No one likes to see friends suffering”

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:13:07 +0000

A postdoctoral researcher discusses how past experiences shaped the daily support they provide in the lab.

First Paper as PI: Kota Mizumoto

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:23:34 +0000

Tailoring your supervision style to fit individual students can be challenging, but watching their confidence grow and hearing about their ideas is rewarding.

First Paper as PI: Anthony Vecchiarelli

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Collaborating with other labs can lead to new and unexpected avenues of research.

First Paper As PI: Hayley Sharpe

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:00:03 +0000

Changing fields increases your chances of establishing your own research niche.

First Paper As PI: Manuel Kaulich

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:43:06 +0000

Taking risks can make a new group leader’s career.

Interview: Efraín Rivera-Serrano

Mon, 13 May 2019 13:15:00 +0000

Working in research provides Efraín Rivera-Serrano with opportunities to inspire others to consider higher education and a career in science.

First Paper As PI: Izumi Fukunaga

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:15:04 +0000

Time management can be a challenge for a new faculty member – but the science is rewarding.

Interview: Diving into science management

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:40:00 +0000

Patricia Cabezas explains how science management roles require many of the transferable skills developed during the PhD and postdoc.

Interview: Blogging and being social

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:15:38 +0000

Jennifer Tsang describes how her career path led her from microbiology to science communication and marketing.

Global Science: Forming an Alliance4Life

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:25:04 +0000

Institutes from across central and eastern Europe are working together to improve the quality of research in the region.

Global Science: Get grants or perish

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:17:27 +0000

Despite the limited range of grants available in Russia, the careers of many researchers depend on this funding.

Global Science: To the West and back again

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:30:00 +0000

The life and biomedical sciences are thriving in many Asian countries, making it less essential for scientists to “go West”.

Global Science: Public health research in Iran

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:12:26 +0000

Potential impacts of economic sanctions and a lack of long-term vision from the authorities hinder the work of researchers.

Global Science: Neuroscience in Nigeria

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:05:05 +0000

Mahmoud Bukar Maina discusses the challenges of doing research in a country with limited resources.

Career opportunities: Beyond Academia

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:16:58 +0000

Graduate students at UC Berkeley aim to empower PhD students and postdocs to expand their career options beyond the traditional academic track.

Communicating freely: ComSciCon

Wed, 23 May 2018 09:30:00 +0000

A workshop series organized by graduate students in the United States aims to help young scientists explain their research to broad and diverse audiences.

Scientist and Parent: Raising equality

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:27:35 +0000

Providing more flexible parental support would reduce the assumption that mothers should be the main caregivers and make it easier for fathers like Modesto Redrejo-Rodríguez to share childcare responsibilities.

Scientist and Parent: Finding joy in the balancing act

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Flexible working hours and a supportive lab allow Rebecca Burdine to organize her research around caring for her children.

Accessible support: Chronically Academic

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:59:10 +0000

Researchers with disabilities and chronic illnesses are advocating for diversity to become normalised.

Open notebooks galore: The Structural Genomics Consortium

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:55:00 +0000

Over 20 researchers will show their support for open science by sharing their data and blogging about their research projects.

Climate change: The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Society of Turkey

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:02:20 +0000

Researchers in and from Turkey are working together to organise a vibrant scientific community and reduce brain drain.

Interview: Tying everything together

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 10:03:58 +0000

Having the freedom to follow her curiosity has enabled Yael Artzy-Randrup to explore the boundaries of ecology and evolution.

Interview: Staying focused

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:02:09 +0000

Support from a multidisciplinary initiative allows Ilaria Testa’s lab to develop new optical microscopy techniques.

Interview: Taking perspective

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:41:01 +0000

Ryan Hum’s scientific training has proven valuable to his career in government and policy.

Interview: Catching up

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:05:31 +0000

Daniel Mansur explains the challenges he faces as a Group Leader in Brazil.

Interview: Wearing many hats

Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:25:55 +0000

Maintaining academic software is just one part of the role Computational Scientist Tom Burnley performs for the electron microscopy community.

Interview: Going places

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:41:09 +0000

Moving from China to the US to do a postdoc is part of Huan Yan's plan to have his own lab one day.

Campaigning for change: Bullied Into Bad Science

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:08:30 +0000

Early-career researchers are hoping to reform the research and publication environment.

Building a network of researchers: N²

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:31:00 +0000

N² is a network of more than 14,000 doctoral researchers at 193 non-university institutes across Germany.

Engendering equality: The Lise-Meitner-Gesellschaft

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:36:19 +0000

The Lise-Meitner-Gesellschaft aims to raise awareness of gender inequality in the natural sciences and mathematics.

Editor’s choice: an interview with Yaiza del Pozo Martín

Wed, 24 May 2017 09:19:31 +0000

When she realised that reading papers and discussing science was just as enjoyable as doing research, Yaiza del Pozo Martín decided to move away from a career as a postdoc to try something different. She now works as an Assistant Editor for BMJ Open.

In the laboratory of science policy: an interview with Richard Aragon

Wed, 12 Apr 2017 08:37:28 +0000

A “completely random” encounter with a former classmate propelled Richard Aragon from a postdoc to the world of science policy. He now works for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as the Chief of the Office of Program Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).

Core strengths: an interview with Diana Ordonez

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:13:17 +0000

Of all the tools that Diana Ordonez used to study populations of immune cells during her PhD and postdoc research, flow cytometry was the most important. Now she uses her experience and skills to advise and support other researchers as a Flow Cytometrist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany.

Down the wormhole: an interview with Zoë Hilbert

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:23:07 +0000

Zoë Hilbert is a PhD student at MIT, where she studies neuronal gene expression in the roundworm, C. elegans.

Genomics in industry: an interview with Yilong Li

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:36:13 +0000

After finishing his PhD in cancer genomics, Yilong Li felt that most academic labs did not have the computational infrastructure needed to tackle clinically relevant questions in genomics. He is now a Principal Scientist at a company called Seven Bridges Genomics.

Illustrating science: an interview with Leslee Lazar

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:06:28 +0000

Neuroscientist Leslee Lazar has always been interested in design and art. Now, as a freelance graphic designer, he creates visual aids that communicate complex scientific information – especially biomedical research – to the right audience.

Less writing, more industry: an interview with Dennis Breitsprecher

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:45:52 +0000

After completing a PhD in biochemistry, Dennis Breitsprecher was sure that he wanted to pursue an academic career. However, he grew bored of constantly writing papers and grant applications as a postdoc, and is now Head of Biochemistry R&D at NanoTemper in Munich.

Professional development: an interview with Maria Fernandes

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 07:00:00 +0000

While doing a PhD in Pharmacology at King’s College London (KCL), Maria Fernandes seized a number of opportunities – setting up the KCL Pharmacological Society, organising events and sitting on committees – to gain enough experience to move into a career outside of research. She is now the Professional Development Manager at the Microbiology Society.

Harnessing forces: an interview with Lining (Arnold) Ju

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 06:02:02 +0000

On reading that the 21st century would be known as the century of biology, mechanical engineering graduate Lining (Arnold) Ju decided to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering. He is currently a postdoc at the Heart Research Institute and a lecturer at the University of Sydney in Australia, where he studies how platelets sense mechanical forces and how problems in this process can lead to various blood diseases.

Anthropology in the bones: an interview with Zach Cofran

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 09:02:34 +0000

Zach Cofran's career as a paleoanthropologist has taken him from the United States to Kazakhstan and South Africa, where he was part of the team that discovered the new hominin species, Homo naledi. He has just started a new job as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Vassar College, New York.

The natural history of a curator: an interview with Ben Price

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:54:41 +0000

Growing up on a game ranch in Zimbabwe stimulated Ben Price’s fascination with insects – “the sheer diversity of insects makes it impossible to not be interested once you start looking”. He continued to explore nature during a PhD on the evolutionary history of cicadas, and two postdocs. Now, he is the senior curator of Odonata and Small Orders, an eclectic group that includes land-based and aquatic insects, at the Natural History Museum in London.

Intellectual property for everyone: an interview with Monica Alandete-Saez

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:06:49 +0000

For many years plant scientist Monica Alandete-Saez assumed that she would spend her whole career in academic research, but a desire to interact more directly with other sectors of society led her to explore other options. She now works for PIPRA, a small not-for-profit technology commercialization organization based on the campus of the University of California Davis.

Back to school: an interview with Jenni Sanderson

Mon, 09 May 2016 09:07:20 +0000

After six enjoyable years as a PhD student and postdoc studying the breeding behaviours of banded mongooses in Uganda, Jenni Sanderson felt the urge to move into a career where she could do “something useful”. She currently teaches science at a secondary school in Bristol in the UK.

Controlling traffic: an interview with Ramanath Hegde

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:22:28 +0000

Ramanath Hegde is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Protein Biochemistry in Naples, Italy, where he investigates ways of preventing cells from destroying mutant proteins. He maintains his original interest in engineering through a variety of hobbies, including carpentry.

Infection, statistics and public health: an interview with Alicia Rosello

Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:00:53 +0000

Alicia Rosello grew up in Brussels and is now studying a PhD at University College London funded by Public Health England researching antibiotic resistance in care homes for the elderly. She has also worked on studying Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Chemistry versus cancer: an interview with Daniel Abankwa

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:35:06 +0000

Daniel Abankwa is approaching the end of a five-year Academy of Finland Research Fellowship at the Turku Centre for Biotechnology in Finland. His group investigates how mutations to a protein called Ras can lead to cancer, and use this knowledge to develop drugs.

The benefits of new brain cells: an interview with Antonia Marín-Burgin

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:13:25 +0000

Antonia Marín-Burgin is a Group Leader at the IBioBA-CONICET-MPSP Institute in Buenos Aires. Her research focuses on understanding how the neurons in the hippocampus – an area of the brain associated with navigation and memory formation – interact to form microcircuits.

Of plants and parasites: an interview with Yong Woo

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:06:17 +0000

Yong Woo is a research scientist at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) currently researching how the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana acclimatises to heat. Originally from South Korea, he did his higher education, including PhD and post-doctoral training, in the United States before moving to KAUST in Saudi Arabia. He enjoys the beauty of the Saudi Arabian desert and the company of his two boys and wife.

Connecting the flight controls: an interview with Tarjani Agrawal

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:15:57 +0000

Tarjani Agrawal is currently completing her PhD in neurogenetics at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, India (NCBS). After her PhD, she would like to move abroad and continue working in research as a postdoctoral fellow.

The regeneration game: an interview with Brian Bradshaw

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:56:42 +0000

Brian Bradshaw studies regeneration in marine animals called cnidarians at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway). Thanks to his parents and older brother, he developed a love of nature and the outdoors at a young age, which steered him towards a career in science.

Looking at lipids: an interview with Jessica Hughes

Wed, 06 May 2015 07:57:42 +0000

Jessica Hughes is a lecturer in medical sciences at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Her research focuses on the role of lipids in health and disease. She currently lives with her husband Lucas and their three dogs in Wollongong, where she enjoys walking the dogs on the local off-leash beach every morning.

Helping the neighbours: an interview with Meredith Schuman

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:01:38 +0000

Meredith Schuman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and is currently leading a junior research group at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), where she investigates the ecological roles of genes in populations of the wild tobacco plant Nicotiana attenuata. She hopes to find a tenure-track position in molecular chemical ecology when funding for her current position ends in 2017. Her hobbies include reading, writing, running, hiking, bodyweight training and travel, and she loves teaching.

Repeating the message: an interview with Yunsheng Cheng

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:56:17 +0000

Yunsheng Cheng grew up in a village in Anhui Province in China and received his bachelor's degree from Anhui Normal University. He is currently a graduate student at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studies how neurons transmit signals to other cells. He enjoys listening to country music, and after he graduates he would like to pursue postdoctoral training abroad.

Controlling the immune response: an interview with Donna MacDuff

Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:38:00 +0000

Donna MacDuff moved from the UK to the US in 2003 to do a PhD at the University of Minnesota. She is currently an Instructor at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, where she studies how inflammation is controlled during different types of infection. Outside of the lab, she competes in badminton tournaments all over the Midwest.

Decoding behaviour: an interview with Fanny Cazettes

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:01:37 +0000

Fanny Cazettes grew up in the south of France and majored in biomedical engineering at the Institut Superieur des BioSciences (ISBS) in Paris. She is currently a PhD student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where she investigates neural activity in owls using physiological, behavioural and computational modelling techniques. She will be applying for a postdoctoral position within the next few months.

Developing kidneys: an interview with Peter Hohenstein

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:20:14 +0000

Originally from the Netherlands, Peter Hohenstein has been in Edinburgh since 2001 and now has his own group in The Roslin Institute, studying the link between normal kidney development and kidney disease. He is married and has a 4 year old daughter (and three cats), and he enjoys music, ‘mainly old stuff with lots of guitars’.

Getting under the skin: an interview with Elena Oancea

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:00:17 +0000

Elena Oancea is a tenure-track assistant professor with her own group at Brown University, where she explores the biology of skin pigmentation and the skin’s responses to light. When she is not a scientist, she is a mother but, as her children tell her, more often than not she is both.

Modelling metabolism: an interview with Keren Yizhak

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:30:24 +0000

Keren Yizhak majored in computational biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is currently a PhD student at the School of Computer Science at Tel-Aviv University, where she uses computational techniques to study biological phenomena, focusing on the metabolic changes that occur in cells during cancer and ageing. She will move to the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT in March 2015 to begin her first postdoctoral position. Her main interest outside of science is ballet dancing, which she finds a source of inspiration and discipline.

Understanding the evolution of defence: an interview with Maurijn van der Zee

Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:15:33 +0000

Maurijn van der Zee is a tenure-track assistant professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. His primary interest is to understand the genetic and developmental mechanisms that underlie evolutionary change in animals, but recently he has been exploring a new field: innate immunity in insects. Six months ago he became a father for the first time ‘to a beautiful daughter’. His first PhD student also graduated very recently: he says that this also felt a bit like becoming a father. Maurijn also enjoys writing popular science articles for the Dutch press and giving public lectures.

Helping to fight tuberculosis: an interview with David Dowdy

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:26:10 +0000

David Dowdy is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he researches tuberculosis.

Imprinting memories: an interview with Katja Kornysheva

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:23:41 +0000

Katja Kornysheva is a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London and the Department of Neuroscience, University Erasmus Medical Centre.

Food for thought: an interview with Ana Domingos

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:15:47 +0000

Ana Domingos of the Gulbenkian Science Institute in Portugal has forged a career learning why we like certain types of food. By looking at the reward system of the mouse brain, she has revealed pathways that explain why animals prefer sugar, and perhaps why it may factor so strongly in the Western diet.

From ancient DNA to decay: an interview with Jessica Metcalf

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:07:39 +0000

Jessica Metcalf of the University of Colorado is rapidly becoming an expert regarding the science of death. "I've been into dead things for a while," she told eLife. "They hold a lot of information."

eLife: interviews

Reproducibility: How replicable is biomedical science in Brazil?

Activism and Science: Anne Urai and Clare Kelly on responding to the climate and biodiversity crises

Neurodiversity in Academia: Time to rethink Tourette’s syndrome

Science and Politics: Mexican researchers fear for the future

Health: Reading our future in the bones of children past

Talking Points: April Clyburne-Sherin on reproducibility

Talking Points: Angeline Dukes on racism in science

Talking Points: Deepti Gurdasani on COVID-19

Talking Points: Catherine Kyobutungi on global health

Talking Points: Jess Wade on gender bias in science

Talking Points: Bonnie Wintle on predicting future trends in science

Talking Points: Bianca Kramer on publishing

Talking Points: Luisa Massarani on communicating science in South America

Talking Points: Rosanna Alegado on scientists and Indigenous communities

Ukraine: Holding lectures while the bombs fall

Scientists on Social Media: Elisabeth Marnik (@sciencewhizliz)

Scientists on Social Media: Inés Dawson

Scientists on Social Media: Oded Rechavi

Scientists on Social Media: Darrion Nguyen (aka lab_shenanigans)

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Disabled in Higher Ed

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Científico Latino

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: GenderInSITE

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The STEM Village

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: ASPIRES

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Marcus Lambert

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: TIGER in STEMM

Mental Health in Academia: How to enact change

First Paper as PI: Claire Le Pichon

Mental Health in Academia: “I'm sure that sometimes I miss the signs”

Mental Health in Academia: The unseen role of technicians

Mental Health in Academia: “No one likes to see friends suffering”

First Paper as PI: Kota Mizumoto

First Paper as PI: Anthony Vecchiarelli

First Paper As PI: Hayley Sharpe

First Paper As PI: Manuel Kaulich

Interview: Efraín Rivera-Serrano

First Paper As PI: Izumi Fukunaga

Interview: Diving into science management

Interview: Blogging and being social

Global Science: Forming an Alliance4Life

Global Science: Get grants or perish

Global Science: To the West and back again

Global Science: Public health research in Iran

Global Science: Neuroscience in Nigeria

Career opportunities: Beyond Academia

Communicating freely: ComSciCon

Scientist and Parent: Raising equality

Scientist and Parent: Finding joy in the balancing act

Accessible support: Chronically Academic

Open notebooks galore: The Structural Genomics Consortium

Climate change: The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Society of Turkey

Interview: Tying everything together

Interview: Staying focused

Interview: Taking perspective

Interview: Catching up

Interview: Wearing many hats

Interview: Going places

Campaigning for change: Bullied Into Bad Science

Building a network of researchers: N2

Engendering equality: The Lise-Meitner-Gesellschaft

Editor’s choice: an interview with Yaiza del Pozo Martín

In the laboratory of science policy: an interview with Richard Aragon

Core strengths: an interview with Diana Ordonez

Down the wormhole: an interview with Zoë Hilbert

Genomics in industry: an interview with Yilong Li

Illustrating science: an interview with Leslee Lazar

Less writing, more industry: an interview with Dennis Breitsprecher

Professional development: an interview with Maria Fernandes

Harnessing forces: an interview with Lining (Arnold) Ju

Anthropology in the bones: an interview with Zach Cofran

The natural history of a curator: an interview with Ben Price

Intellectual property for everyone: an interview with Monica Alandete-Saez

Back to school: an interview with Jenni Sanderson

Controlling traffic: an interview with Ramanath Hegde

Infection, statistics and public health: an interview with Alicia Rosello

Chemistry versus cancer: an interview with Daniel Abankwa

The benefits of new brain cells: an interview with Antonia Marín-Burgin

Of plants and parasites: an interview with Yong Woo

Connecting the flight controls: an interview with Tarjani Agrawal

Building a network of researchers: N²