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Researchers and Their Stories
In this post are stories of the often-unseen struggles that researchers face while pursuing their goals, which will not only inspire us, but also give us hope…
- Sneha Khedkar
- May 16, 2024
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
This is an excerpt from an article by a researcher who had an interesting and humbling cultural experience while pursuing her postdoctorate in a native English--speaking…
- Hee-Kyung Ahn
- November 28, 2023
This is Gayatri's story about being the lone researcher in her lab for a major part of her bench work during her ongoing PhD. Despite the initial loneliness, she decided…
- Gayatri Ramachandran
- March 15, 2023
Imagine a young researcher trying to find their footing in the middle of a global pandemic. Read this personal story of Edina Lobo and what she learned while working…
- Edina Lobo
- March 9, 2023
This is an interesting take on mentors and mentees by Dr. Asli Telli is Associate Professor and a Research Associate through a remote fellowship at WISER, Witwatersrand…
- Asli Telli
- February 7, 2023
Dr. Jacob Wikham, an ecologist and journal editor, talks about his career as a field biologist and what has kept him going. Read on to know more about his life and…
- Jacob Wickham
- March 2, 2022
Like every graduating PhD student, even I had a dream of going abroad for my postdoctoral research. This is my story about how this dream got realized and how I ended up…
- Dhiraj Bhatia
- February 4, 2022
Mentorship in academia is as much about guiding students and early career researchers on their academic work as well as helping them find their long-term career paths…
- Madhura Panse
- January 20, 2022
An account of how a microbiology graduate who is pursuing a PhD in science communication became interested in disseminating research to broad audiences
- Moumita Mazumdar
- December 15, 2021