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developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by Cherene de Bruyn, on 4 September 2026
The recent deluge of Substack and Medium articles, promising strategies and frameworks to work effectively and to complete tasks with intentionality, would have some to believe that the ‘P’ in PhD stands for “productivity” and not Philosophy. As if these neatly ...Posted by Alyssa Paparella, on 1 September 2026
Somewhere, there’s a paper that will not get written. Before there’s a scientific paper, someone has to be there to ask the right question, design the right experiment, watch it ...Posted by Stefanie Williams, on 25 August 2026
As a university student working towards my bachelor’s degree, I didn’t even know what it would mean to add “Dr.” to my name. Six months into my postdoc, I regularly ...Posted by Bethan, on 29 September 2025
Hopeful monsters. Morphospace. Mutation. Natural variation. Mutagenesis screens. Polymorphism. Deformity. Phenotype. Disease. Adaptation. Anomaly. Variant. Error. What defines the distinction between defect and difference? Between natural and unnatural? Between ...Posted by Umaymah Ahmad, on 21 September 2025
When I attended my first networking event, I felt like I was sticking out like a sore thumb, but the thumb gets sorer and sorer and eventually the whole hand ...Posted by Felicity Davis, on 17 January 2025
Last year I became the mother of fraternal twins. I love being a parent, but in a profession rife with gender inequalities, I am also aware of how my transition ...Posted by the Node, on 19 November 2024
Queer people, trans individuals in particular, remain significantly underrepresented in STEM and academia. In this Voices piece, we hear from two PhD students who identify as trans. They discuss their ...Posted by Aflah Hanafiah, on 17 October 2024
As an 8th year graduate student of a diverse background, my experience in academia has consisted of hurdles, setbacks, and emotional and mental rollercoasters. My journey to climb this career ...Posted by Sharna Lunn, on 10 May 2024
When I was 25 and having a particularly bad day, crying to my mum about how exhausted and in pain I was during my studies, she recalled a passing comment ...Posted by J Guillermo Sanchez, on 18 March 2024
The road of academia is a pretty established ladder, PhD, then postdoc, then faculty. I am approaching the end of my PhD and the opportunities seemed endless. At least, when ...