Category Archives: role models

Silent Spring Book Club

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

We recently read Silent Spring, the classic exposé of the impact of pesticides written by Rachel Carson in 1962. The book details the use of these chemicals, and the severe but overlooked impact on the environment, from widespread destruction of … Continue reading →

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“I do it for all the little girls”

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

So we didn’t shatter that highest glass ceiling yet. Like many people, since last week I’ve been trying to stay positive and think of things I/we can do to promote a better, supportive society. A recent article in the New … Continue reading →

Posted in broken dreams, role models, sexism, trying to please others, uncertainty, women in science | 2 Comments

Book Club – Lab Girl

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

We recently read Lab Girl, the nationally bestselling memoir by Hope Jahren, PhD. Dr. Jahren is a Professor at the University of Hawai’i Manoa where she runs a Geobiology Laboratory. She also blogs about interactions between women and men in … Continue reading →

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Do the same rules apply to all genders as mentors?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

Image source: http://zap2it.com/2015/01/parks-and-recreation-leslie-knope-feminist-goddess/ I have great summer student. She was a student of mine at my previous institution and came to do research in my current lab for her summer internship. On her first day I was really busy and … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons from Teenagers

Posted on December 28, 2015 by

“So, what do you guy think of this?” I asked my students, using all my effort to bite my tongue and let my students express their own opinions. I was discussing the 2014 decision by Facebook and Apple to subsidize … Continue reading →

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Discussing obstacles for women in science – when is the right time?

Posted on November 3, 2015 by

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Ben Barres speak at my institution. His talk about his research on reactive astrocytes (something I knew nothing about) was very intriguing. But what I want to comment on here is the 5-minute … Continue reading →

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OUT and About in Science: Being a Lesbian in Research and Academia

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

Today’s guest contribution is by a postdoctoral fellow in Portland, OR.  She holds a Ph.D. in Immunology and her research focuses on the contribution of the immune response to neurodegeneration and brain inflammation after stroke.  Oh, and she’s gay! I knew that I … Continue reading →

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