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Month: October 2020

MySciMoment – BAME scientists share their inspirations

October 29, 2020October 30, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments
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Original artwork by Aparna Baxi

A lack of visible role models can make it harder for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) scientists to feel they belong.

Here, a selection of BAME scientists tell TIR what inspired them to follow their chosen career. Continue reading →

The CRISPR Nobel: back to basics

October 25, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 7 Comments
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“Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria under attack from Siphoviridae” by Mark Palfreyman

At last – the least surprising Nobel in recent memory finally got awarded. But despite its inevitability, the prize for CRISPR is still worth celebrating. Continue reading →

A disunited front

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments
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Scotland Forever! by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler

Almost everybody agrees that the scientific publishing paradigm has to change – but that change might come faster if progressives could agree on what to alter first. Continue reading →

Your postdoc questions answered (an EMBL Careers Webinar Q&A)

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

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On 11th September, TIR writer Brooke Morriswood participated in an EMBL Careers Webinar with Kristina Havas-Cavaletti and Mariana de Niz on “how to choose a postdoc position”. Some of the questions asked by webinar attendees, and the panel’s answers, are below. Continue reading →

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