Scientist of the Month

By Rebecca Sturey As I rounded the corner, I uncovered the lunch area where the Nelson lab assembled. Smiles were apparent on everyone’s faces, and the warmness of their interactions […]

By Shi En Kim Can a woman pursuing a career in physics ever lead a normal family life? “No,” was the answer a young Kathryn Levin received from a female

By Suchitra Sankaranarayan Corinna Raimondo, a senior compliance specialist for the Office for Research Integrity, Northwestern University, is passionate about doing science professionally. Corinna, who has a PhD in physical

By Ankeeta Shah     Anindita (Oni) Basu, Assistant Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine at the University of Chicago, is far from what the average

By Claire Stevenson A great role model When Kari Barlan came to The University of Chicago for her post-doctoral work, three things jumped out: she was enthusiastic, had a great

By Pallavi Sirjoosingh Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Toroney took to biochemistry during her undergraduate years at Franklin & Marshall College. While working under Prof. Ryan Mehl, she helped develop a novel

By Aurelie Desgardin There are good scientific mentors. There are good professional life mentors. But good scientific mentors are not necessarily good career mentors. Those who are great at both

by Huan Xu The first time I met Yulia was in 2015 when I visited Dr. Brian Popko’s laboratory to finalize my rotation. She smiled at me and said: “Whenever

by Shi En Kim I confess that writing about Melody Swartz is a somewhat intimidating task. The world sees her as an Arnold and Mabel Beckman Young Investigator Award recipient,

by Aurelie Desgardin Dr. Nancy Schwartz often sits quietly, listening to scientists of all levels as though she is no different from the others in the room. Humility, a characteristic