Scientist studying tiny things: cilia, extracellular vesicles (EVs), C. elegans; ADPKD; Secretary Genetics Society of America; distinguished professor at Rutgers; three boy mom; she/her; my opinions
https://barrlab.rutgers.edu/
Maureen Barr
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“The researchers noted that the parenting penalty was more pronounced among mothers who were trained in departments without women in senior positions, highlighting the importance of female mentors.”
My 1st NIH renewal scored 53%, the criticism being poor productivity. During that time, I had 3 babies and 3 papers. When I talked with my PO, she said "the reviewers don't know that! Tell them."
WTF, I thought.
But, I took her advice and included this in my A1 rebuttal. The grant was funded.
"men continued to publish the same number of papers after becoming fathers, women experienced a significant drop in research output (mothers had 31% fewer publications than did fathers 8 years after the birth of their first child)"
