"I do not think I would have dared to leave Greece if the lab where I worked during my post doc had not felt so welcoming...Years later, Marty won the Nobel Prize for GFP, but what I remember most is that when I fell ill and underwent surgery, he stood beside my mother in the waiting room."
And for the moment directed at the congressionally mandated NIH program set up to help boost biomedical research in states traditionally underrepresented in this discipline, most of them "red states"
www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/DRC...
Vought et al would like to have science pass a political purity test.
It’s time to stand together for scientific independence and integrity or all get knocked down.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...
Lupines!
Today’s jaunt.
Some nice people on horses offered me a ride up the mountain today. Was tempted.
Understandably more hazardous to sharpen blades with the mower On.
Whichever of the purple dots you look at turns more purple.
Haunted Forest trail.
Perfect headline.
Maureen Barr
Mark Peifer (He, him)
Noelle L’Etoile
The GSA gave me the opportunity to write an article in GENETICS reflecting on my journey as an immigrant in the USA and how those experiences have shaped my life and career. Thank you to all of my mentees, friends, and family who have supported me along the way 🙏
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Abstract. The Genetics Society of America Mentorship Award recognizes members of the scientific community for exceptional mentoring of geneticists at any c