Perseverance has taken on a new significance for Tanya Espino Sanchez.

Read about her journey as a first-generation PhD student from an immigrant family through impostor syndrome, motherhood and grief in #SparksOfChange. https://elifesciences.org/articles/92403?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

The move to virtual spaces ushered in by the pandemic seemed to translate into important gains in accessibility and inclusion. But what if you were deaf?

In the latest #SparksOfChange article, John Dennehy chronicles his experiences in the pandemic as a deaf scientist, and how it transformed his access to academic spaces. #EDI #DEI https://elifesciences.org/articles/89322?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_features

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None of the five antibodies for TRPA1 available on the market were working as intended, invalidating all of @Harvin_Der_Virk’s findings.

He tells the story of how he turned around his PhD, and his faith in science, in the latest #SparksOfChange. https://elifesciences.org/articles/87444?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

What happens when you’re allergic to your model organism? Or when none of the antibodies you buy stain what they’re supposed to?

Read four new stories of career-changing moments in our latest #SparksOfChange. #ResearchCulture https://elifesciences.org/articles/87444?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

Mexico’s central government has been tightening its grip on scientific research, cutting funding and intimidating academics.

In the latest #SparksOfChange, a researcher speaks up about his fears for the future. #ResearchCulture https://elifesciences.org/interviews/2fadd9b6/manuel-elias-gutierrez?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic