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A scientist's journey through disability, grad school, and beyond

By the end of high school, Crystal Mendoza already had lab experience and was well on her way to a college degree and a promising future. All the bumps in her road lay ahead.

5 growing threats to academic freedom

From educational gag orders to the decline of tenure-track positions, academic freedom in the United States has been worsening in recent years.

How to get the accommodations you need in grad school

Nathalie Weissman, an access specialist within the office of student life disability services at Ohio State University, answers some key questions.

Let’s make ASBMB awardees look more like BMB scientists

Think about nominating someone outside your immediate network.

Talking about women in biochemistry and molecular biology

Ann Stock has a conversation with Susan Baserga, chair and co-founder of the ASBMB’s youngest committee.

I survived sudden cardiac arrest and 37 days in a coma — then the hard part began

“The neurologist on my team said there were ‘no purposeful signs of activity’ … and weaned my phenobarbital dose down. I woke up the next morning.”

Mental illness after a Ph.D.

“It just doesn’t feel like the two aspects of myself can coexist.”

Working with my brain and not against it

After repeated cycles of overwork and burnout, a postdoc reevaluated how she faces the challenges of being a neurodivergent scientist.

An open letter about the 2024 annual meeting

“Words are an inadequate response to policies that target individuals, harm communities and limit the voice of science in society,” Dan Herschlag writes.