International scientists

The monopoly defined: Who holds the power of science communication?

“At the official competition, out of 12 presenters, only two were from R2 institutions, and the other 10 were from R1 institutions. And just two had distinguishable non-American accents.”

 Yes, I have an accent — just like you

When the author, a native Polish speaker, presented her science as a grad student, she had to wrap her tongue around the English term “fluorescence cross-correlation microscopy.”

Q&A with 2024 PROLAB winner Daniel Careno

Learn about Careno’s experience investigating circadian rhythms in Ariel Bazzini’s lab at the Stowers Institute.

Immigrants in the sandwich generation

Three scientists talk about what it’s like to be wedged between their children and their far-away parents.

Following my own path

Changing research fields and moving to a new country can offer challenges, adventures — and tarantulas.

A scammer almost derailed my studies in America

Ishita Ghosh’s family sacrificed so she could earn a Ph.D. in the U.S., but her first year in Louisiana was a roller-coaster ride.

Being on the outside of the inside

“I’m somewhere between South American, American, Middle Eastern, and Sephardic–Spanish … This made it challenging for me to fully melt into the American melting pot.”

PROLAB brings science across borders

For more than a dozen years, these travel grants have brought the next generation of international researchers into North American labs.

Standing out and fitting in

“When I picture myself as anything other than a scientist, I feel an overwhelming sense of loss. I have never identified with anything else so strongly.”