In the 27 October 2020 issue of STAT, journalist Shraddar Chakaadar highlights a problem that confronts women scientists often -- even if she, Akiko Iwasaki is the principal investigator of a major university laboratory (Yale University). "To know Iwasaki is to know that she is passionate about combatting sexism, power imbalances, and toxic behavior in … Continue reading A different kind of virus: Imbalance in Science
The CRISPR Nobel
In the excitement of the 2020 Nobel prizes in chemistry, “for the development of a method for genome editing”, I became aware that I knew very little about Nobel prizes of past years. Yes, I knew that women are only infrequently awarded the Prize--so infrequently that of the 916 winners, only 56 have been women … Continue reading The CRISPR Nobel
Post II: 2020 pandemic, the view from an island
Post II: Technology and a pandemic: the view from Roanoke island June 14, 2020 – Endemic Realities, education in the day of COVID and at the end, a story of lost air pods: If the economics and inequities of 2020 do not interfere (and they always are present), our pandemic world will be stitched together … Continue reading Post II: 2020 pandemic, the view from an island
Post 1: 2020 A pandemic — the view from a small island
Changed Interiors This is the first of a series of posts as we have experienced the COVID 19 pandemic in the winter, spring and early summer months of 2020. Much written in the posts takes place on a tiny island on the coast of North Carolina as I am home-bound hiding from COVID 19—in an … Continue reading Post 1: 2020 A pandemic — the view from a small island
Back & Alive Again
Roanoke Research blogger has been on sick leave -- caring for my only sibling for almost 12 months. Multiple in and out of hospitals, rehabs and nursing homes, this has been a cycle I would wish on none. Each trip to the hospital seems like she is on the brink, but true to our family … Continue reading Back & Alive Again
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