• An interview with Claire Davies

    An interview with Claire Davies

    Name: Claire Davies Current Job: Post-doctoral Research Fellow Scientific Discipline/Field: Astronomy Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): I would always use “gay” or “queer” (depending on the possible sensitivities of a particular audience to the latter term) rather than “lesbian” as a descriptor of my sexual orientation but I guess “L” is my letter. Website: https://cldaviesastro.github.io/ Twitter or other social Read more

  • Exciting new changes at LGBTQ+ STEM

    Exciting new changes at LGBTQ+ STEM

    Alex Bond & Izzy Jayasinghe It seems impossible to write about diversity, equity and inclusion, in STEM or in broader society, without thinking about the horrendous racism and police brutality going on in the US, or the impact of Covid-19 on BAME health care workers in the UK. STEM is political, and STEM is people. Read more

  • An interview with Joey Rouse

    An interview with Joey Rouse

    Name: Joey Rouse Current Job: Graduate Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Microbiology and Immunology Country: United States Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): Gay (G) Website: https://www.mcw.edu/education/graduate-school/faculty/joseph-rouse Twitter or other social media handle: @RouseJoey What does your job involve? Conducting research projects, taking classes, communicating my research to the public, participating in mentorship programs. How did you get Read more

  • An interview with Roo Nicholson

    An interview with Roo Nicholson

    Name: Roo Nicholson Current Job: Solo Science Technician (Education) Scientific Discipline/Field: Developmental Biology Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): T Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: @DrRoo01 What does your job involve? Preparation of practical equipment for GCSE & A-level sciences for secondary school, 6 teachers currently, but should be more. How Read more

  • An updated interview with Stephanie Rankin-Turner

    An updated interview with Stephanie Rankin-Turner

    You can read Stephanie’s first interview here. Name: Stephanie Rankin-Turner Current Job: Postdoctoral Research Associate Scientific Discipline/Field: Analytical chemistry Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): L Twitter or other social media handle: @stephrankin2 What does your job involve? I use mass spectrometry, an analytical technique for measuring and identifying components in a sample, to Read more

  • An interview with Alison Smith

    An interview with Alison Smith

    Name: Alison Smith Current Job: PhD Grad Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Developmental Biology Country: USA Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): L Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: @Smithallie95 What does your job involve? I am studying cell fate determination during development in Drosophila melanogaster. How did you get to this job (education etc.)? As Read more