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Science in our society – Part I. An interview with Dr. Jane Lubchenco
In early July, Dr. Lubchenco was kind enough to spend some time with me over the telephone talking a little bit about her life as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of NOAA.
Videocast for the Wheat et al paper
We published a fascinating paper on the genetics of life history adaptation in a butterfly metapopulations back in May, and the authors very kindly put together a Q&A videocast about their work. This is available on our Wiley Online Library … Continue reading
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Getting a fantastic mentor is the key to success – Part 2 of my interview with Angela Belcher
I feel very fortunate to have had a chance to talk with women from a wide range of scientific areas with such different backgrounds. I felt this most strongly in my interview with Dr. Angela Belcher, I think because more … Continue reading
Making a career out of innovation: Part I of my interview with Dr. Angela Belcher
“In the ocean, it took organisms 50 million years to perfect their systems. We’re doing it in a few weeks.” Dr. Angela Belcher I first heard about Dr. Angela Belcher, one day, when on a coffee break, I was flipping … Continue reading
Advice to the early-career scientist.
Here is the second part of the interview with Rosemary Grant. As with Rosie, we spoke about how she was mentored, some of her biggest personal challenges, and advice to the young.
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In search of evolutionary change: Part 1 – An interview with Rosemary Grant
I first met Rosemary Grant back when I was at the University of British Columbia finishing up my PhD. The last year and half of a PhD is a slog (well, it was for me) and it was really important … Continue reading
Part II: An interview with Rosie Redfield
In the second part of our interview, Rosie and I talked more personally about mentorship and women in science. Me: Tell me about some of your early career mentors. Rosie: I wouldn’t say that I was mentored directly, but maybe … Continue reading
Looking to our leaders: An interview with Rosie Redfield
The MER blog has as its mandate to provide a place to discuss the latest trends in the field. To that end, I have started a series of interviews that will focus on women who have earned the respect of … Continue reading