curiosity is a collective experience

let’s share science

 

Talking Science: 

The World’s Most Dangerous Animal

Each year, The Rockefeller University opens its doors to high school students and educators, engaging with them through a series of lectures and hands-on demonstrations.

As part of the 2018 event, I facilitated interactive demonstrations showcasing how mosquito behaviours, such as host-seeking and egg-laying, can be studied in the laboratory using controlled, custom-built assays.

 
 
 
 
 

I had the privilege of sharing my perspective on how we, as a community, can work towards equity for womxn in STEM — in conversation with many of my heroes in the field, and with Alan Alda’s team on the Clear+Vivid podcast.

We discuss our moments of joy, role models, moments of pain, and allyship. We discuss our collective hope, vulnerability, and passion. And we affirm our solidarity in building an inclusive community in STEM.

More on this episode from Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda:

“Despite many positive changes, women in science report continuing problems. When a colleague ignores your contribution, belittles your work, or even harasses you, what do you do? Women have been leading a revolution in science for many years, and their voices are now being heard like never before. In this special episode of Clear+Vivid, Alan Alda and his producers speak with pioneers in the revolution, their mentees, and some of today’s most outspoken advocates for professional women in the STEM fields. They have a lot to teach us about how to bring about equity for women in science— and how to keep it. Joining us in the studio and on location in their labs, we hear from Melinda Gates, Jo Handelsman, Nancy Hopkins, Hope Jahren, Pardis Sabeti, Leslie Vosshall, and many more. This special episode dives deep into the most troubling issues facing career women in science and offers real insight about what works, what doesn’t, and what we can all do to secure a more equal and fair future.”

 

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An Immense World

by Pulitzer Prize-winner, Ed Yong’s latest masterpiece




Read how my mischiefs in science began —

 

and how they continue to grow —

Curious about how to deliver blood or artificial meals to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes?

How much of different meals does an individual mosquito consume?

 

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Doing science means we give back knowledge to the world.

Doing curiosity-driven research is a precious experience. It demands that creativity be fused with integrity and that close collaborations are paired with single-minded focus. It requires an openness to learning and re-learning, as new results challenge or build upon past ones. At the heart of being a scientist is a love for uncovering how the natural world works, but also a commitment to sharing the insights gleaned with our wider communities. And it means we make curiosity a collective experience.