Career Q&A in 2021

Saad Amer describes what it was like to work on a report produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — and why he is pushing for change.

A nation’s scientists took to social media in response to criticism of their research, with surprising results. Sami Syrjämäki describes what happened.

Kariuki Njenga talks about his work building a pan-African study to find emerging diseases quickly.

Concert pianist-turned-immunologist Gabriel Victora sees parallels between science and music.

Erica Gillis describes the strong connections with residents that helped her colleagues keep working when they couldn’t travel.

Tao Chen’s university spin-off was short-lived, but he’s still buzzing with business ideas as he prepares to return to academia.

Beth Penrose describes her experiences starting a lab, recruiting staff and creating a research philosophy.

Melina Masnatta describes how the non-profit organization that she co-founded helps young women in Argentina to learn programming, design, communication and leadership.

Global-health researcher Joshua Vogel describes challenges in maternal and newborn health and how to translate research into practice.