Kendall Powell

Senior editor @NatureCareers. Word nerd and chronicler of the geekosphere. Flip-turner at 5am. Opinions just mine. she/her Find me now @kendallsciwrite.bsky.soc

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Thanks to all the families for sharing their stories and especially @TPirovolak41022 of @elpidatx, @ilanganot of @Solid_Bio , Jill Wood of @PhoenixNestInc, Daniel Fischer of @TevardB, and @BradMargus.

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These parents wanted to find cures for their kids so they took on starting up biotech firms to address the diseases.

Meet the biotech-company founders driven by their child’s rare disease https://t.co/tXMC5YA3o8

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How to make more astronomers on a continent that had very few? Next up, @RoogeDeane speaks about the program that brought him full circle.

Giant radio telescope was ‘a natural magnet’ for African talent https://t.co/UD170efcKs

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Help a reporter (and her editor) out?

If you've dealt with #AcademicBullying during #PeerReview, please reach out to Katya👇🏻

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Group leaders must lean into tricky discussions when political upheavals and economic downturns affect their group's early-career researchers. Reporting by N. G. Boeck.

Rubbish years: how to boost lab group morale when world events crash in https://t.co/npdMjXsIlo

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Chemist Daisy Rosas Vargas says at a time when US programs are pulling back on #DEI, Latinx researchers need to be even louder about the supports they need to succeed in #STEM.

I help to build support systems for Latina researchers https://t.co/mIDB9RZ9N8

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In this profile of virologist Amadou Sall, @abdultsanni reports how his diplomacy and persuasion have made his vision of 'homegrown' vaccine manufacturing a reality in #Senegal.

Africa’s chief diplomat for vaccine manufacturing https://t.co/uFaQylTYme

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As told to @ShihabJamal4

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#Changemaker Salah Obayya spotted how the missing women's perspectives in the field of #photonics was hurting innovation when he returned home to Egypt. Then he did something about it.

How to address gender equity in science in Africa https://t.co/to1VcdijbL

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ICYMI: An exploration of why 'fantasy lab accidents' can help better prepare #scientists for real emergencies. Reporting by @myriam_vidalv

Want to enhance lab safety? Try a little role playing first https://t.co/3ZgMhXK737

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Navigating ADHD as a scientist: Shared tips and strategies for task and time management, including by volcanologist Lis Gallant, whose ADHD is a superpower in the (lava🌋) field. By @AnnaNowo

Scientists with ADHD speak up: when fire meets focus https://t.co/jOoB9iQr2t

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Many thanks to the sources on the record and off who shared their stories.

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Excellent piece by Virginia Gewin about laid-off federal scientists. Bottom line: the US will lose their expertise (honed by fed $'s) to other countries or non-research jobs.

#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careers
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From Uganda @BendanaChris reports on how the Trump administration's cuts to international aid, specifically #USAID and #NIH, are shutting down HIV research in #Africa.

Trump’s cuts to international aid are stifling Africa’s HIV research https://t.co/Rfix7PNVgR

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Direct survey link is: https://t.co/Cj9ee4elgQ

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📣Calling all #PhD students everywhere in all #STEM fields, please take our @NatureCareers 2025 Survey (in 15 min or less)!

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PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you https://t.co/UBC0fIyFTv

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Changemaker Jace Flatt speaks out in this Q&A about their $5 million in terminated grant funding and why findings about LGBTQIA+ people with dementia apply to all of us.

Tracking older LGBTQ+ people’s health: ‘I hear their voices and their stories’ https://t.co/vK5gOAW23g

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Germany's rigid academic hierarchy can sometimes lead to unchecked bullying. An in-depth look at the systemic problems and the people trying to make reforms. Reporting by Virginia Gewin.

Can Germany rein in its academic bullying problem? https://t.co/pC9Z2Kxi0a

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👇🏻@NatureCareers profile on @suesisleymd dives into her legal & advocacy battles with federal agencies and state lawmakers and the successful struggle to move science forward.

My fight to unlock cannabis and psychedelic drugs for use in medical research https://t.co/RvDylYiZlV

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A perennial dilemma for early-career researchers (esp from GS) who go abroad to get their PhD: stay or return home for the next career stages? Expert advice curated by @rochmyaningsih

Should I return to my home country after my PhD abroad? https://t.co/SJZFltgMTi