1/9 Indians in the US on a work visa can't go home. There’s NO appointments.
The now ~200k H-1B Telegram group is growing by 13,000 per month.
Even with ~$40m in fees, the 5 VACs process ~10,000 a month. The next availability is ~2024!
Here’s 6 stories from hurting families:
Thrilled to share that our beat synchronization GWAS is featured on the September 2022 cover of @NatureHumBehav! This massive project was co-led with @MNiarchou, Lea Davis & @NoriJacoby and supported by @VUMC_Genetics @VanderbiltENT@NIH_CommonFund https://t.co/LvSlxb6xWK
Look out for and keep track of all the scholars in your field and in your twitter feed whose careers are actively being impeded by visa issues that are completely out of their control.
I’m going to start writing my lab protocols like online recipes.
“This immunohistochemistry always takes me back to crisp autumn days learning the technique in my grand-adviser’s lab…” for a few paragraphs before I list any reagents.
WE NEED TO STOP SEEING OURSELVES AS HAVING JUST ONE COMPLETE REFERENCE GENOME BUT INSTEAD HAVING A COLLECTION OF GENOMES WHERE EVERYONE’S DIFFERENCES ARE REPRESENTED. THAT’S WHY RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A PANGENOME. https://t.co/rT9lhOaXcR
Burnout is a symptom of economic and emotional exploitation not individual moral failure. We may need rest yes. but when we wake up and still have no way to meet our basic needs… we haven’t stopped being burnt. We’re just burning.
Anticipated Research Analyst position in the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab for projects on music and parent-child interaction in early childhood; projects include basic experimental and intervention research in children with and without autism: https://t.co/8s3eWZy1Ag