Beyond the bench: A conversation with Matthew Lerner
Since the pandemic began, Matthew Lerner and his team have become part of a massive experiment on maintaining social connection at a distance.
Portraits of scientists’ lives outside the lab
Since the pandemic began, Matthew Lerner and his team have become part of a massive experiment on maintaining social connection at a distance.
Jack Gilbert is teasing out how microbes transform their home environments, from the comfort of his own.
Annie Ciernia describes the greenhouse origins of her scientific career and why a unicorn makes a good lab mascot.
Mikle South spends his days teaching classes, studying the relationship between anxiety and autism, and coping with living in a conservative state.
Clinical psychologist Adam Guastella is driven to develop treatments that work for all autistic people — and to throw birthday parties for a few of those people.
Lilia Iakoucheva spends her days running outdoors and solving the molecular complexities of autism, sometimes at the same time.
Gabriela Rosenblau relives the joys — and pains — of setting up a new lab.
Michael Gandal, who studies the genetics of brain conditions, offers unusual advice on team building: Lock everyone up in a room together.
Mu Yang spends her days watching mice and her evenings building muscle.
Mouse-model researcher Nicola Grissom snacks on chocolate-covered espresso beans and pops bubble wrap to stay focused.