Can’t believe I went from seizures and MRIs earlier this week to … running my first half marathon since 2023 with a 6+ minute PR today! #DisabledInSTEM
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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We have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch 🤓⛰️📊👩💻🎓: banklab.github.io/positions/
Please share widely!
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Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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ICYMI: The 2026 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship applications are now open!
I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜
I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
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Applications due December 5th!
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October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified.
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Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified.
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8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified
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October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Eden Tanner coats nanoparticles in liquid salts for targeted drug delivery
This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities.
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This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities.
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Eden Tanner coats nanoparticles in liquid salts for targeted drug delivery
This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities
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October 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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She received many honours & awards before becoming William C. Bond Astronomer at Harvard in 1938. #printmaking #womenInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #linocut
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October 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
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Applications due December 5th!
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Cary Supalo: STEM students with disabilities deserve an authentic experience
Graduate student Soren Lipman talks with this chemist and education researcher about accessibility gaps in teaching labs and assessments.
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Graduate student Soren Lipman talks with this chemist and education researcher about accessibility gaps in teaching labs and assessments.
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Cary Supalo: STEM students with disabilities deserve an authentic experience
Graduate student <b>Soren Lipman</b> talks with this chemist and education researcher about accessibility gaps in teaching labs and assessments
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Naheda Sahtout is shaping policy through a scientific lens
After earning her PhD, this chemist moved from the lab to tackle Canada's energy strategy
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After earning her PhD, this chemist moved from the lab to tackle Canada's energy strategy
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Naheda Sahtout is shaping policy through a scientific lens
After earning her PhD, this chemist moved from the lab to tackle Canada's energy strategy
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October 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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What it’s like to have some sort of seizure disorder as a graduate student: I could barely talk and use my brain during office hours today. It’s so embarrassing to not be able to be as effective and helpful as I want to be for my students. #DisabledInSTEM
October 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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After trying to see a neurologist for 9 months, I finally got to see a neurologist and was told that my seizures are real, likely non-epileptic & VERY likely triggered by PTSD starting almost a year ago.
I can finally breathe and start making progress toward an official diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM 1/
I can finally breathe and start making progress toward an official diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM 1/
I’m finally getting disability accommodations for the first time and I am so relieved.
Usually there’s documentation to send to Harvard. I told them about my seizures and underlying health conditions and they have been so helpful and understanding as I try to get a diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM
Usually there’s documentation to send to Harvard. I told them about my seizures and underlying health conditions and they have been so helpful and understanding as I try to get a diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM
October 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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New portrait and post for #AdaLovelaceDay #ald25 - Aeronautical Engineer and Queen of the Hurricanes, Elsie MacGill.
Elsie MacGill was the first woman electrical engineer in Canada and likely the first woman aeronautical engineer worldwide. #womenInSTEM #sciart #histsci 🧪 #disabledInSTEM
Elsie MacGill was the first woman electrical engineer in Canada and likely the first woman aeronautical engineer worldwide. #womenInSTEM #sciart #histsci 🧪 #disabledInSTEM
Aeronautical Engineer and Queen of the Hurricanes, Elsie MacGill for Ada Lovelace Day
Elsie MacGill , linocut print, 9.25" x 12.5" on Japanese paper by Ele Willoughby, 2025 It is once again Ada Lovelace Day, the 16th annual ...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I don't meet the definition of disabled that allows me to get government assistance, but I can't imagine what my life would be like having to support myself without help from my family.
#disability #disabled #disabledInSTEM #EDS #hEDS #chronicillness #spoonie #chronicpain
#disability #disabled #disabledInSTEM #EDS #hEDS #chronicillness #spoonie #chronicpain
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Matthew J. Guberman-Pfeffer studies the physics that makes biochemistry work
This computational chemist tracks how energy transfers between proteins when he’s not making accessibility tools.
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This computational chemist tracks how energy transfers between proteins when he’s not making accessibility tools.
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Matthew J. Guberman-Pfeffer studies the physics that makes biochemistry work
This computational chemist tracks how energy transfers between proteins when he’s not making accessibility tools
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October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Amie Fornah Sankoh makes coatings from plants
This Dow chemist is working on biobased alternatives to the industry’s traditional fossil fuel–derived chemicals.
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This Dow chemist is working on biobased alternatives to the industry’s traditional fossil fuel–derived chemicals.
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Amie Fornah Sankoh makes coatings from plants
This Dow chemist is working on biobased alternatives to the industry’s traditional fossil fuel–derived chemicals
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October 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The 2025 Trailblazers guest editor uses computational models to study lung chemistry while building resources that help blind scientists succeed. #NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM
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Mona Minkara uncovers patterns in how our lungs interact with airborne viruses
The 2025 Trailblazers guest editor uses computational models to study lung chemistry while building resources that help blind scientists succeed
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October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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What does an accessible lab look like? Many research labs are inaccessible to disabled scientists, but they don’t have to be.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM #chemsky 🧪 cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM #chemsky 🧪 cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
Making space in STEM for people with disabilities
Many research labs are inaccessible to disabled scientists, but they don’t have to be
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October 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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"Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself. We all stand to gain from that."
#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
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#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
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The tools we build become the questions we ask
Why inclusive design is good for more than access—it expands the boundaries of discovery
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October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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In October 2025, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM. Meet the 2025 C&EN Trailblazers, chemists with disabilities who rethink how we do science: cen.acs.org/people/profi...
#DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
#DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science
C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists can solve problems in new ways
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October 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Please spread the word! 10 days left to apply for this #sciencejobs as Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Quantitative Cell Biology 👩🔬
@izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch! ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
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Uni Bern: Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology
Start date of employment: anticipated for August 2027
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October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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I’m finally getting disability accommodations for the first time and I am so relieved.
Usually there’s documentation to send to Harvard. I told them about my seizures and underlying health conditions and they have been so helpful and understanding as I try to get a diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM
Usually there’s documentation to send to Harvard. I told them about my seizures and underlying health conditions and they have been so helpful and understanding as I try to get a diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM
October 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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✨My first science feature is out in Chemical & Engineering News!✨
I interviewed and wrote about Dr. Shana V. Stoddard, a brilliant disabled scientist changing STEM.
Disabled scientists deserve visibility and celebration.
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#DisabledInSTEM #SciComm #RepresentationMatters
I interviewed and wrote about Dr. Shana V. Stoddard, a brilliant disabled scientist changing STEM.
Disabled scientists deserve visibility and celebration.
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#DisabledInSTEM #SciComm #RepresentationMatters
Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed
Grad student <b>Alyssa T. Paparella</b> talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community
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September 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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It so was hard to imagine having successful career in science as a disabled PhD student that eventually I just left.
Who could have guessed that years later I would help create a magazine issue dedicated to highlighting Trailblazing disabled chemists!
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Who could have guessed that years later I would help create a magazine issue dedicated to highlighting Trailblazing disabled chemists!
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Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science
C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists can solve problems in new ways
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September 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Where have I been the past couple months? Working on a project that will feature #DisabledInSTEM chemists who pushing the boundaries of their fields! Can't wait for that to go live Monday!
Until then, I invite you to read about 8 disabled scientists who left a lasting mark on modern chemistry. ⬇️
Until then, I invite you to read about 8 disabled scientists who left a lasting mark on modern chemistry. ⬇️
The landscape of life-altering medicines, the ways we “see” molecular structures, and even the periodic table wouldn’t be the same without chemists with disabilities. They’ve been working & innovating since the age of modern chemistry began in the 18th and 19th centuries
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8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified
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September 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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It’s been difficult to explain the onset of a new chronic illness (non-epileptic seizures where I’m waiting for an official diagnosis) to my committee.
I’ve said that: the PhD takes time and science takes time.
One day at a time! #DisabledInSTEM
I’ve said that: the PhD takes time and science takes time.
One day at a time! #DisabledInSTEM
I can’t wait to see if I finally have answers for my chronic health issues when I have a neurology appointment in November that I scheduled in May!!
Flare ups are so fun!! #DisabledInSTEM
Flare ups are so fun!! #DisabledInSTEM
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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