What is daily life like for an LGBTQ+ scientist in 2025? What challenges do openly gay or trans researchers face in the lab today? We spoke to Olivia Goldman of the University of California, Berkeley, to ask about her experiences of being ‘out and proud’ in the lab and why honesty and openness is vital for the advancement of science.
Introducing the latest winner of our monthly Early Career Scientist Grant! Swarnendu Basak is a PhD student at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville who will use his $500 grant to attend the CELL BIO 2025 conference. We spoke to him about his current research and the challenges facing life scientists today!
In our new Ask the Author feature, we speak to Professor Bryan Roth about his team’s new HCAD chemogenetic system. Bryan tells us what makes HCAD different, and why FCH-2296413 is such a valuable chemogenetic tool.
In recent years, AI has begun to revolutionise productivity in the workplace, with the science lab being no exception. We’ve taken a closer look at 10 useful AI tools that are assisting life scientists with writing, data analysis, drug discovery and more!
The BNA International Festival 2025 was a wonderful experience, and we’re returning home from Liverpool with some great memories! In this blog, 15 attendees of the event share their highlights and favourite memory from the four-day festival in Liverpool, UK!
It’s time to meet the next winner of our monthly Early Career Scientist Grant! Shravan S. Parunandi is a PhD student at Texas A&M University, USA, who will use his grant to pay for training and the purchase of essential reagents for his research. We spoke to Shravan about his career so far and some of the challenges facing life scientists today!
An exciting new international event for early career life scientists takes place in Portugal in October 2025. We spoke to the organising committee of the NICE START 1st International Meeting of Young Researchers in Cognition, Language & Neurosciences to find out all about it.
For busy neuroscientists attending the BNA2025 Festival of Neuroscience this week, there’s so much to cram into just a few short days. We’ve picked out some of the things we’re most looking forward to seeing at this exciting event in Liverpool, UK!
Applying for awards and grants is key for neuroscience researchers to fund their projects and gain recognition in their field. But how do you keep on top of the opportunities available to you? We’ve listed some great prizes and awards for neuroscientists to add to their year planner!
Across all fields of life science, Asian researchers are making remarkable contributions to the development and progression of science and medicine. In this new article, we’re highlighting and celebrating 10 distinguished Asian scientists who have won prestigious awards for their research in recent years.
