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Policy & Advocacy
Beyond the #GradTax: more tax proposals that threaten the scientific community
Guest post by the GSA Early Career Scientist Policy Subcommittee Scientific progress is at risk from proposed changes to the US tax code. These changes, proposed by both the House and Senate, threaten to constrict the supply of research labor and funding, the impact of which will be felt for generations. The scientific community has…
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Policy & Advocacy
Grad students save lives
On a spring day in 2006, I woke up from surgery to learn that I had an aggressive type of breast cancer that would require chemotherapy. I had been told I had a relatively benign diagnosis that was supposed to be cured by a mastectomy. It was devastating to realize that the surgery was not…
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Policy & Advocacy
Who would be hurt by higher taxes for graduate students? All of us.
What is #GradTax about? The US research enterprise is under threat by proposed tax changes that would make it difficult for all but the wealthiest students to undertake graduate training. Restricting access to advanced training would damage the nation’s ability to grow, innovate, discover new medicines, bring new technologies to market, and adapt to a…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Amey Redkar
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Amey Redkar Communication and Outreach Subcommittee The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK Research Interest Plant pathogens have a…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Faten Taki
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Faten Taki Liaison, Career Development Subcommittee Weill Cornell Medicine Research Interest: Currently, more than 43 million adults…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Aleeza Gerstein
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the participants in the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Leadership Program. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Aleeza Gerstein Liaison, Communication & Outreach Subcommittee University of Minnesota Research Interest: My research is driven…
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Policy & Advocacy
Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Heath Blackmon
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Heath Blackmon Trainee Advisory Representative, Board of Directors University of Minnesota Research Interest: The development of separate…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Haifa Alhadyian
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Haifa Alhadyian Liaison, Communication and Outreach Subcommittee University of Kansas Research Interest: One of the most fascinating…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Didem Sarikaya
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Didem Sarikaya Co-chair, Career Development Subcommittee University of California, Davis Research Interest: I’m interested in understanding how…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Alexandra Erwin
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Alexandra Erwin Co-Chair, Early Career Scientist Steering Committee University of Kansas Research Interest: Broadly, my research interests…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Alessandro Bailetti
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Alessandro Bailetti Co-Chair, Early Career Scientist Steering Committee Liaison to the Board of Directors New York University School…