Jay Goodman

With all the turmoil that's happening in the NIH... it's hard not to feel personally attacked as a scientist. However, this is also a great opportunity to acknowledge we need to improve conveying our research to the general public if we want those who oppose us to appreciate what we do.

With all the turmoil that's happening in the NIH... it's hard not to feel personally attacked as a scientist. However, this is also a great opportunity to acknowledge we need to improve conveying our research to the general public if we want those who oppose us to appreciate what we do.

At times I feel we place too much emphasis on evaluating each other based on how 'cutting edge' our work is or how many papers we publish, while losing sight of what really matters-how well we communicate our research and how well others can understand it.

With all the current political stress on research, I'd like to share an uplifting ancestral snippet about my path to science, inspired by my grandmother, Gita. 1/n

Her influence extended to all of her 8 grandchildren, many of whom have careers in science and education. She would have turned 100 on Valentine's Day. 3/n

With all the current political stress on research, I'd like to share an uplifting ancestral snippet about my path to science, inspired by my grandmother, Gita. 1/n