The text was provided by a friend and the photo submission was approved by Monica herself: “I would like to submit a portrait of my NASA colleague Monica Gorman for your project. This photo comes from [an NRP] publication, so I am not outing Monica in any way, this is just an extension of a […]
Kyle is an astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He believe that science can inspire and demonstrate what humanity is capable of when we all come together and collaborate in a community-driven manner.
I am in biomedical research because I want to contribute to knowledge that can help people. I have been at NIH in various positions since 2013, and until now, I have never been concerned that my research could be stopped for containing some of the specific words the administration believes aren’t worthy of study. My […]
Growing up, I knew I needed to work in climate change. And getting a job working in the Climate Change Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was a dream come true. I felt like I was making an impact – I was working on exciting, groundbreaking Obama-era projects, such as the Paris Climate Agreement. […]
I became interested in women’s health research after struggling with endometriosis throughout graduate school. I learned how medical issues that primarily affect women are disproportionately underfunded. At the NIH, I am working to understand how menopause impacts the risk of developing type II diabetes. My work has been continually interrupted throughout the trump administration, whether […]
I am a researcher at NIH who studies brains and paints brains. As funding for biomedical research became unstable and work subsequently became affected, my frustrations bled into my artworks. When I complained about my work environment to raise awareness of the instability at federal agencies, I was surprised by the apathy I witnessed. Some […]
I served as a civil servant and supervising health science specialist in USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS for 16 years. My team’s focus was HIV testing and diagnosis and behavior change around HIV prevention and treatment for the PEPFAR program. We were aiming for control of the HIV pandemic by meeting the UN global targets for […]
I joined the federal government in December 2020, so I took my oath of office over Zoom. It was a solemn occasion, taken seriously by the person who swore me in as an important step to taking on my new role. However, as I got busier with the day-to-day at NIH, I quickly forgot the […]
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