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"I was constantly hounded by mosquitoes throughout my childhood. People fell ill around me all the time because of them. They were everywhere, biting me and everyone I knew all the time. I used to specifically study late at night hoping these pests wouldn’t annoy me. But I was wrong. Mosquitoes were the bane of my existence."

"In this post, Abhijit takes us through a day in the life of a gut microbiome researcher. Yup! Some microbes happily thrive in the guts, and they serve important survival functions for human beings."

"The defense mechanisms I built around myself to cope with being overwhelmed— routines, structure, and emotional detachment—seemed to fit seamlessly into lab life. Over time, it felt like my personal life and lab life were two parts of the same system, so intertwined that one couldn’t exist without the other."

"I saw biology and science as a long term project of life, which can yield only one thing which both of us will do anything for— new perspectives!"

"​It was early 2020 and our work came to a standstill, much like everything else in the country at the time. I continued to work in biology research before I decided to shift to critical science studies. I took up a lab management position which brought me back to the biology lab this year. This led me to conduct simple science experiments for undergraduate students."

"In this post, Alka and Nisththa through their light hearted narratives on travails with lab equipments and reagents, talk about how laboratory life impacts the personal life of a researcher."

"This collage aims to present the elements of my journey from being a trained biologist to pursuing research in critical science studies presently. By including details from laboratory work that are seldom overlooked, and juxtaposing them with elements of critical science studies that constitute my current motivation, I aim to give a glimpse into what compelled me to undergo this shift."

"One of the unexpected joys of research is the relationships you build. Whether it’s staying up late with your lab mates troubleshooting an experiment or exchanging ideas at a conference, science becomes a shared journey. At conferences, we exchange ideas, share stories, and connect with people from all over the world who are just as passionate as you. The science is exciting, but the sense of community makes the journey even more special."

"My research project seeks to understand what shapes human behaviour towards wildlife and wildlife conservation."

"And the best part is that, you'll find yourself trying to understand the subject of biology, using the lens of a social science researcher. You will learn how the researcher's identity matters, how the questions you seek and the way you answer them are linked to who you are, how the researchers' backgrounds dictate the dynamics of a laboratory space, how facts get established over time and so on."