An academic talk about the various aspects of manuscript writing: from keeping an audience-centric mindset to telling a compelling story.

A research talk about my dissertation research in Dr. Richard Lenski's lab at Michigan State University.

Scientific research is sometimes non-reproducible, but this fact does not always point to misconduct or deceit. On the contrary, our tendency toward confirmation bias and unintended practice of researcher "degrees of freedom" are commonplace; and so too is the likelihood of plucking out spurious correlations in the age of Big Data. We must therefore take great care to not mislead ourselves.

I have Moebius Syndrome, which is a rare neurological condition that causes functional restriction of facial movement. I also have Hanhart syndrome which causes underdeveloped limbs and tongue. In this blog post, I share my perspectives, experiences, and apprehensions as a disabled individual pursuing a research career. I argue that institutions must do more to provide support for disabled individuals.