I stand in solidarity with my colleagues at NW because I know what it feels like to silence yourself out of the conviction that the work we do is more important than the small piece of soul we lose every time we stay put. 4/4

hoping that my trainees will be able to persist even when I cannot.
The way I see it, you fight and you roar as loudly as you can to protect those who cannot. And when you can’t roar out loud, you roar inside and keep doing the work that must continue so that all of us persist. 3/4

But I do understand it from the perspective of someone who has felt like a coward for staying silent out of fear. Someone who has felt like a coward for removing from my biosketch the words that truly reflect who I am and the work I’ve dedicated my life to, 2/4

Thank you, Marianne, for an extraordinary visit.
And a special thanks to the Woods Hole Embryology Course 2014, where I first had the privilege of crossing paths with her. @crem-boston.bsky.social

Marianne’s talk had that unmistakable WOW factor, the kind of work that ends up in developmental biology textbooks and reminds all of us why we do science and why protecting scientific freedom matters.

So, when you’re changing media in your iPSCs today, take a moment to be amazed by what frogs taught humans. 🐸

You can read the article here journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

He was a kind and inspiring scientist, a thoughtful mentor, and a humble human being whose legacy, and the open sharing of his own struggles, embody the resilience in science that continues to inspire many, including myself.

As a young developmental biologist studying Xenopus oogenesis, John Gurdon was my scientific hero for many reasons.