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Using The Matrix to explain my chronic pain

“What is real? How do you define real? If you’re talking about what you feel, taste, smell, or see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.” -Morpheus, The Matrix In rewatching the original Matrix trilogy in preparation for the new movie, I was struck by the allegory the first movie made forContinue reading “Using The Matrix to explain my chronic pain”

Growing Pains

Medical student Maïté Van Hentenryck discusses her experiences as a disabled medical student in this JAMA opinion.

The Beautiful Epiphyte

surreal illustration of woman with orchids growing out of her body

Johns Hopkins University graduate student Anna Moyer writes about the challenges of navigating graduate school with an invisible illness in this Biomedical Odyssey Blog post.

Disabled Researchers Are Vital to the Strength of Science

Woman using power wheelchair and reading book at library

Johns Hopkins University graduate student Erica Avery argues that scientific institutions need to work toward a more inclusive environment for disabled scientists in this Scientific American article.

I Use a Wheelchair. And Yes, I’m Your Doctor.

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Cheri A. Blauwet (@CheriBlauwetMD), an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses her experience as a disabled doctor in this New York Times Opinion.

Schooled (and steeled) by invisible illness

Johns Hopkins University graduate student Erica Avery discusses her experience with fibromyalgia and graduate school in this ASBMB Today opinion piece.