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Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD

Meenakshi joined as the Editor-in-Chief at The Scientist in 2023. She is passionate about the dissemination of science and brings several years of experience in diverse communication roles including journalism, podcasting, and corporate content strategy. Meenakshi secured her PhD in biophysics at the University of Goettingen, Germany, which sparked a life-long love for interdisciplinary biological sciences and a mild tolerance for beer. In her spare time, she loves to travel.

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A Picture Sparks a Thousand Words

Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 2 min read

A scientific image can conceal even more than it reveals. Scientists can now share their untold behind-the-image stories in our new Science Snapshot column.

2023 Ig Nobel Prize for Gripping Work on Dead Spiders

Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Sep 15, 2023 | 3 min read

Rice University researchers claimed the Ig Nobel Prize for upleveling biorobotics by transforming deceased spiders into robotic grippers.

Handling the Extras in Academia

Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Sep 1, 2023 | 1 min read

Researchers are expected to juggle several job duties with little to no training for those tasks. Is peer coaching an option?

My Protein Didn't Fold and Neither Did I

Meenakshi Prabhune, PhD | Aug 1, 2023 | 2 min read

When Gaurav Ghag realized that he had replicated a calculation error in every experiment during four years of his graduate research, he initially thought that his career had unraveled with his protein.