Well, I think I have one or two things to say. I’m originally from Brazil and I was also a young scientist at some point who was trying to break from the global south. I think a few things that made the difference for me. First of all, there were several times that I was tired or I felt I could not communicate very well or I felt that, you know, I would never have the resources that other people do...
Well, I think I have one or two things to say. I’m originally from Brazil and I was also a young scientist at some point who was trying to break from the global south. I think a few things that made the difference for me. First of all, there were several times that I was tired or I felt I could not communicate very well or I felt that, you know, I would never have the resources that other people do. So I tried to intentionally find a niche that I could contribute to, something that I would have a strength in, or a place where I would have had a strength that was not available in the global north, because otherwise it would be impossible to contribute. And because of it, it started to make a dent because I was bringing something that was not available here. I think it helped a little bit. The second thing that I think helped a lot is really to come to conferences and not be shy. Email people, go and say hello. I always try to bring a poster because at least I could not just say “oh, this is my name and I liked her talk”, I would say “this is my name, I like your talk, and by the way, I’m working on A, B, and C, and this is my poster, come visit me”. Some people come, so you start this dialogue that grows with the years, and then things start to become easier.
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