By Michael PriceAs the coronavirus outbreak roils university campuses across the world, early-career scientists are facing several dilemmas.
Many are worrying about the survival of cell cultures, laboratory animals, and other projects critical to their career success.
And some are reporting feeling unwelcome pressure to report to their laboratories—even if they don’t think it’s a good idea, given that any gathering can increase the risk of spreading the virus.It’s unclear exactly how common these concerns are, but social media posts reveal numerous graduate students expressing stress and frustration at requests to come to work. “Just emailed advisor to say I am not comfortable breaking self isolation to come to lab this week.