
Science Should Be More Helpful to New Parents
We need paid leave so young researchers can start families without abandoning STEM careers
Emma Kate Loveday is an infectious disease biologist who studies host-pathogen interactions. Her current research combines engineering and molecular biology to study influenza A virus at the single cell level using microfluidic systems. She holds a PhD in microbiology and immunology from the University of British Columbia and a BS in biochemistry from Suffolk University and is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Montana State university in the Center for Biofilm Engineering and the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She has a four-year-old daughter with another on the way later this year and is the pod leader for the 500 Women Scientists Bozeman Pod. Follow her on Twitter @DoctorLoveday.

Science Should Be More Helpful to New Parents
We need paid leave so young researchers can start families without abandoning STEM careers