Neurodivergent in Biology
A list celebrating and highlighting neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD, OCD, dyslexic, among many others) scientists in the field of biology. If you will be at SICB 2026 in Portland, Oregon, come to our symposium "Disabled and Neurodivergent Perception, Community, and Identity in the Biosciences!"
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@oceanfilly.bsky.social
@claudistics.bsky.social
PhD candidate @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social & @nycep.bsky.social | Evo bio | Bioanthro | Vert paleo | Dental evo-devo 🦷✨ | Sexual polymorphism | #intersex 🟨🙆♀️🟨 | neurodivergent #LateDiagnosisClub 🧠 | chronically ill, forever unchill | she/they 🌈 |
@arthropodabbey.bsky.social
Entomologist working to understand evolution + adaptation of arthropod phenotypes 🦗 Non-binary + disabled in STEM 🧪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿ B.S. @St Mary's College of California ⏩ Ph.D. in Entomology @ WSU ⏩ NSF Postdoctoral Fellow @ UConn ⏩ Postdoc @ UVA
@spiderdaynightlive.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood spider scientist!｜ADHD & autistic｜Cohost of the BBC Earth Podcast｜Designed Crash Course Zoology｜Find me across the web @ https://spiderdaynightlive.carrd.co/
@jeffday.bsky.social
i like weird deep sea shit, particularly cephalopods. also metal, parasitic fungi, horror, etc. he/him, ace, adhd (maybe autistic?)
@kristalerista.bsky.social
Researching why legless lizards and snakes don't have feet. (She/her) 😷 convergent evolution, paleontology, ADHD, disability rights, grants, whatever my hyperfixation is this week. kkoeller3115.wixsite.com/kristakoeller https://twitter.com/KristaLerista
@jentomology.bsky.social
MSc student studying pollination ecology + entomology 🪲| Undergrad research on bumble bee learning and behavior 🐝| Queer + ADHD 🏳️🌈| Covid cautious 😷| 25 | they/them :)
@noahwithfish.bsky.social
I LOVE fish! Fish biologist, angler, artist, science policy adviser, #SciComm. Amphibious fish, invasives, biomechanics, functional morphology, behavior, ecology, & fisheries. Assistant Professor of Physiology at Salisbury University. He/him. AuDHD 🐡🎣🐟
@taorminalepore.bsky.social
Paleontologist, science education researcher, and big nerd | Building communities of care and humanizing STEM | Ph.D. UC Berkeley | Postdoc at Western Michigan University | #DisabledInSTEM | Be kind - take action. Collective liberation. ✡️🏳️🌈
@sarahknutie.bsky.social
Minnesotan - UConn Disease EcoEvo Associate Professor - Birds & Ectos - #FirstGen - #Galapagos - #BlackLivesMatter - she/her🏳️🌈
@sciencewithtyus.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Berkeley l Carnivore ecologist l Author l Ace l SciComm l NSF GRFP Fellow l #AuDHD, #SciQFriday Founder, always curious l Venmo: Tyus-Williams He/Him
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
It's me, the sea lady. PhD Candidate/Photographer/Artist/Jedi I study Sexual Selection & Host Sex/Parasite Interactions #TeamFish #NeurodivergentinSTEM