Authored by Dr. Ayo Olufade I recently read an article titled “A year after layoffs, former federal workers are still piecing their lives back together,” https://share.newsbreak.com/ii7b2x5d. It broke my heart, and the feeling is entirely too familiar. I know the quiet desperation of that space because I lived it twice. I spent years in intense academic training, preparing my mind for high-level scientific research. My dream was the NIH. But when the rug was pulled out from u