In spite of your successes thus far as a scientist, do you still experience imposter syndrome?
 

All the time. I've gotten better at recovering, though. It was worse in grad school, with the transition to Harvard from a small HBCU (historically black college or university) in rural Louisiana. With this move came many insecurities, so I think I faced imposter syndrome almost every day. I remember feeling scared about my technical skills at the start of grad school: What if I didn't know something I should have? What if I asked a stupid question? Now, when I feel imposter syndrome coming on, I use logic to deal with it. I tell myself, this may be how you feel, but look at the facts, at your record and accomplishments; there’s no way this was all an accident.