Abstract
Science is expected to be borderless and inclusive of any interested individuals. The efforts made by academic institutions to promote diversity and inclusiveness are unfortunately undermined by discriminatory government policies. Iranian researchers suffer from limited mobility for attending scientific gatherings and are underrepresented due to lack of exposure, as they can be subject to discrimination for entering some countries, e.g. the US travel ban. As an Iranian citizen, I was denied an academic visitor visa to attend FEMS congress in Glasgow in 2019 to share my Ph.D. research results. This resulted in considerable waste of time, funds and efforts leaving me with a great deal of pain and frustration. In this article, I share my story to help raise awareness about compromised equity in the scientific community as a result of institutional discrimination and racism.
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