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Max is a multi-award-winning disability and LGBT activist, who was recognised in 2024 as the UK’s most influential disabled scientist. They talk extensively about intersectionality in the workplace, and their experiences as a queer, DeafBlind and disabled person in STEM. They have been queer for over half their life, and have spent most of that time advocating for dignity and respect for all people under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. In their working life, they are a registered scientist (RSci) with The Science Council and the Royal Society of Biology, and currently work as a senior research associate, growing cells in flasks and talking to robots.