Simple fix, change legal name to Al.
On the opposite side, being the only person working in the lab (especially when dealing with animal models) can be absolutely miserable - ask me how I know…
Has any researcher ever tried legally changing their name to “et al” ? Like in day to day life you could just be Al but you would also be the most published scientist in history.
Some disciplines use alphabetical order. I’d like to see a study that looks into if in this fields, does it impact the prosperity of tenure and grant funding?
One tiny difference between the pain Israeli commercial pilots feel once they graduate