Research is a rewarding career

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I followed this advice when I choose my graduate lab, @KayTrue on all platforms (Sarah L. Keller). It was the best decision I made in my academic career. You can likely become passionate about many topics, but an environment that supports you and your creativity is essential for a healthy career!

📢Registrations are open for #SynCell2022! 📢 International conference on the latest in building synthetic cells and organelles from the bottom-up. ❗️Abstract submission deadline soon❗️ Visit➡️syntheticcell.eu/syncell2022/ BaSyC Build-a-Cell MaxSynBio

Checkout this thread on a new paper from Niket Thakkar and Institute for Disease Modeling. Such a cool intersection of history and epidemiology, and it sheds light on an important topic: COVID disruptions on other vaccination campaigns worldwide.

One of the myriad reasons I love being a member of Fletcher Lab: The annual Art Show! If you're in the area, submit some art and come through! The poster features a classy macrophage enjoying artwork at the Louvre, courtesy of yours truly.

Trying out your ‘perfectly designed’ experiment for the first time

48,000 academic workers across UC campuses are currently on strike. We fight for better wages, for workplace protections, and basic healthcare and family needs. This is the biggest academic strike in US history y’all! When we strike, we win!

Even our Lego graduate student is rent-burdened #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike

Have you ever wondered if macrophages always want a full meal? What if they just feel like sampling it? If you’re at #CellBio2022, come pop by my poster and find out!

A small 🧵with much needed context to what’s happening in Peru: The Coup against Pedro Castillo is a major setback for movements in Latin America. He was democratically elected in 2021 with more than 8.8 million Peruvians voting for him (50.13%) against a far-right candidate

With the UC academic strikes over, we QBI are happy to announce we've rescheduled the hybrid Full Circle Symposium for January 26-27! We are excited to continue building community, a platform, and opportunities for Native Scientists! Register here: qbi.ucsf.edu/full-circle-sy…

Have you ever wanted to measure how wobbly your protein is? If you’re at #BPS2023, check out my friend and colleague’s poster! He’s got a treat for you!