A little over a month left before the deadlines for most graduate programs arrive, so I just wanted to reach out to all those undergrads who are currently applying (or will apply in the future) to lend some support and encouragement, and also provide some insight on the 1/

Please help us spread the word! WU ENDURE Application for Summer 2023 opens November 1st, 2022!

NEW: The family of the teen gunman who murdered a teacher and student in a St. Louis school had recently called police and asked them to take his AR-15. There's no Red Flag Law in Missouri, so police gave the gun to a third-party, but the teen got it back. abcnews.go.com/US/st-louis-sc…

Early-career faculty: do yourself a favor and download our huge (updated) database of funding opportunities with have your name on it. We list 572 (!) funding opportunities, along with description, deadline, amount, eligibility, etc. Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

Join us next week WashU Division of Physician-Scientists @MEDA_WashU #CAPSiT seminar! Excited to moderate this amazing panel of @MEDA_WashU #PhysicianScientist Mentors! #mentorship #WomenInMedicine @IDEASDOM_WUSM FRANCESCA FERRARO Academic Chatter™ @WashUFWIM #AcademicTwitter #SilvaFisherlab

Are you looking for a 2-year paid research position (salary+benefits) with custom mentoring/training to inform and support your future transition to graduate school? 💵👩‍🔬🏅Our Post Bacc program could be a perfect fit. Applications open Jan 16. Please RT. sites.wustl.edu/devbioregenmed…

Our professional development talk series are happening this week! Please RSVP by today to help us organize the event more efficiently 😉

WiSTEM Professional Development Talk series DAY 2 - "Careers in the industry: Story Sharing & QnA" is happening TOMORROW at 3:30PM at FLTC Moore Auditorium! Join us and learn more about what it is like to work in the industry field!

RT @WUSTLCellBio: @WUSTLCellBio WashUDevBio and WashU Center of Reg Med will begin accepting applications in January for the Postbaccalaureate Program in Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, and Regenerative Medicine-2023 cohort. Learn more and apply: ow.ly/9VZ750M64ku

Great to hear that @WUSTLdbbs is increasing stipends from $34.5k to $37k effective July 1 For reference to those at other institutions, this is 7% above the MIT living wage for STL City livingwage.mit.edu/counties/29510

In 1999 Dr. Nancy Hopkins used this to document one aspect of gender inequity at MIT. In 2023 there is still a lot to be angry and disappointed about. Academic Women's Network WiSTEM #InternationalWomensDay Symposium was informative and a bit intense… for good reasons. Still work to do!!

5-7 BILLION DOLLARS left unspent in MO and not a single Republican voted to give teachers just a $1,000 pay raise.

Excited to share Sarah Colijn’s work on characterizing distinct and overlapping mural cell populations seen with different transgenic lines in the zebrafish! This was a classical ‘it should be quick’ experiment, that turned into some very interesting findings! @WUSTLCellBio

I like how NIH isn't allowed to buy coffee for people, but this is apparently ok.

🔔Update! We've extended the #ISFS23 application deadline to May 1st! Postdocs going on the job market, apply to showcase your science, network w/hiring institutions, receive training & mentorship, and help diversify academia! Please RT! intersectionssciencefellows.com/for-applicants

How pandemic publishing struck a blow to the visibility of women’s expertise | The BMJ bmj.com/content/381/bm…

Now that the grant is done and edited, I’m taking a brief daydream break imagining how future generations will have AI complete the referencing 🤣

~Two weeks left to apply for a junior faculty position in our WUSM Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Dept. Broadly looking for interdisciplinary scientists in all areas of biochemistry and biophysics. Come join our vibrant environment at a top ranked school of medicine! Apply at: facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/apply/Posting/…

Preparing the next generation of scientists is so much fun! My program, Interdisciplinary Scientific Immersion for entering PhD students, has just been funded by NSF Innovations in Graduate Education!! #WashU leads the way!

Billie Jean King just dropped the ceremonial first puck for the PWHL! So excited for this league! Let's GOOOO! Happy New Year!