New paper I'm extremely proud of: "Extended time, elevated expectations: The unappreciated downsides of pausing the tenure clock". We argue that extensions should be treated as a safety net, not insurance policy (1/6) pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

Actually one reviewer commented: "I’m not following. So they opt out of an extension. Isn’t this just then the standard timeline as if nothing changed? How does this become “early tenure”?" and it was so amazing to see our point stated so clearly.

Proud of my ND colleague & friend Dr. Maria Holland and my colleague & friend Mary Williard Elting🔬🦠🧫! I went to a conference for women STEM faculty in July: these issues are PERVASIVE (bar-raising, policy leeway enabling discrimination, & the real cost extensions have on salary & career progress).

Alarming news from MIT (my Ph.D. alma mater). Black students made up 15% of the 2027 class, but just 5% of the 2028 class (post-SCOTUS ruling). Hispanic students went from 16% to 11%. Diversity strengthens the STEM education experience for ALL STUDENTS! nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/…

And the theme for #oSTEM2024 is... Cultivating Pride & Resiliency: LGBTQ+ Leaders in STEM! (1/3)

Come work with me San José State University! We are hiring 2-3 positions this year! One position is in genetics or cell biology, and the other is a physiology position. Please share with your networks and reach out with any questions! jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/5434… jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/5434…

Huge congrats to Châu Nguyen (@chloengyn267) who passed her candidacy exam today with flying colors! Châu is working to identify pH sensitive proteins involved in regulating cytokinesis and G1/S transition.

Congrats to rockstar Meenal Datta! Also congrats to her awesome trainees TIME Lab!

Today we cancelled lab meeting and carved pumpkins instead. IJ stumped us with some Halloween trivia followed by a hyper-competitive game of Uno (congrats to the victor Carlos)! We laughed so much that we got in trouble (shhh!!!!)

This was true when we started the lab in 2019. Doubly true today.

This should be required reading! Really enjoyed Kaela's comments on leaving an all-women's undergraduate for grad school. Resonates with my experience! While resiliency is required for success in STEM (there's a LOT of rejection), leaders must do more to remove systemic barriers!

The 2025 Saint Mary's College STEM Professional Development Workshop is THIS WEEKEND! The Friday Night Keynote Address (6 pm Eastern) features Saint Mary's College alumnae Michelle Espinal and Stacy Lynett. RSVP here to attend in person or for the live-cast link: shorturl.at/pEGpA

Grateful for Notre Dame's investment in two of our lab's collaborative projects. One studies molecular mechanisms of biomolecular condensates and another studies how the mechanical environment of cancer cells alters signaling and drug responses! research.nd.edu/news-and-event…

Had a great visit to Penn State to present our work on pH-dependent protein allostery. It was great to learn about the great work going on in the department. Getting to talk about science all day with smart people was a joy. Thanks Dr. Denise O. for the invite!

Tenure docs submitted? Ice cream for everyone! HUGE thanks to current & former White Lab members! Any success I've had as a PI is a direct result of their hard work & dedication. And any joy I've experienced as a PI has come from seeing them succeed (or from their exciting data!)