erin heckler
@erin_heckler
Working to improve the #postdoc experience. Personal acct includes a few of my other favorite things. She / hers
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25-01-2015 18:04:49
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We are honored to announce that Dr. Karen Peterson from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is the winner of the 2024 NPA Distinguished Service Award thanks to her extraordinary support to the postdoctoral scholars and young scientist community! nationalpostdoc #NPA2024AC #PDAs #PDOs #postdocs
This week, Ida Bae Wells published a The New York Times article diving deep into the hijacking of colorblindness and current efforts to dismantle DEI programs. nytimes.com/2024/03/13/mag… Our Equal Protection Initiative was created to combat these efforts: naacpldf.org/equal-protecti…
The Power of Mentoring from our "on here" friend, the awesome Harmit S. Malik at #npa2024ac
Thrilled to hear Harmit S. Malik from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center speak re: mentoring (with some paloevirology thrown in). You can take the researcher (PI) out of the lab, but can't take the lab (science enthusiasm) out of the PI!? HHMI #NPA2024AC #Postdocs #Virology #mentoring #AcademicTwitter
🚨To all the PIs out there: You know how you think you know how your group is doing? Well, actuallyyyyyyy..... 😬 This survey from Leslie Vosshall PhD is amazing & will change your lab for the better Some parts are hard, but 10/10 recommend
📣 I’m looking for a postdoc to work on exciting computational projects in mitochondrial genomics Yale Department of Genetics! Interested in human genomics, #mtDNA & improving our ability to link genetic variation to disease? Reach out or find me at #ESHG24! Details 👉 thelakelab.org/yale-genetics-…
📣I'm recruiting! Looking for a new colleague who will work with me and others YSM Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to design, lead, and publish on programs that improve the diversity of the science workforce and contribute to more inclusive environments! More info here!
My first op-ed is out! Starting my faculty career was challenging in many ways, and one of those is that I had a leadership job that I didn't expect and wasn't (really) prepared for. Thanks to Inside Higher Ed for the chance to write about this and share some advice!