What happens when you wear a grey t-shirt to Eurovision? You get 6 points 🇩🇪

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️!! #Eurovision2022 Personal faves were Spain, Moldova, Serbia, Lithuania, UK cause that's how you bring energy to the stage 🙌

Why be positive when I can be POSITIVE

Congratulations to Marianna for her paper on MIA analogues!! And Lorenzo, Dagny and Adriana! frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

One thing I really appreciated from the John Innes Centre and appreciate from @MPI_CE is the visibility of queer scientists and staff members. Happy to help contribute to making an inclusive environment!

Btw, defended my thesis back in March! I will post a more in depth update soon! Thank you @nicolabiologist and Neil Bruce for a very enjoyable viva :)

Currently going through my fifth move related to my PhD: 1 to Norwich, 1 in Norwich, 1 from Norwich to Jena, 1 in Jena and 1 from Jena to Groningen (no longer PhD on that last one, though). This needs to stop!!

Yesterday I sat down in the lab for the first time in about a month, just to sort through my strains. It really does feel so comfortable and familiar. I'm looking forward to my break, but I am also excited to get back to the bench somewhat soon. More to come!

Workplace bullies wreck careers and lives in science labs too. International researchers have it worse. Five told me about the verbal abuse, 14-hour days, financial exploitation and threats of visa loss for Nature Careers with Academic Parity Movement Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD nature.com/articles/d4158…

Lab bosses can be bullies too. Researchers on working visas are especially vulnerable. But they can fight back, by knowing their rights, gathering evidence, reaching out and joining unions. My piece for @naturecareers w Neal Sweeney @cant_b Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD nature.com/articles/d4158…

Congratulations Nestor!! nature.com/articles/s4146…

Understanding myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome—an elusive condition that often follows an infection and shares many similarities with #LongCovid—could improve long #COVID19 research, argues a new #SciencePerspective. fcld.ly/k8m0yhv

(Im)Patiently waiting for my work visa to come through makes me feel like a zoo animal pacing around because of not enough enrichment in my enclosure

So I bit- complained about this on twitter and that very day I got a letter from immigration, which moved things forward. ✨MANIFESTING✨ (by complaining)

Me in the office distracting everybody I can

If I was choosing a PhD again, I would apply! Jealous of whomever takes this project ;)

Great GRS on plant metabolic engineering happening this June in Barcelona! grc.org/plant-metaboli… The deadline to register for a talk is this Sunday, so don't miss out! Any questions, just let me know :)