Absolutely no words. Department for Work and Pensions have cut my support dramatically (both hours and pay). I now cannot do my job. Please help me stay in work. Even if it's just sharing to make a noise. gofund.me/5e5b7b0c *Having to take a lil time off for mh, be back soon*

⏰ Apply for a place to our #ClinicalMicro2025 course by 21 October 2024! Learn how to apply the latest molecular and #genomics approaches to clinical #microbiology.  🥼 Led by experts in bacteriological diagnostics 💸 Bursaries available 📎Course info: bit.ly/4dolaRj

Two weeks ago, I was barred from bringing my child to an academic conference networking event and dinner. So I did what any self-respecting academic would do and wrote about it. Grateful to Times Higher Education for the opportunity to engage in this impt debate. timeshighereducation.com/opinion/what-p…

The 4th #NobelPrize winner from @uoft, a pioneering scientist, and proof that funding basic research (and what seemed esoteric and 'useless' at the time) over the long term leads to discoveries that change the world. #AI utoronto.ca/news/geoffrey-…

New podcast episode: How do cells know how big they are? About one of my favorite papers from the lab… podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arjun…

When I say "Alhamdoulillah", it's deeper than you may think. I like keeping most parts of my life private but this was me just 2 months ago. Didn't think I'd make it past 6 surgeries in 2 years but... ALHAMDOULILLAH. Never lose faith.

not a Nobel but still pretty exciting to receive a New Innovator Award from the NIH Common Fund! We'll be using it to study the developmental origins of primate/human brain innovations Princeton Neuroscience Institute. #NIHHighRisk

Francisca Mutapi, global health expert warns: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest health challenges of our time. Overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat, risking millions worldwide🌍 In Africa alone, 1M+ deaths in 2019. 🔗 bit.ly/4gTJbm5

Join us!! I'm recruiting a postdoc and grad student to work with us on parallel trait evolution, quant and pop gen, and speciation in penstemons. Find out more about our research interests here: wessingerlab.github.io Informal inquiries welcome!

Life update! I got married on Saturday 🥰 Bobby has fervently supported me over 10 years as I finished undergrad, applied to PhD programs, finished my PhD, and began my current position as a postdoc. I couldn't do what I do without him. I am so lucky.

🎉 Absolutely thrilled to announce that I've been awarded the prestigious Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli’s New Innovator Award !🚀I’m so excited to join the 2024 cohort of bold, early-stage investigators in the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. Watch this space !!!💥🌍#NIHHighRisk

Are you interested in doing a PhD Cambridge University? Why don’t you come to my lab to study the role of long non-coding RNAs 🧬 during Zika virus 🦠 infection? We have a 4-year funded PhD studentship!!! Deadline: 7 Jan 2025 (UK-students only) findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

My first plant ecology report vs my latest: PhD thesis submitted! Big thanks to my supervisor Andy Hector, mentor Furaha Asani & huge community of people rooting for me through the sunshine & showers of my PhD. #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #NDinSTEM #CarersinSTEM

Dr. Jewel White - your new postdoctoral fellow in Anesthesia 🖤

Learn to change your mind when better information is given to you. This is how you grow, by accepting that you don't know everything and developing the ability to recognise what better information looks like and where to get it from.

Every single one of us can become a climate refugee at any time

7 years at Wellcome today 🎉 It’s rare to find a place where the mission, the work, and the leadership constantly push you to grow. From global health policy to snakebite, it’s always been about driving real-world impact. I’m excited for what’s still to come.

Congratulations to Professor Adrian Kent, a Wolfson Fellow, on being named a Fellow of American Physical Society! 🎉 He was nominated for 'seminal contributions at the interface between quantum information science and relativity, including novel protocols for communication and cryptography.'

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Thank you so much for your support Furaha. So mentorship and continuous support has been very instrumental in career. So proud and grateful to be one of the black women you mentor ❤️❤️❤️