It’s that time of year again when the lab takes a week to focus on career development. We all have the tendency to prioritize these activities below research and upcoming deadlines but, given their importance, Read more
I recently saw this tweet from the exciting new democratic candidate for New York’s 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons. 1st of all, that’s false. We won Read more
This morning I had the honor of speaking at the Kansas City March for Science. I was invited by an organizer, one of our fantastic graduate students, Cassi Johnson. It was a blustery day so the conditions Read more
With startup funds rapidly dwindling and major external grant funding elusive, this year has been arguably the hardest of my professional career. I don’t say it lightly given that other notable gut punches included switching Read more
I’ve been thinking about doing a year in review for the lab but it has been difficult to think about. It’s been quite a rough year. Last year, I was very optimistic. We had gotten positive comments Read more
Last year, we held a Career Development Week for the lab, in which I encouraged everyone to take a little extra time to focus on their career goals. For this exercise, I provide a list Read more
One thing that shocked me when I started my faculty position was the explosion of opportunities. As a grad student and postdoc, I remember clawing for opportunities that seemed all too infrequent. Upon starting my Read more
Each year the NFL reviews which of its rules are under-enforced and identifies some points of emphasis for the upcoming season. I opened the doors to my own lab space on September 2nd, 2015 (~16.5 Read more
Here’s another BioRxiv submission selfie of authors Jenna Christensen, David Mueller and myself for our joint preprint with the Kovar Lab! We’d love to hear your feedback!
I’m happy to announce that the first preprint from our lab is live on BioRxiv! Here’s a submission selfie of postdoc Soumita Dutta and myself. We look forward to your feedback! If you’re attending the upcoming ASCB annual Read more
