Betsabel Chicana, PhD

Immunologist 🔬🧬• Mentor • Latina • STEM professor• #FirstGen | (she / Ella)

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

As an undergraduate in a community college I had to learn how to navigate college, how to study, how to organize, how to find mentors, develop a career plan + more. This semester I start teaching these steps in Biol231 Success in Biology @SFSU and I’m super excited 🤩

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

Wrapping up my first year teaching, grateful for guiding students to success at amazing institutions. I’ve been surrounded by inspiring colleagues and eager learners. Excited to embrace a new opportunity on the horizon! #ProfessorLife

[SACNAS @SACNAS]

We are excited to unveil our official artwork for #2024NDiSTEM! SACNAS is proud to have partnered with artist Lucinda "La Morena" Hinojos, who a designed a deeply meaningful piece, entitled "Regeneration".

Learn more at: https://t.co/LUifZxgNRY

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

🚨super excited to share our publication now live at @FrontiersIn Hematology. Hypoxia driven alterations of bone 🦴 influences🩸erythroid cell development in the bone marrow. - Manilay lab @ucmerced @JannaEmery @Prof_Manilay @TaglinaoHanna

https://t.co/tCOfrTHROr

[Frontiers - Immunology @FrontImmunol]

New Research: Deletion of Vhl in Dmp1-Expressing Cells Causes Microenvironmental Impairment of B Cell Lymphopoiesis: The contributions of skeletal cells to the processes of B cell development in the bone marrow (BM) have not been completely… https://t.co/g3Y8LYTJeM #immunology

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@BeaudinLab 🎃😂 happy Halloween 👻

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

Super ready to teach in person 😊

[Life Sciences Education @CBELifescied]

Addressing Racism in Human Genetics & Genomics Education
This installment of Current Insights summarizes recent research & scholarship in genetics & genomics education in order to stimulate critical discussions of the impact...
Read more: https://t.co/mppFmME2rP

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@KaraDewhurst 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

Lab reunion at UCSF @TaglinaoHanna + Dr. Millan

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@speedingticket4 Wow that color looks amazing!

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

Excited to share our latest preprint from @Prof_Manilay lab. Super proud of all the hard work from all authors including Janna Emery, @TaglinaoHanna @aimy_sebastian @CristieDonham

We set out to define how skeletal homeostasis modulates erythropoiesis

https://t.co/FpsYmeGuJH

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

Always keeping photos of all data really helps when you don’t have immediate access to your lab notebook 😅

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@ucmgraddiv @UCMsociology @NSF Wow 👏🏽 congrats!! 🎉🎈🎊

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

Such an amazing week with co-educator @yvaryy teaching at StormFest. We help give students a hands-on science education experience to combat water pollution. #science #StormFest

[Joel Spencer @JoelSpencerLab]

Hooded my first PhD student #NegarTehrani on Friday! Congrats Negar! You’ve worked so hard and overcome so many barriers to get here and you’ve paved the way in more ways than one! Very excited for what’s next for you!!
@ucmerced @UofCalifornia @QSB_UCMerced

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@Andeswei Wow! 🥳

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

What a beautiful day to fly ✈️😊 Seattle ❤️

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@TheBourneImmuno 🥳🥳🥳👏🏽

[Joel Spencer @JoelSpencerLab]

Proud of my dedicated team and especially Negar Tehrani and @BurnsBioImaging in making this work a reality!

[Betsabel Chicana, PhD @Betsabel11]

@Riggslab @SFSU @SEO_SFSU @SACNAS_SFSU @SFStateBIO @NSF @ascencio_gerson 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽