Brooke A. Corbin

4th year chemistry graduate student in Matt Allen's research group at Wayne State studying MRI contrast agents.

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#BlackLivesMatter

[Brooke A. Corbin @BrookeACorbin1]

@Kurtz_717 @oaklandu @waynestatechem Thank you!!! #GoGrizzlies

[Dr. Kensha Marie Clark @doktor_clark]

I am seeing a lot of people in #STEM and #chemtwitter making posts in support of protests and statements of commitment to #DiversityandInclusion in STEM. As someone who is #BlackinSTEM that has spent time in both industry and academia, I would like to say talk is cheap. 1/n

[McCroryLab @McCroryLab]

The comments in this paper @angew_chem are not isolated thoughts. Most minority students and faculty recognize that when they are hired, there is an asterisk by their name. That they are automatically assumed to be less competent and less deserving than their white colleagues.

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

You’ve probably seen the horrendous @angew_chem article stating that diversity is bad for science. This would be outrageous if it were an isolated incident. But sadly it’s not. It’s a sign of a toxic culture created by some in our field and a journal that perpetuates it. A thread

[Brooke A. Corbin @BrookeACorbin1]

Truly saddened by @angew_chem

As a proud woman AND chemist, there is a reason I have stuck around in this field despite sexism: my voice is important and the community needs to hear it.

I'm lucky to have mentors who fight rhetoric like this, but we still have a long way to go.

[Brooke A. Corbin @BrookeACorbin1]

I'm getting a lot better at baking during this quarantine.

Cooking is the closest substitute to bench work I could find. And honestly, it tastes way better.

[Brooke A. Corbin @BrookeACorbin1]

@mattallen12345 You forgot some of the best pictures!

[Brooke A. Corbin @BrookeACorbin1]

Miss this crew ❤

[Matthew Allen @mattallen12345]

I’m extremely fortunate to learn new chemistry with amazing graduate students at #WSUchemistry. Virtual communication is keeping everyone safe, but it will be nice to see them again in person. #graduatestudentappreciationweek

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

This morning we received 112,800 N95 masks in our shipment from the strategic national stockpile w/8k more on the way. Great news for our health care workers. We'll keep working hard along with FEMA and the White House to get more of the PPE we need to keep Michiganders safe.

[Brooke A. Corbin @BrookeACorbin1]

Proud of myself for this one 💪

[Matthew Allen @mattallen12345]

Good news today! Brooke Corbin, grad student in my group, got an awesome score and comments on her F31 proposal from the NIH. I suspect it will be funded (I hope our lab reopens before that🤞). Look for her if you want to hire an awesome postdoc, then colleague, in the future.