Fahrisa Islam Maisha

Genetics, Genomics, and Development PhD student at Cornell | former research @yalemed @harvardmed @broadinstitute

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

@FrankieDHeyward Congratulations @FrankieDHeyward !!

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

@ssergiocrespo @Annika_Barber @mariadelapax @NINDSfunding You are amazing! Wishing you the best.

[Lior Pachter @lpachter]

I don't know enough physics to have an opinion on the veracity of the LK-99 claims, but I do know that Sinead O'Connor was right.

[Prachee Avasthi @PracheeAC]

Sometimes I think there are few things one needs in their professional life beyond this: having someone you respect believe in you.

It’s not a level playing field and things are often hard (bordering on impossible) but the above … it can be everything.

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

My first talk at an international conference. Having an excellent time at the Human Genetics and Genomics GRC 2023 @GordonConf

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

POC academics are your activists, your diversity panel organizers, your heads of diversity on the student council, your ambassadors of inclusivity. If you think we have come a far away in achieving inclusive excellence, it is because of unpaid labor by them.

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

Science is a team sport- enriched further by diversity and a multitude of perspectives. Beyond devastated by what this will mean for academic spaces in years to come. We need to decolonize academia further, not regress from five decades of work.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. https://t.co/qCOtkgbxQO

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

@HeleneBorrmann @McKeatingLab Congratulations Helene! Will read carefully.

[Daniel Colón Ramos @dacolon]

Scientific inquiry benefits from interrogation & debate. Scientific debates, unlike political ones, goal is not “win” argument, but find truth. There are plenty of these debates in scientific literature, rigorously and thoughtfully examining merits and risk of vaccines 1/

[Betty S. Lai, PhD @BettySLai]

PhD Success Tip:
There will always be someone who has published more, spoken more, etc.

But the goal isn't to be the MOST. It's to learn and share ideas.

You have ideas we need to hear. 💜
@OpenAcademics @PhD_Genie

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

@neubadah Congratulations!

[Moved on to @parafilmm.bsky.social @ParafilmM]

Parafilm can wrap up almost anything for later. Even those pesky emotions you don't wanna deal with!

[Linhan Dong @iamdonglinhan]

✈️3 delays 2 deplanes and 1 cancellation concluded my first conference filled with super cool science and people! Thanks @SamerHattar for organizing this great event (and soccer and karaoke!)
@sergioleocrespo @anguscburns @FahrisaIslam @RasmusReeh #GRCchronobiology #GRC

[Grace Lindquist @GraceLindquist2]

@echemkim I think an impactful power hour needs a focused goal, not just "have a DEI discussion." Bring in an external lead who is qualified to conduct DEI training and pay them for the work. Last, hold the power hour during the regular schedule so we don't need to sacrifice rest to engage

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

Had the best time at #GRCchronobiology. Thank you @GordonConf & @SamerHattar for a transformative experience. And thank you to exceptional scientists and even better people @RasmusReeh @anguscburns @sergioleocrespo @iamdonglinhan. Can’t wait for PR ‘24 and Italy ‘25

[Dr. Samer Hattar @SamerHattar]

Congratulations to @CircadianClocks for winning the Aschoff rule prize. We are all so happy for you. #GRCchronobiology

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

@SergioLCrespo @GordonConf @Annika_Barber @anguscburns @RasmusReeh @iamdonglinhan It has been lovely so far

[Hassan S Dashti @hsdash]

A huge congratulations to Prof. Richa Saxena (@rsaxenalab) on receiving the @harvardmed A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award!

I’m incredibly fortunate to have her as a mentor, and I’m grateful for her patience and guidance. Congrats, Richa!

@MGH_RI @MGH_RI @CGM_MGH

[Fahrisa Islam Maisha @FahrisaIslam]

@HannaMOllila @jlane_boston @StrauszSatu @VilmaAho @SusanRedline @FinnGen_FI @uk_biobank @drsamuelejones Thank you so much for all your guidance and mentorship!

[Dmitri Petrov @PetrovADmitri]

A question for the hivemind. Which terms in biology (especially evolution, ecology, genetics) do you find slippery and confusing? Where you often feel that people use the same word but mean different things? E.g for me it’s fitness, epigenetics, niche, gene. Others?