Danielle Smith

Stem cell researcher & geneticist, University of Cape Town. Spinocerebellar ataxia, iPSC & retinal degenerative research. Tweets are my own.

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@sarahemilywild Did you see the articles in The Conversation about open access? Made me think of you. http://t.co/Axke3GMKl6

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

Huge congrats @sarahemilywild, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

[New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute @nyscf]

Happy end of July! This time in 2008 NYSCF turned #ALS #patient skin #cells into #neurons! #TBT @WashingtonPost http://t.co/B5v3wE4RTB

[Paul Knoepfler @pknoepfler]

Farahany on innovative genetics in humans: 3-person IVF & designer babies via #CRISPR http://t.co/rfRPeJ4L2i #scicomm

[Paul Knoepfler @pknoepfler]

Fantastic organoid voyage: views from inside a mini-organ http://t.co/tyAWy0P7xU

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@sarahemilywild Aww, thank YOU! And congrats on the book, so exciting!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

We asked: Is the idea of the postdoc position obsolete? Here are your answers! http://t.co/2mGCDXCVGN #NextGenVoices

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@sarahemilywild Loads of postdocs at UCT have had issues. Let me know if you'd like to be put in contact with them.

[🧬💻Laura Baxter 🌱 @scientist_me]

Mind you, guys in the lab were always checking out my nice rack...#distractinglysexy #TimHunt

[CapeTalk on 567AM @CapeTalk]

A look at the barriers to employment for jobless PhD graduates. http://t.co/VeZSSSS5R1

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@aninja_m @sarahemilywild Not where it should be - it takes lots of time and money.

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@aninja_m @mhlangalab Amazing!

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

" One patient doth not a cohort make"

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@DrPeterDurcan Exactly. The current situation is actively promoting brain drain.

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@DrPeterDurcan Ridiculous that they're only announcing now. What are students supposed to do?

[Danielle Smith @GeneticsD]

@DrPeterDurcan We were told that there were no postdoc awards, but they did make a few for 2015.

[nature @Nature]

In a world first, Chinese scientists have reported editing the genomes of human embryos http://t.co/xYq55J6klk

[Brain & Life @BrainandLifeMag]

The FDA has approved a generic version of Copaxone for multiple sclerosis http://t.co/EtvGIEDtz0 #MS

[The ALS Association @alsassociation]

Your Ice Bucket Challenge dollars at work. #ChallengeALS http://t.co/Rd6m43LB62