Kelsey Benton, PhD

Imaging Specialist 🔬• Gasser & Evans Lab alum👩🏼‍🔬• she/her

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

Thrilled to announce I successfully defended my PhD yesterday!! This work taught me to question everything and stay curious 🔬

Feeling very grateful for @gasser_paul’s mentorship & my supportive friends, family, and colleagues 🥲

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

Newest Lab Member @CircaJennEvans ☃️

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

@RoxannePrichard @NeuroWoodworks So awesome!!! I’m always adding them in my drawings too☺️

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

@RoxannePrichard @NeuroWoodworks I don’t have any astrocyte earrings!! 😍

[Daniel Gould, MD, PhD @DJGould94]

They call me a PhD candidate because I can, and did, ate all the free food at every available opportunity

[Marquette University BISC Neuroscience Research @MU_Neuroscience]

The new year brings new doctoral defenses! Devan Gomez (Jan 18) and @KelsBenton (Feb 22) will soon share the culmination of their hard work in our program! https://t.co/27yark4eep

[Michael Hunsberger @Neuroberger]

Me after formatting my dissertation on ms word.

[Sanjee Baksh @S__Baksh]

A PhD is just doing this for 4+ years over and over again

[John Mantsch @mantschjr]

Thanks @gasser_paul for a great @McwPharmTox seminar that nicely tied together his work on rapid glucocorticoid signaling, OCT3, and nuclear membrane beta adrenergic receptor signaling. Very interesting and exciting science!

[Happy Researchers @hapyresearchers]

When a PhD student ask MentalHealth support from the university 🤣🤣

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Emily A. Heydon @HeydonEmily]

“As a PhD student, how do you structure your day?” I don’t.

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

@GPCRHenry @sbrc @umanitoba @FergusonottawaS @KLabGPCR @LorenaBAreal Congrats!!

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

So proud of Dr. @DAMjoye! Fantastic defense today. The best cohort-mate, scientist, and friend. You deserve all the things ♥️

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

😂😂😂

[Lori O'Brien @l_obrien_lab]

After an all day imaging session on the confocal

[Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD @WalterWChen1]

When your gel runs weird

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

@abbie_chris If ya don’t laugh you cry amirite

[Sarah Barr @Sarah_Barr]

Explaining the peer review process to my brother, a carpenter #academia #phdlife #AcademicTwitter

[Elisa Granato @Prokaryota]

"are you ok?" - no I have to pipette 1008 uL

[Kelsey Benton, PhD @KelsBenton]

@gasser_paul I’d like to think the leaf/bark front porch was intentional.