Kendyll (Martin) Burnell

🧠 nerd, 🐩 mom, bookish, chronically ill scientist! Brain and Cognitive Sciences PhD candidate at MIT. she/her/hers

[Kendyll (Martin) Burnell @KendyllBurnell]

My coworker, with a PhD: I’m just sick of wearing a mask. Everyone’s going to get it.

Me: yeah I have enough preexisting conditions that Covid could make me really sick.

Her: well what are you doing then? What are your plans?

Me: trying not to get sick? And still get a PhD?

[Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Shared Resource @VUCellImaging]

It's Taylor Swift weekend in Nashville, so here we go for #FluorescenceFriday! 🔬🎶💜Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) images as Taylor Swift album covers (in setlist order but not complete). #NashvilleTSTheErasTour 🧵

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@AJMooreHealth @EmiDoesMath You probably have to pay estimated quarter taxes on the grant/scholarship- it may not be taken out automatically each month.

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@mozziemeg_ Abstract, intro (if it's an unfamiliar topic), figures, skim results, discussion.

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@HeydonEmily Wake up and hope for the best 🤷‍♀️

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There's no better feeling than when an undergrad needs to interview a "scientist" for class and they email you asking. 🥰

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@AcademicChatter

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@Wobbologist Anything ll bean!

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Honestly, my least favorite part about TAing is that I have to be perceived by undergrads 3 days a week and can't show up in sweats when I feel like garbage.

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All I want to do is go to a locally owned bookstore with locally purchased iced coffee and browse for hours and not worry about how much money I’m spending.

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@RomancingNope A romance novel used "clever girl" and I laughed out loud.

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@emilysandersphd @Prokaryota Depends on how many times I have to pipette it- if once 1000 + 8 if many times, 504 twice.

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@PhTaheri I didn't splurge on an ipad, but I got a samsung tablet for much cheaper and found it very helpful for the for the first couple years of classes!

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@the_tweedy As a high risk TA at my institution I’m not allowed to ask students to wear masks in class 🙃

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@meghan_crim @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter An advisor who is willing to work with you, whether that means working from home a couple days a week or something else.
Understanding how your brain is affected by your body. I know I can’t pull all nighters and I’m much better off getting up early to do something urgent.

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@meghan_crim @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter 🙋‍♀️ so much organizing my weeks around treatments and how they will make me feel (better/worse etc). I try hard not to plan anything important on Mondays when I’m at my worst!

[Kendyll (Martin) Burnell @KendyllBurnell]

What I want to say: please just answer my questions.
What I do say: thank you for your patience.

[Crime of the Truest Kind Podcast @TruestKind]

Some Boston humor

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@MikePerlberg Jesus Christ just pay teachers more ffs

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Crazy idea, read the whole email before you reply asking for information that was already in the email. 🙄

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@mk_england Yes! Grew up in rural Maine.