MGSO@UGA

Mycology Graduate Student Organization at the University of Georgia

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

Happy #FungalFriday! Thanks @BrandiCelia from the @mcmomany lab for sharing your cool work about Cyp51 evolution across #fungi! @UGAFungalGroup @uga_plantbio

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

We will be having @UGAFungalGroup this Friday 4/16 at 9 am EST. Dr. Mao, a postdoc from the Mitchell lab, will be sharing her research about Candida albicans. All are welcome! DM for zoom link. #yeast #fungi #UGA

[Black In Environment @BlackInEnviron]

Mark your calendars! #BlackInEnvironment week is upon us!

[Jacqueline Peña @J_Pena412]

The best part of the HHMI Gilliam Award, is that my advisor @dbensasson and I get funding for #DiversityandInclusion activities. With the help of @justine_valadez we created a Diversify #STEM Coffee Hour to create a safe place for grad students from historically excluded groups.

[Marin Talbot Brewer @marintalbrew]

They’re here! @BotGardenGA #morel #MorelMadness

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

Check out this article about self-advocacy in #STEM from former MGSO officer @mariel_pfeifer!

[Mariel Pfeifer, PhD @mariel_pfeifer]

Proud to share our latest self-advocacy in STEM paper! https://t.co/gANxshpBTu

[UGA SAPPs @UGA_SAPPs]

Caroline Burks @Carospora was recently awarded 1st place in the E. Broadus Browne Award for Outstanding Graduate Research for MS students by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences! Congrats Caroline!! @ugaCAESresearch #SAPPS #plantpathology

[Athens Science Observer @AthSciObserver]

It's finally here!!!!! We have officially printed our first ASO Zines! You can find these bad boys around Athens bars and cafes or on our website!

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

MGSO officer Felicia Ebot-Ojong from @UgaChromatinLab was awarded the #NSFGRFP!!! Congrats Felicia!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Zachary Lewis @UgaChromatinLab]

Big Congrats to my lab member Felicia Ebot-Ojong, who was awarded an NSF graduate fellowship. Today was a good day!

[Advocates for anti-racism in life sciences at UGA @aarls_uga]

SURVEY ENDS MARCH 12! We are surveying UGA Life Sciences undergraduate and graduate students on your experiences with discrimination at #UGA. Please share! DM us for a link to the survey 📝

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

Happy #FungalFriday! Thanks @jlsteenwyk from the @RokasLab for sharing your cool research about your phylogenetic software, ancient evolution of Hanseniaspora yeast, and hybridization in Aspergillus species! #Fungi #yeast #mycology

[UGA SAPPs @UGA_SAPPs]

Our next spotlight is on Maricel Gonzalez! Maricel is a Ph.D. student working with Dr Brewer and Dr Bertioli on fungal diseases in peanut! #SAPPS #STEM #plantpathology

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

We also have a few time slots tomorrow afternoon (1:30 - 3:00 pm EST) still available to meet with Jacob. DM for more details!

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

We will be having @UGAFungalGroup this Friday 3/5 at 9 am EST. We will be having guest speaker, @jlsteenwyk, a PhD candidate from the @RokasLab! All are welcome! DM for zoom link. #fungi #mycology #UGA

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

Checkout this student spotlight! @BlakeOakley4 was a former MGSO officer! :)

[UGA SAPPs @UGA_SAPPs]

Our first spotlight this week is Blake Oakley! @BlakeOakley4 is a PhD candidate with research focusing on fungal genetics and denitrification! He hopes to find a job where he can work in a collaborative environment! #STEM #SAPPS #plantpathology

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

@emilykrach That is good to know!

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

@RMBurckhardt @AcademicChatter Thank you that is good to know!

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

- Publicans are your currency
- When presenting research, show to others that what you do is relevant to them & have confidence in your audience
- Figure out your priorities in life and live by them
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If you have any additional tips, please share! #AcademicTwitter #phdchat

[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

Happy #FungiFriday! During @UGAFungalGroup we had a discussion about how to prepare for the job market while in graduate school. Thanks Dr. Xiaorong Lin, Dr. Aaron Mitchell, and @dbensasson for sharing your own personal experiences and tips. #UGA #fungi
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[MGSO@UGA @MGSO_UGA]

Here some tips we learned:
- Get good at doing research because networking will not help you get a job in academia, government, or in industry.
- Take time to read the literature daily
- Postdocs are important & demonstrates that you can succeed in different environments
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