Cathy Merry

Scientist (glycobiologist, the best kind...) and Mum. Still trying to get the hang of living in the Midlands. Misses Sweden every single day.

[Nottingham BBSRC DTP @nottm_bbsrc_dtp]

Recruitment now open to the Nottingham BBSRC Doctoral Training Programme. Deadline is 18th January 2022. More details here: https://t.co/HuvxpVwesj

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

and so to gin... bed! Dammit, bed! Ok, gin then bed.

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

Sat in a coffee shop waiting for a fab student to finish her viva... I really hate this bit of supervising!

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

https://t.co/IfrgLiQzFa

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

I don’t know why but my daughter set this up in the kitchen last night. It glows in the dark and gave me a hell of a scare this morning! #thankslove

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@Gundrylab JBC is still pretty glamorous in my field (glycobiology) lots of excellent peers on the editorial board and a very robust review process. Just doesn’t have the IF to match any more....

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@brookefarrugia They were verrrrrry long luxurious trains x

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@eichhornlab It makes the world of difference though when someone understands and helps. I remember another Mum silently righting the pushchair and picking up dropped bags when Ru had a sensory meltdown in the street. I try to do the same for others whenever I can.

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@Southldntabby heparin sulfate (wrong on at least two counts...)

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

Love this! This was a few years ago for me now. My students are kind enough to invite me back in every now and again to look at stuff but they have to snigger quietly when it’s clear I’ve forgotten how to use the microscope.@StemCellGlyco

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

Heading home after a wonderful week catching up on everything new in #proteoglycans. Excited by what I’ve heard and what we’ve got planned. See you next year! @gordon_2020 @StemCellGlyco @brookefarrugia @EskoJeff @KwokLab

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@thabisonyathi still giggling too hard to reply...

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

Just had an email 'Dear Dr. Catherine L R Merry,

I hope everything is groovy at you!' - from a bogus conference. Half tempted to go with that kind of salutation!

[Harriet Marsden is harriet1marsden on Threads @harriet1marsden]

Have you been involved in an accident at work that wasn’t your fault?

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@DuffieldMeadows Does that mean you get to settle down in the hidey hole overnight? #goodnightssleep #flaskofhotchocolate

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

This is Ruby's class (with her headteacher), brilliant stuff!

[Duffield Meadows @DuffieldMeadows]

What a fantastic day! Stream scrambling this morning and canoeing this afternoon! #funfunfun #residential19

[Cathy Merry @MerryProf]

@P0TUM @EVILScienceUoN Oh crikey.... that's a lotta flasks gone to the great big incubator in the sky. We have local gurus if you need help?

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Cells surrounding tumours become stem-like to support #cancer cell growth. Metastatic-niche labelling reveals parenchymal cells with stem features. - PubMed - NCBI Pleased to help Malanchi lab @thecrick with samples from ⁦@NHSGrampian⁩ biorespository https://t.co/DF2nPG4Qe8