Taylor Medwig-Kinney, Ph.D.

American Cancer Society, L’Oréal FWIS, & Leading Edge fellow at UNC • Stony Brook U alum • Passionate about cell & dev bio, worms, sci comm, & outreach

[Taylor Medwig-Kinney, Ph.D. @TMedwigKinney]

Now that it’s public, I’m excited to share my video profile from the @LOrealUSA #ForWomenInScience program. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share my science and open up about being a scientist and a mom.
https://t.co/RheyrzUBAP

[Taylor Medwig-Kinney, Ph.D. @TMedwigKinney]

Decided to make the move to Bluesky 🦋 I hope to connect with many of you there!

[Society for Developmental Biology @SocDevBio]

The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.

[Frances E. Q. Moore @FrancesEMoore2]

My Diversity supplement allowed me to have the training experience of a lifetime and introduced me to @m_a_q_martinez! He was my first Hispanic role model and helped me envision a future for myself in research! My heart goes out to the research trainees impacted by the changes💔

[the Node @the_Node]

"How being a scientist helped me to be a good mother"

In this new "Honest conversations" blog post, Felicity Davis @felicitydavis2 discusses gender inequalities in academia and shares her experience of becoming a mother-scientist:
https://t.co/9v6VhNXRA4

[Richard Behringer @rrbehringer]

Feb 1 is application deadline for Choose Development paid summer undergraduate research training program. Students can be in your lab or apply independently to match w/other SDB member labs. Multilevel, personalized mentoring. @SocDevBio https://t.co/Av2ppOJXro

[Lydia Grmai, PhD 🇪🇷🔬🎶 @lydiagrmai]

a couple weeks left to apply to this amazing program! open to postdocs at all stages!

[Taylor Medwig-Kinney, Ph.D. @TMedwigKinney]

@MelanieHarmon Thank you so much for sharing your husband’s experience, I really appreciate your valuable insight. Wishing you both the best and for continued success with his treatment.

[Taylor Medwig-Kinney, Ph.D. @TMedwigKinney]

To any #ALS #MND physicians and researchers in my network, what are the most promising current and upcoming clinical trials?

[Society for Developmental Biology @SocDevBio]

Applications are open for #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic group, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. https://t.co/o8OQ7j6NNk Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio

[The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill @UNC]

At #UNC, "Art & Science: Merging Printmaking and Biology" creatively fuses science and art. Led by @unccollege professors Beth Grabowski and Bob Goldstein, the course highlights the power of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Learn more https://t.co/M8VFvRpAiN

[Genetics Society of America @GeneticsGSA]

Exciting news for our community 🎉 #NobelPrize

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of #microRNA & its role in post-transcriptional #GeneRegulation.

https://t.co/eAJjS1s55I

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[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

[Jon Hibshman @JonHibsh]

Are you or anyone you know looking for a research assistant position? I'm hiring! Come study survival of extremes in C. elegans and tardigrades in my new lab! Reach out if you have any questions. Share and apply by Oct 15. https://t.co/dMKRdKPRWb

[Microscopes Workshop @ScopesWorkshop]

Our *1000th* microscope! Thanks @NSF for support, Kenji Yoshino for the original design, and @Sawyer4Chris for sharing stories about students, learning, and @ncties. If you're a teacher who built one, you're one in a thousand! :)

@UNC @unccollege #nced

https://t.co/clEzdT2aof

[bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv_cellbio]

Cell signaling facilitates apical constriction by basolaterally recruiting Arp2/3 via Rac and WAVE https://t.co/BIhl5Lfqrf #biorxiv_cellbio

[Jon Hibshman @JonHibsh]

Happy to share protocols for live staining #tardigrades, now out at @STARProtocols! Studying a phylum with limited experimental tools is a challenge. Hopefully these protocols will aid others in visualizing subcellular structures in tardigrades! https://t.co/IXZb2WFMoJ

[Skype A Scientist @SkypeScientist]

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[Letters to a Pre-Scientist @LettersPreSci]

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#LPS connects students to STEM professionals through snail mail to broaden students’ awareness of what STEM professionals look like and do at work.