Bec

Postdoctoral Researcher |👩‍🔬| @WalyanCentre @TheKids_AU @uwanews @UWAresearch @TheASMR1 | Views are my own

[The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) @TheASMR1]

The ASMR Executive is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Shane Huntington OAM @DrShaneRRR as the society’s inaugural CEO. Shane brings experience in leadership, research, communication and engagement. He is the ideal appointment to guide the expansion and impact of ASMR.

[Bec @becwatk]

Happy to say our Rhinovirus Methods and Protocols Book Chapter has been published 😁🔬👩‍🔬

https://t.co/knDzlIzIOX

[Bec @becwatk]

Listening to a really interesting talk on MBW by A/Prof Kat Ramsey at @tsanz_thoracic WA Lung Club!

[Michael 英泉 Eisen @mbeisen]

Here's the thing. We have **NO IDEA** how to pick good graduate students. I served on admission committees for 10+ years, and chaired a few, and what I learned is that all the spreadsheets of grades and test scores and recommendations and essays and publications and interview rubrics are just an elaborate ruse to pretend we know what we're doing when we simply don't. Many of the most highly ranked applicants to our "top" program flamed out quickly, and tons of the students we summarily rejected have turned into amazing scientists. But in the name of creating meritocratic seeming rankings that are more about creating a workforce than great scientists (a system that anyone paying attention knows is bullshit), we've created a homogenous process adopted by nearly all institutions that has stamped out the one thing we should be striving for - given our lack of any clear understanding of what leads to success - a wide range of difference talents and experiences.

[Tom Iosifidis @tomiosifidis]

Huge congratulations to this wonderful individual on her PhD graduation!
So proud of you Dr @becwatk!

[Bec @becwatk]

@tomiosifidis Thank you so much!! Looking forward to working with you next year and beyond 😁🥂

[Bec @becwatk]

I may not be formally studying anymore but I will never stop growing and learning. Hoping to pass down some of the knowledge to my own students one day. #Research #BSc . #Honours #PhD @uwanews @UWAresearch

[Ebony Quintrell @EbonyQuintrell]

Read @ResAustralia's latest INSPIRE magazine to see a snapshot of my PhD research at @UWAresearch & @TheKids. Discussing anti-alcohol medications & their potential in FASD prevention👉page 38
https://t.co/2lW8PNXUQM

[Bec @becwatk]

My PhD graduation!! I have grown and learnt so much throughout this journey. Thank you to my wonderful supervisors, family, and friends. I am excited for post doc life and to see what the future holds!! @WalyanCentre @TheKids_AU @UWAresearch @DrAnthonyKicic @tomiosifidis

[Bec @becwatk]

That’s a wrap on @TheASMR1 WA 2024 Gala Dinner. A pleasure to organise and an honour to hear from @MattDun17 , @Chantal_Attard , and Stuart Aubrey MLA on behalf of ministers for health and medical research and health and mental health. Thank you to sponsors and all who attended.

[Bec @becwatk]

We have been planning some exciting things over at @TheASMR1 WA and want you to join us at the #MedicalResearchWeek ASMR Gala Dinner!! #research #WesternAustralia

[Bec @becwatk]

@denby_evans @P_AgudeloRomero @DrLungSimpson @DrAnthonyKicic @tomiosifidis Congratulations Denby!! Amazing work!!

[Bec @becwatk]

@jay_horvat We do! It may or may not have been one of the selling points of the PhD 😁 Thank you very much!!! I will definitely need it for those late arvo zoom meetings and all the exciting new research adventures

[Bec @becwatk]

PhinisheD… Six months after submitting my thesis, 3 months since my viva voce and officially being passed…. I went and picked up my mug!! 🎓#PhD

[Peter Wark @PeterWark1710]

I agree @markbrooke68 chronic airways disease under appreciated and underfunded

[Bec @becwatk]

Listening to a fantastic talk by Professor André Schultz on Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia at the #TSANZ #WA Lung Club dinner 🫁 @tsanz_thoracic @WalyanCentre #respiratory #research

[Bec @becwatk]

Excited to be on board the Australian Society for Medical Research Western Australia State Committee. Looking forward to planning great things!! #medical #research #ASMR

[Bec @becwatk]

Fantastic listening to Professor Fiona Wood AO on #Paediatric #Burns #research and the value of cohorts @ORIGINSProject_

[Bec @becwatk]

@D_J_Martino giving a great talk on Water Quality and the Microbiome as part of the TUMS sub-study of the @ORIGINSProject_ #research #children #gutmicrobiome @KParkin95 @telethonkids

[Bec @becwatk]

Great talk by @tomiosifidis highlighting the importance of the AERIAL sub-study of the @ORIGINSProject_ and how #respiratory outcomes may be related to airway vulnerability at the first breath or even earlier @WalyanCentre #research #Asthma