Amy Gill

PhD student at @JHUBME with @MacGLab. Cancer biologist, cell signaling enthusiast, STEM educator. #DisabledInSTEM #ActuallyAutistic #ScienceForAll

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

I was reading Science this morning, but an animal rights advocate intervened. @aaas

[Keith Boykin @keithboykin]

I knew it. Kyle Rittenhouse is proof that white people can still break the law, carry illegal weapons, shoot and kill people, and get away with it in America by shedding tears and claiming self-defense.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

To fight Zoom fatigue, give people the freedom to turn their cameras off.

New experiment: videos off reduces exhaustion and boosts engagement—especially for women and newcomers.

Cameras off doesn't reflect disengagement. It helps to prevent burnout and promote attention.

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

My TA orientation suggests to start classes with loud noises or flashing lights to get students' attention.

For the sake of those students, please don't. It's stressful or worse for those of us with neuro disorders, anxiety/PTSD, autism, and more.

#DisabledInSTEM @JHUTeachAcad

[hotvickkrishna @hotvickkrishna]

How you can get COVID-19 even if you’re Vaccinated - One min version #COVID22 #COVID19 #vaccine #vaccinated #Pfizer #mask #corona #CovidVaccine #coronavirus

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

@gramma76 @Terry2e @DevOps_Kitties It was Lwaxana Troi - the worst character!

[Ubadah Sabbagh @neubadah]

As my final goodbye to my phd lab, I put oogly eyes on their equipment 😂

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

Academic bullying is a major problem. After reporting my own abuse to the dean in my first grad program 8y ago, my bully was promoted and I was pushed to leave. I left science for years; my career is only now recovering. I am not alone. Neither are you.

https://t.co/8wrivwrjs9

[name cannot be blank @SteelHester]

i told my housemate the vaccine knocked me out and he said "ah yes, set pfizers to stun" and friends, i am ANGRY

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

@drob In fits and starts with a lot of guessing and missing the point, and a lot of sitting on the sidelines. Auditory processing issues with autism make normal conversations difficult. Subtitles for life.

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

@borjasotomayor @UChicagoScav 10 years ago for me (omg extra old) and I have no clue. Then again, I was a captain for 2 years and didn't understand half the references then either. 😅

[The ADHD Academic @theADHDacademic]

Every department should have a faculty meeting focused specifically on what worked with remote learning and how to move forward. Remote learning was more accessible for many disabled folks & we need to act on this.
#HigherEd #DisInHigherEd #DisabledInSTEM #DisabilityTwitter
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[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

@BME_EDI @AcademicChatter Recording lectures and events whenever possible. Some of us have chronic health issues that prevent us from always attending synchronously, but we still want the opportunity to learn.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

A cartoon by Sarah Kempa. #NewYorkerCartoons

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

@borjasotomayor I have told Stephen more than once that my dream is to be the Borja of biology. That's got to be a compliment.

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

We are still receiving letters postmarked the first week of January. We waited nearly 2 months for a replacement credit card to arrive. We drive our rent check across the city because it's not possible to guarantee mail arrival. What's your #USPS nightmare?

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

This kid is my new hero for coming up with "Newsy Things Considered". @petersagal better watch out or next we will have "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me Unless It's About Dinosaurs!"

https://t.co/djV8JMXmlX

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

Dear whoever programmed the Amazon Echo rotating recipes:

"Thin crust Chicago Style deep dish pizza" is decidedly contradictory and not a real thing.

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

@ClaireZurn I hosted weekly review sessions at 5:30 - late enough that daily classes are over, early enough that people could get dinner afterwards.

I rarely could get people to come to "office hours", but if I made a couple slides and called it review it was popular.

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

Homemade paneer: this is the whey.

[Amy Gill @biochemnerd]

Good for her, but this article just reinforces perceptions that women and minority groups shouldn't try to go into STEM unless they are prodigies, or have prodigious family resources.

This is not the only route to being a programmer or scientist.

https://t.co/DENA0pHVDu