Philly native lost in the Midwest. PhD candidate @uiowa. Fruit fly enthusiast. Making it up as I go along. Cool Mom Friend Energy. she/her (views my own) 🧬
2018: little baby college senior me presenting a poster at Midwest Fly Meeting
2022: 4th year grad student me getting to present my FIRST talk (esp: after the worst year of my entire life) at Midwest Fly Meeting
The value of being in the fly community cannot be understated 🥹
so happy to retire my godawful "no seriously, i like this new version of getaway car" face that i've been unsuccessfully workshopping for the past three and a half years
The “big pharma is a scam to keep people sick so they can make more money” people voting for the guy who shuts down all the research that isn’t motivated by profit so that big pharma has way more power and control than ever is pretty confusing.
Today I defended my dissertation 🥳 I am so thankful for all of the people who have supported me along this journey, including my wonderful mentor, lab mates, friends, family, and my fiancé, Tyler.
Now paging Dr. Danielle for all your fruit fly and oogenesis needs…