Madison Fitzgerald

Graduate student at @UMMicroImmuno in @harry_mobley ‘s lab | Cat mom & Kansas City native | Bacteria are pretty cool | Ask me about grad school!

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

It is still sinking in and doesn’t feel real, but I’m pleased to share that a few days ago I became Dr. Fitzgerald!! Thanks to everyone at Michigan and beyond who helped me reach this moment.

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@MelanieMPearson is an amazing scientist and mentor, this promotion is so deserved!!

[MISciWriters @MiSciWriters]

Last week on the @misciwriters blog, Madison (@fitz_gerM) talks about the first FDA approved CRISPR-based gene therapy. Read along as she talks about how the drug, Casgevy, works and what it means for the for the future of gene therapies. https://t.co/MaQ2ImLWoT

[Patrick Quaife @pquaife]

I just ran away from a mass shooting at the Chiefs parade where I saw the Missouri governor (the gun lover below) running scared for his life next to me with an army of officers protecting him.

I am so sick of these NRA funded politicians. #GunControlNow

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@microbialjeli Congrats!! 🎉

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

That’s my bestie!! So incredibly proud of @heleniwn and I can’t wait to see what they do next.

[Beth Moore @bmoore_beth]

So proud of the new Dr. Warheit-Niemi on her defense today. ⁦@heleniwn⁩ ⁦@UMMicroImmuno⁩

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

I’m so grateful I was part of the UTI (undergraduate training initiative), and congrats on 10 years 🎉

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

I couldn’t have asked for a better undergraduate mentor! Sure, I did some assays, but I also learned to think, write, and craft a solid slide deck. @BacterialTalk has a knack for knowing just what her trainees need to thrive (she knew I’d end up at @UMMicroImmuno before I did 😂)

[David Grainger @GraingerLab]

Laboratory strains of Escherichia coli K-12: not such perfect role models after all. https://t.co/kCp3NLH50a

[Harry Mobley @harry_mobley]

The Mobley Lab, Dept Micro & Immuno at U Michigan Med Sch, is seeking Postdoctoral Fellows to measure bacterial global gene expression and growth rates during human infection.
https://t.co/LBMRz0woql

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@madelinerb2 @UMMicroImmuno Congrats Maddie!!!

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@SadieGugel They can also checkout @NSURPorg for virtual summer research opportunities!

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@SadieGugel Some universities have bridge to baccalaureate programs specifically for community college students! Colorado State University definitely had one a few years ago.

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

Hello world, my bestie/roommate published a paper🎉 If you’re into neutrophils or lung fibrosis or great writing, go give it a read!!!

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@YouGoChi Unless they’ve changed the policy, CSTP will take walk ups!

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@gablovestcells @heleniwn no bones only marrow

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@synaptikate I was supposed to find out if I’m funded in October but now decision making has been postponed for an indefinite period of time and it’s driving me nuts

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

can Congress PLEASE pass an actual budget so my April F31 can maybe get funded 🙃 #PhDLife #AcademicChatter

[Madison Fitzgerald @fitz_gerM]

@synaptikate It might depend on your institute? NIDDK isn’t making any fellowship funding decisions until they have a budget for this fiscal year. It’s incredibly frustrating for everyone involved.