Faculty are 25 times more likely to have a parent with a PhD.
I just remembered that when I was a kid, our window AC unit leaked onto our carpet and a giant mushroom appeared overnight.
If you're 1st gen and you also had a mushroom in your living room I see you.
Today is #InternationalWomensDay, and that's an opportunity to highlight some of the many women I know who write about science, health and tech.
This isn't an exhaustive list -- that would be really *really* long. It's just a bunch of folks who I'd like to highlight.
We publish a paper using yeast as a model system. Gets noticed by a foundation which specifically solicits us to apply for a grant. Reviews? ‘Innovative proposal but sorry we don’t fund work in yeast; come back when you have mammalian data.’ 🤯🤯🤯
A new #JBMR study demonstrates that improving chaperone function reduced #ERstress and improved bone parameters in one mouse model of #OsteogenesisImperfecta, and suggests this strategy could be effective in patients with OI #ASBMR@dgsomucla@jenzieba
Thread: Thanks to @ECTS_science for inviting me to speak today on What is New in Basic Bone Biology Techniques at #ECTS2021. It is an overview of many interesting papers over the past 18 months, so to make it simple for listeners, here’s a thread of the papers I’ll discuss. 1/21
This week, Dr. Jen Zieba (@jenzieba), human genetics researcher at UCLA, joins us for our 200th episode (!!) to discuss women in science vs woman AND science, how to study and why that matters, scientific publishing, & the coronavirus vaccine. https://t.co/8PMIYZukd4