K Lukasik

Cell Bio & Physiology PhD Candidate
NCI F99/K00 Fellow
HHMI Gilliam Fellow 22
UNC CH-Gupton Lab
Former NIH CRTA in the Loncarek Lab
Community College Grad

[The Brain Prize @BrainPrize]

The Brain Prize 2025 #webinars uncover how the nervous system drives and responds to cancer - from brain tumours to neural circuit remodeling and cancers outside the brain.

https://t.co/l0WPUM5ZwB

#CancerResearch #Neuroscience #TheBrainPrize

[Chris Ho @chris_ho7]

Huge shoutout to coauthors Elliot, @k_lukasik,@ChihHsuanHsu1, Ellen, Aneri; collaborators Dr. James Bear and Dr.Brenda Temple!!!!! This work would not have been possible without you all!

[K Lukasik @k_lukasik]

@cohenlaboratory @ShanRhoads @uncneuro @ToddCohen27 Congrats Dr. Rhoads! @ShanRhoads

[K Lukasik @k_lukasik]

@kevcannon520 I don’t think you need an invite anymore

[FocalPlane @focalplane_jcs]

Our #FeaturedImage, from Ellen O’Shaughnessy, shows exocytic hotspots in a developing cortical neuron. Ellen, Stephanie Gupton, et al. developed pHusion, a toolkit for analysis of exocytosis, published in @J_Cell_Sci.
Read more about Ellen’s research: https://t.co/UT9ToQGCYm

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

🚨 Reminder: Our final #HannaGrayFellows Program informational webinar is tomorrow, January 30, from 3:30–4:30 PM ET!

Don’t miss your chance to get answers to your questions directly from the program team. Register now: https://t.co/YpRwFFnsnK 👈

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

ATTN: #Postdocs - Your opportunity to lead the future of science starts now! Applications for the 2025 #HannaGrayFellows Program are OPEN. Take your first step toward joining a community of changemakers in science. Applications are due February 26, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Apply today! https://t.co/lriAQoQFYP 👈

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Today we're thrilled to announce our 2024 #HannaGrayFellows! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists!

This cohort includes scientists working in research areas ranging from treatment-resistant cancers to sleep dysregulation to how animals evolved to live on land.

Read more about HHMI’s Hanna Gray Fellows Program: https://t.co/okFU6Nifty

[UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department @UNC_BCBP]

The winners of our BCBP 2024 Excellence Awards:
Ellie Frost and Latasha Mingo – Staff Excellence in Administration,
Leiah Carey PhD – Staff Excellence in Research,
Martha Johnson PhD – Postdoctoral Scholar Leadership Award

[UNC Psychiatry @UNCPsychiatry]

The Rising Stars program provides training to postdoctoral fellows to help them excel during the faculty interview process by exposing admitted fellows to the same components that they will experience during the faculty job interview process.

Apply at https://t.co/orqPLUJ41X

[Fred Hutch Cancer Center @fredhutch]

Applications for the 7th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Award is now open! This award recognizes outstanding and diverse #postdocs who are conducting
#cancer, #infectiousdisease or #basicscience research. Apply by February 2, 2025 👉 https://t.co/SDmkIESwjb

#MendezSymposium

[J Cell Science @J_Cell_Sci]

In their Cell Science at a Glance article & poster, @MC_Zanellati, @ChihHsuanHsu1, @cohenlaboratory @UNC_CBP describe the diffraction-limited, proximity-based, super-resolution & electron microscopy methods used for visualising interorganelle contacts.
#JCSImagingSI
https://t.co/mPMnVZkKHR

[Cientifico Latino, Inc. @cientificolatin]

📢 SEEKING STEM GRAD APP & FELLOWSHIP MATERIALS!

Without engaged mentors, knowing what to write in your apps is FAR from obvious. 😖

Please help! Submit materials so others can learn from your example.

Grad Apps: https://t.co/H2iK5ylS99
Fellowships: https://t.co/8BumLoI4Py

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

Join us on Monday, Oct 21, at 2PM EST for a webinar about the 2025 Gilliam Fellows competition! Registration required: https://t.co/M07gF4HGYo

[jp flores (he/him) @jpflores_31]

Come join our writing team & work with @jayatirsharma and me 🤩

We take guest pitches, started organizing workshops, and give opportunities to build your science writing portfolios!

We're open to paper translations, science journalism, and opinion pieces!

[K Lukasik @k_lukasik]

@l_obrien_lab Congratulations!

[K Lukasik @k_lukasik]

@Dr_of_Diversity @BriannaEGeorge @MeganDuffyPhD @Dr_Bediya @DrLJBrady @TheRealDrDukes @MayoOnTheBrain @Flagel_Lab @tay_mccork @brittonrae5 @mjmetcalfeneuro @KESchoonover1 @nanopharmNC @drstarbird @nikeapittman @ReseeJohnson @megan_mitchem @MelissaHerman4 @MichelleItano @dani_renee_ @Danica_MDy @TheDejaGrant @c_sullenberger @ChihHsuanHsu1 @MC_Zanellati @Ankita_13Jha @mayabluitt @justbe_frank @ShanRhoads @aponteamy @_TaniaJB

[Humsa Venkatesh @humsav]

Don't forget Day 2 of the Virtual Cancer Neuroscience Course focusing on Neurobiology 101 is this Friday 10/11. Register now to hear an outstanding lineup of speakers! https://t.co/Iygyqnvcuo

[K Lukasik @k_lukasik]

@venkatesh_lab Day 1 was great! So excited to learn more about the field. Thank you!

[CRISPR News 🧬 @CRISPR_News]

Stanford team creates $2 CRISPRkit, bringing affordable gene-editing experiments to high schools. Students can now perform and analyze CRISPR experiments with just a smartphone,#STEM https://t.co/OrxlFdUfXu