Lillian Byer

Research Assistant at @lehtinenlab @bostonchildrens - Neuroscience major at @DavidsonCollege ‘23 - Aspiring neuroscientist - she/her

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@gabbylcarrillo Reunion soon?

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Pitstop between Davidson and Boston: paddling & backpacking at Hungry Horse Reservoir/Glacier National Park!

Not pictured: my atrocious paddling tan

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On Sunday, I graduated Cum Laude with Honors from Davidson College with a BS in Neuroscience! Many people helped me reach this point, but I especially want to thank my parents and Dr. Barbara Lom for their constant support.
Next stop: Dr. Maria Lehtinen’s lab @BostonChildrens

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@LauraBundesen As always, I’m super impressed with and inspired by your work! Thank you for sharing - love the idea, colors, and intricate details!

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Excited to share that I’m a Fulbright semi-finalist! Infinite thanks to everyone who has helped me in this process (writing rec letters, reading my statements, just chatting/answering q’s about Taiwan) - I couldn’t be more grateful.
Hope to share more good news as I hear it!

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@neubadah Yes ! Sad I can’t make it to your talk :/

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If you’re interested in hearing about my work on ipsiRGCs, I’ll be presenting at SfN on Monday from 1-5 PST (see details below)!

Excited to see old faces and meet new ones! ☺️

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@RachanaDSomaiya Thank you ! Wish you would be one of them 🥲

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@SciArtBot Yes!! Could also be cool to play around with the shapes & sizes of these cells through various embroidery stitches :)

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@LauraBundesen Thank you! Means a lot coming from you :)

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@YanpingLiang2 I wonder if I could hang it somewhere.. either way could definitely take a pic :)

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After over a thousand knots (I lost count) and a hundred one piece eps, I present the finished retina embroidery! The colorings of the knots were inspired by my research! Feedback and future suggestions welcome!

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@1eannaBlevins @RachanaDSomaiya Me too 🥰

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@DrLauraDownie Thank you so much! Glad it looks accurate :)

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@_shabnamc Thank you! Your neuron also looks amazing!

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@RachanaDSomaiya not the YouTuber (yes I did think of this like 1.5 months late whoops)

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Excited for the opportunity to present my undergraduate thesis work at my first international conference!

Incredibly grateful for my mentors at ⁦@michaelfoxlab⁩ & ⁦@lom_lab⁩ who made this possible and have supported me

See you soon San Diego & ⁦@SfNtweets⁩ !

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@1eannaBlevins Agreed! Hoping this turns out well enough to give me the confidence to continue creating & use as potential gifts :)

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Inspired by @LauraBundesen and am attempting to combine 2 of my loves: embroidery & the retina (aka my lovely eye flowers) - looking forward to many French knots and binging One Piece (@RachanaDSomaiya) Stay tuned for the finished product!

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@LauraBundesen Would love to meet!

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Year 2 for the kid! Grateful to be have been back at Fox lab & FBRI this summer to continue studying the distribution and development of ipsiRGCs. This project has turned into my senior undergraduate thesis! Thanks to everyone from Fox lab & Davidson who helped make this possible