Mara Davis

1st year Ph.D student in Cellular and Molecular Biology at UPenn

[CAMB Graduate Group @CAMBUpenn]

Great 1st day of the 2023 GTV retreat

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

Am I doing grad school right? I worked 19 hours yesterday and today only went to campus for a meeting with free food.

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

The last time I gave a presentation as an undergrad I received a failing grade from my professor. Today I gave my 1st presentation as a PhD student and had the grading professors tell me I was exceptional. Seems small but means a lot considering I never thought I’d make it here.

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

Started off the weekend with the GTV retreat and ended it by finding out I successfully transfected a stem cell line! Great way to end the first two weeks of my Ph.D at UPenn!

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

Without Roe v Wade I wouldn’t have my bachelors, I wouldn’t have my masters, and I wouldn’t be alive. Instead of celebrating receiving my diplomas this week I am mourning for those who will now not have access to the higher education I did.

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

@AustinSilva108 So excited for you!

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

A lab mate asked me if it was silly that they wanted to frame their first publication… guess who thought it was a great idea. Check it out here! https://t.co/YBf8fcvXeo

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

Sometimes I worry I’m not cut out for a Ph.D. program, but then I remember the time I did cell culture for 6 hours straight with no Spotify premium

[Dr Meming @Dr_Meming]

Y’all know how I feel about figures

@OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter #academictwitter

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

I said “canonical Monte” the other day because I forgot the word ‘classic’. If that’s not a sign that I need to take a break from writing, I don’t know what is.

[Elisa Granato @Prokaryota]

DNA leaving the agarose gel well

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

I finally got to go to my first conference and I have to say it’s pretty magical seeing people get excited because you have the word CRISPR on your poster.

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

An essay a day keeps the anxiety of impending graduate school application deadlines away

[Mara Davis @maradavis08]

Not my first poster presentation but definitely the funnest I’ve ever had. Thanks @MBLScience and the directors and faculty on site for giving us an amazing Summer and research experience!