Dr Natasha Aley

Researching stromal compartments of the tumour microenvironment |
Research Associate @i_ringshausen @uclcancer |
PhD @TRRC_LMCB @LMCB_UCL
she/her

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@dsanatelli @Nature Genuinely interested in reliable sources about children having their genitals removed?

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@xtinexoop @RailsDevLevi @singer_joseph @EveHayes123 Of course the parent will keep an eye, just like they do at any event.

Children at conferences isn't something new. Many conferences have children present. Which is why I'm confused at the negativity.

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@xtinexoop @RailsDevLevi @singer_joseph @EveHayes123 Hence why I specifically said "behaving" because it appears that people are only imagining a difficult child.
The child in the photo looks to be school age, so probably able to keep distracted for sometime while Mum networks for a bit.

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@RailsDevLevi @singer_joseph @xtinexoop @EveHayes123 Hence why I specifically said "behaving". As I'm imagining people think negatively about this purely on the assumption that the child would be difficult.
What if that's not the case? What if the parent came prepared with items to distract the child for an hour or so? That's my Q.

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@mairE_keyL @EveHayes123 It's 2024, you might want to wake up to the world around you.

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@RailsDevLevi @singer_joseph @xtinexoop @EveHayes123 Genuinely curious as to what negatives you're perceiving by a behaving child being at a networking event?

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@KunstJonas @BatesPhysio Completely agree!
But like always in academia, PI's hold all the power.

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@betty_blue683 It was first a struggle to realise that I couldn't ever fully concentrate on my project again and didn't have as much time flexibility. Also learning to be as efficient as possible with a lot less sleep.
It's a huge adjustment, but not impossible.

[Jonathan Kipnis 🟦 @jonykipnis]

A post doc with recently accepted Nature paper is entering the lab meeting…

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@MissSharonF @miningbtcsetup @AlfDubs @MigrationUK @GaryLineker Sources?

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@ActonLab @CRUKresearch @ERC_Research @wellcometrust @LMCB_UCL @UCLLifeSciences @hlhorsnell2 @lotte_dewinde @S_Makris @MillwardLindsey @eriksahailab @yuktihari @ReiseSousaLab @TurleyLabGNE @christabenji Huge congratulations Sophie!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@Eirini_Velliou @UCLDivofSurgery Huge congratulations Eirini! Well deserved! So happy for you!

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@Mommyamygill @ZJAyres Personally never lived somewhere in England with mould. Only poorly ventilated rooms/houses have mould.

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@eva_kurilova @PGR_Photography @DrMakokis Why would you jump to this conclusion?

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

A phrase I wish was banned at all presentations:
"As we all know..."
I guarantee you that there is at least 1 person that does not know.
It's how to alginate so much of your audience.
Please, stop.

@AcademicChatter #AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PostdocVoice

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

@Ale_Ferrelli_ @AdamMead_Oxford @TiagoCLuis @KordastiL Congratulations!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[Rosewind @Rosewind2007]

HOW ABOUT one of my favourite vaccines, the HPV vaccine!
“No cervical cancer cases have been observed in fully vaccinated women who received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at age 12 or 13 in Scotland since the program began in 2008”
#vaccineswork
https://t.co/RM7L2Sq9q1

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

Normal people: "Ewww bacteria"

Me after a TON of cloning: "IT WORKED 🥳💃🥳💃"

@PostdocVoice @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @OpenAcademics

[Dr Natasha Aley @natasha_aley]

BIG changes are needed if we're ever going to fix such huge gender inequalities in academia.
We're loosing incredible minds because of the lack of impactful initiatives.