Petros Tsalagradas

Marie Curie fellow/PhD student (University of East Anglia)
MSc in Biotechnology (University of Ioannina)
BSc in Molecular Biology & Genetics (DUTH)

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

My first publication as a primary author during the final year of my PhD @JNeurochem! This is an example of what excellent teamwork can achieve these days

Are you curious about how EPR spectroscopy can be used on membrane transporters?
👇👇👇

https://t.co/pC4Ib6JKXv

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

@mannbhatt_3 Congrats everyone!
NeuroTrans 😍👏🎉🇪🇺

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

https://t.co/gwCppfyNI7

My first university, the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics in Alexandroupolis, is constantly evolving towards scientific excellence... So proud of everyone back there! ❤️🔬

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

https://t.co/ZEXcjf3MTA

[UEA Chemistry @UEA_Chemistry]

Our Chemistry & Physics Research day is just getting started, lots of talks and posters forthcoming 😁. Huge thanks to our sponsors @merckgroup and @Shimadzu! #ueascience #uearesearch

[e-evros.gr @eevrosgr]

Όσα ξέρω μόνο εγώ και εσύ, που μείναμε να ψάχνουμε στα αποκαΐδια τα μέρη που μεγαλώσαμε και αγαπήσαμε

Και μια ακόμα ερώτηση, ο Πρωθυπουργός και εκλεγμένος βουλευτής Έβρου που είναι τις τελευταίες έξι ημέρες
https://t.co/PlHmOIiIg5

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

Evros, my birth place is being destroyed day after day! 😥😞💔😡😡😡

[Copernicus EMS @CopernicusEMS]

#EMSR686 #Alexandroupolis #Greece🇬🇷

Our #RapidMappingTeam has delivered its 2⃣nd Monitoring Product for the large #wildfire burning in East Macedonia and Thrace Region

With a total burnt area of 7⃣2⃣,3⃣4⃣4⃣ ha🔥, this wildfire is the largest recorded on 🇪🇺European soil in years

[e-evros.gr @eevrosgr]

Συμβαίνει τώρα (20:15): O Δήμος Αλεξανδρούπολης καίγεται στην κυριολεξία!

Εικόνα από το κέντρο της Αλεξανδρούπολης - Οι φλόγες έχουν πλησιάσει τις γύρω περιοχές - Ο Άβαντας παραδίδεται στις φλόγες.

Συνεχής ροή εδώ: https://t.co/0OF84NEElE

[e-evros.gr @eevrosgr]

(23:20) Κίρκη - Δρυμός Κίρκης! Καίγεται απ΄ άκρη σε άκρη το δάσος στην περιοχή βόρεια της Αλεξανδρούπολης.

Η εικόνα αυτή την ώρα είναι απογοητευτική - Η φωτιά κινείται προς την Πλάκα ΒΔ.

Συνεχής ροή εδώ: https://t.co/0OF84NEElE

[e-evros.gr @eevrosgr]

(23:50) Αυτή είναι η εικόνα από την Κίρκη, βόρεια της Αλεξανδρούπολης.

Η φωτιά πέρασε "ξυστά" από την Παλαγία και προς το παρόν δείχνει να απομακρύνεται από τον οικισμό και κινείται προς την Πλάκα.

Το μεγάλο πρόβλημα εντοπίζεται εδώ.

Συνεχής ροή εδώ: https://t.co/0OF84NEElE

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Not able to produce “favorable results” in the lab? You are a “loser”.

Stay in the shadows of those who can bring cool data to the Big Prof.

Sounds familiar? It's not only about this case at Stanford.

It's about academic culture in general:

- Keep pushing for metrics. Quantity over quality. Look for flashy conclusions.

- Skyrocket your profile. Build your research enterprise. Outcompete everyone in your field.

Isn’t it how academia works today? 🤨

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Albert Einstein remarked: “An academic career, in which a person is forced to produce scientific writings in great amounts, creates a danger of intellectual superficiality”. 

Peter Higgs said he could NOT replicate his discovery in today’s academic climate: “Not enough peace and quiet in the present sort of climate to do what I did in 1964”.

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Wonder about the results of this “culture”?

1. Thousands of FAKE research articles are published. 30% of all scientific articles may be fake products of paper mills. There is even a special lengthy page on Wiki called “Replication crisis”.

2. Life-draining tenure requirements that fuel the rat race. Why? To ensure the university ranking and recognition is going up.

3. Most PhDs don’t see themselves in science anymore. In many places, you are not required to be creative and knowledgable. Instead, you should demonstrate you can win a race.

Everyone knows it but few things change.

▫️

I am happy that Stanford showed courage and carried out investigation. It is an excellent example of HOW to react to manipulated papers and unhealthy lab dynamic.

It's just another reminder that:

We should STOP focusing on taking “professional selfies”.

We should STOP trading our passion for glory.

Focus on science instead

#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #phdchat

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

Our final annual meeting of @NeuroTransETN
in Italy has come to an end. Words can't describe how grateful I feel to be part of such a supportive and vibrant European network! 🇪🇺

We have built an amazing scientific family with great potential, let's keep it up!

#MSCA #ETN

[NeuroTrans @NeuroTransETN]

We are excited to announce that registration for ISN Brain in Flux - NeuroTrans Joint Satellite meeting is open!
Great chance to share your science with neurotransmitter transporter enthusiasts from all over the world.
Gaia, Portugal. 12 - 15 August 2023 👇https://t.co/MHTfAxI0eJ

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

Open PhD position in our lab at UEA, Norwich, UK. 🤓

EPR spectroscopy on membrane transporters! 🧲

Application deadline: 17/4/2023
Start date: 1/10/2023

[Dr Fraser MacMillan @Dr_F_MacMillan]

https://t.co/fO2SJecikB

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

Are you interested in using novel spectroscopic techniques on neurotransmitter sodium symporters? 🧠

Check out the most recent open fully-funded Ph.D. position from our lab at UEA in Norwich, UK! 🧐

#phdpositions #UEA #NRPDTP

[Dr Fraser MacMillan @Dr_F_MacMillan]

new PhD opportunities at UEA https://t.co/nYQzU16t1R

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

The 2nd annual meeting of #NeuroTrans is over! Full of amazing talks, fruitful scientific discussions with the PIs and wonderful memories with my fellow ESRs .

See you soon again! 🤩 😍

#MSCA #ETN

[NeuroTrans @NeuroTransETN]

The second #Neurotrans annual meeting went by so fast! A pleasure to catch up with everyone's project in the charming town of Tomar in Portugal. Keep up the good work!

#MSCA #ETN #ITN

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

@anna_campana_ @ITTS_Cure Congratulations my fellow molecular biologist and geneticist, well deserved! 👏😊💪

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

The living example when science met craziness and they matched perfectly! It becomes better and better every time... Looking forward to our next @NeuroTransETN meeting guys 👊 #itts2022

[Iris Kalenderoglou @iris_kalen]

It’s such a joy every time we meet with all of you guys, see you at the @NeuroTransETN annual meeting in Portugal ☀️#itts2022

[Petros Tsalagradas @petertsal02]

@NeuroTransETN @AlvesLeti95 Congrats! 😊👏🎉

[Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp]

Let science teach you how to hug! So many people are deprived of touch during the pandemic. Affective touch is essential for our emotional health. And a hug, when done right, is safer than a handshake (to avoid viral transmission).
https://t.co/e7rJ0RrU0M