Carrie Leonard, Ph.D.

Developmental Neurobiologist. #STEM equity, accessibility, communication enthusiast. Mom. Certified anxious person🔬👩🏻‍🔬🧠🫠

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@ChinyereIweka Way to go, Chinyere!!!

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@S0maDash @AnatomyOrg @SocDevBio @ScienceStowers @ualbany Yay Soma!!!! Can’t wait to see what you do!

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@kss_phd I sit at high tops Kaela. It’s been years since I had to remind you of this but…. we are not all the same height 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@DrEricaBioPhD @HCRimaging @HutchinsLabUCSF You finally got your microscope?!? Beautiful! 🤩

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@vdarcey @bostonmarathon @summerrozzi @DrKristinSykes You are amazing!!! 💜💜💜

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@MelCooperPhD @PeriKurshan @leslievosshall I agree this is important. You are right that it effectively shortens the parental extension now and make an excellent point this could apply later. It’s backward thinking and we need clear policy now.

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@PeriKurshan @bomba_ewa @leslievosshall Yes I was told same in a more wishy-washy way. I had a kid in 2016 as grad student, #2 in 2018 as postdoc and was told they can’t answer bc they don’t know if Covid extensions will still apply next year or be stacked. Zero help for planning K99 submissions. Tired of gambling

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@PeriKurshan @leslievosshall Have been trying to figure out who to write to but think we need many voices. Having us pick either/or effectively eliminates the parental extension. This will cause a worse problem with retaining young female/mother investigators when it’s already bad enough.

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@PeriKurshan @leslievosshall I’m in similar situation and have been trying to figure out who to write to. Childbirth extension for kid born 2018, K99 eligibility would be up next July and there is no way I’m getting in a competitive application by then due to Covid (had 2 kids under 5yo at home during).

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@vdarcey @IRPatNIH @NIDDKgov @KevinH_PhD Way to go, Val!!

[kaela @kss_phd]

one day I hope to be/feel✨ as prolific as Sally Ride and Bruce Voeller but this will truly do for now catch y’all on LITERAL TV. huge thanks to @NatGeoTV & the communities I’m fighting for everyday

😭🖤✨

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@JTroyLittleton I had my first child while getting my neuroscience PhD. An understanding and supportive mentor makes all the difference. Not sure I would've/could've stayed in research, otherwise. I hope I'm in the position to do this for my trainees one day!

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@CollegePark_MD thanks for the fun activity this weekend!! #collegeparkdinos

[kaela @kss_phd]

we love a thank you note & even more so we love the mentors that made our dreams reality 🖤

Check out this open letter written by me @RackebT @NeuroCurls & @FutureDrDukes to past/current/future mentors of Black Trainees
🖤🎉👇🏾

https://t.co/y0YNNoPilC

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@kss_phd Oh they got you, Doc 🤣

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

One of the most important articles this year.

We can’t just keep waiting for vaccines for another 6 months. We can’t just say lockdown as the solution. We must give ppl the tools they need to be safe. Yet we choose to withhold them.

⁦@JuliaLMarcus⁩ https://t.co/6TfNGYxuLi

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Incredibly powerful, must-watch moment.

Thank you, @esglaude.

[kaela @kss_phd]

Podcasts are cool and I got to do this one with two friends about my research, BlackInNeuro and all the things I want for the neuro community! Check it out 👇🏾🤗🖤

[Carrie Leonard, Ph.D. @phd_carrie]

@Proteintech Yay thank you!