On International Women's Day, here is to the day we don't need today, where women leading, sitting on boards, growing, and getting equal pay and opportunity is normal. ����
Toasting all my female colleagues across the miles. To your strength and power.
#WomensDay
Just in case any one is wondering: Biomedical scientists spend an average of 12 years in training before reaching an independent position. That is more than most medical residences.
Agree with this sentiment. Science has become an industry dominated by metrics and dollars. Many/most of do science for the love of discovery and fulfilling our curiosity, but this *love* of what we do is in conflict with hyper-competition and poor incentive structures!
CRISPR came from yogurt bacteria. GLP-1s came from Gila monster venom. Taq polymerase came from hot spring bacteria.
As much as we like to think that progress in biotech is driven by human design, our biggest breakthroughs over the years have all originated from nature.
✅✅ A reminder by Dr. Rahaf Ajaj:
She wasn’t on the Stanford list… but she made it to the Nobel stage. 🏅
Mary E. Brunkow, one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in Medicine, has only 34 published papers and an H-index of 21.
She never appeared in Stanford’s ranking of the world’s top 2% of scientists.
She didn’t chase citations, metrics, or the spotlight.
Yet, she became part of a discovery that changed how humanity understands the immune system.
Today, while many are busy chasing numbers, titles, and rankings —
she reminds us what truly matters in science: the question.
🔹 She wasn’t running after the lists.
🔹 She was running after the truth.
Because in the end, it’s not about how many papers you publish…
It’s about how deeply your idea can reshape the world.
Focus on your idea, not your ranking.
Our newest human kidney assembloid model features the formation of spatially-patterned human nephrons connected to a central collecting system. It exhibits a variety of kidney functions in vitro and in vivo. Online now in Cell Stem Cell: https://t.co/pOojmHNUnh
@yalewrightlab@YalePhysicsDept@nationalpostdoc Such a great gesture!
Team building is real way for progressive science!
Would love to see more labs & departments join the club (bonus points if dessert is included)
Really appreciate on behalf postdocs at Yale #YPA
Register for "Breaking the Silence: Postdoc Mental Health Journeys & Accessing Insurance-Covered Care" on Sept. 17th on Zoom! Register on YaleConnect: https://t.co/o556zLVLSp @nationalpostdoc :D
Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🥳 Meet the amazing YPA leaders who create connections, events, and resources for all Yale postdocs 💙
#yale#university#postdoc
For #NPAW2025, the YPA Mentorship Committee has organized an excellent discussion (virtual) on Balanced Mentoring. Tune in! ✨ register: https://t.co/aQbPzDchgP
@KaminskiMed@Yale@YaleMed@YaleSPH@YalePCCSM@YaleIMed@YalePostdocAsso It’s a pleasure to hear your insights & learn more about the vision u lead. As I mentioned during the Q&A, thank u for ur continued support of postdocs & for recognizing our efforts. On behalf of #YPA, we appreciate your contribution to making this event a great success.
Here in Boston for the 2025 National Postdoc Association Annual Conference. Echoing the sentiments of the opening statement, now more than ever, we cannot retreat into fear and anxiety - we need to connect and work together to improve the postdoc experience nationwide. #NPA2025AC