Sonia Agrawal, PhD

Infectious disease, Oncology, All things 'omics, Bioinformatics, Data Science

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@MEAIndia @CPVIndia @passportsevamea - wasting my time again at the RPO, R.K. Puram Delhi. The staff for the Regional officer does not allow anyone to meet with him. Staff is not ready to do their work. Systems/servers are always down.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@MEAIndia @CPVIndia @passportsevamea - ITO Delhi and even the RPO, R.K. Puram are experts in playing passing the "parcel" a.k.a. file from one officer to another officer, from one office to another, for a simple PCC/GEP case making citizens run around and waste time.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@phylogenomics So sorry for your loss and the circumstances under which it happened. It is so unfortunate that field of science is filled with unkind people and I have been constantly reminded that kindness is seen as sign of weakness.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@etihad Please check direct messages as I sent a detailed version of the incident.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@etihad staff, majority males, at Delhi international Airport check-in counter harassing single females, letting others with much heavier cabin luggage pass through but stopping single young females for 3-5 kgs excess cabin baggage. Worst airlines experience.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@AnaMarciaSG @etihad Thanks Ana. I am sorry that you had to undergo such horrific experience. Men who think that they are in a position of power to mistreat and take advantage of single women travelers should definitely be held accountable. Thanks for the support.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

I was asked to strip off my jacket, scarf, beanie cap and held at the counter for 2 hours. I was asked to remove my essential medicines and forced to upgrade to business class.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@checkvisaslots Can you cancel and reschedule for an earlier appointment date? How do I do that? It is not letting me book an earlier appointment date.

[Eric Green @NHGRI_Director]

The genomics workforce in the U.S. has insufficient representation of individuals from many racial and ethnic groups, those with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as women in faculty and leadership positions.

[Ana Marcia Guimaraes @AnaMarciaSG]

Please, share. Any scientist in need, please, feel free to contact me. My lab is open!

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@MirLaufer @JCSilva_US @UMCVD @UMBaltimore Congratulations Dr. Laufer. You are incredible and truly inspiring

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

Thanks in advance to all those who would be willing to help and understand that a career in science for an immigrant woman in this country is full of hurdles but I want to keep fighting till the end. I hope that I am able to pay it forward someday for fellow women in science.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

With 1 Engineering, 2 MS and, 1 PhD degrees, 23 publications, 582 citations, 8+ years of work experience in Bioinformatics, I am here, making a humble request to scientists out there: if anyone is willing to provide me with independent letters of recommendation, pls DM

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

I am making this kind request for my immigration application to continue my research endeavors in US. When I embarked on my journey in this country 14 years ago, I didn't know that all these achievements wouldn't suffice to support that I am making a difference, however small.

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

Now I am left wondering if a little help in the right direction could have made any difference? Should I go ahead and publish my results even if they are not so new?

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

Today I came across a recently published paper that corroborated the results I saw during my PhD research project. One of the reasons that I didn't have the nerves to publish my results was constant discouragement by a faculty member telling me that my results were just crap 😓

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

@MattVCannon1 @SerreLab Congratulations Matt!! Good luck with the new endeavor

[Dominique Devereaux’s Son @wondermann5]

This was the Capitol building during the BLM protests

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

It should always be a two-way street!

[Sonia Agrawal, PhD @soniaagr4]

Agree 100%

[Bryan Greenhouse @bgreenhouse1]

Science means admitting we don't know everything but use best available data to make rational conclusions and take action as appropriate. Best available data change; honesty means changing our conclusions. Support honesty. #FollowTheScience #IStandWithFauci