Kate M. Van Pelt, PhD ✨

postdoc in the La Spada lab @ucimedschool studying neurodegeneration | PhD @umichmedicine | @oberlincollege alum | midwesterner on the west coast

[Kate M. Van Pelt, PhD ✨ @synaptikate]

Super excited about my first, first-author being published the day after my defense! 🥳🥂✨

Keep an eye out for the second half of my PhD research, we're hard at work getting it wrapped up for submission 🙂

[Dan Michele @MicheleLabUM]

Congrats to @UMichCMB PhD student @synaptikate for her first author paper with @3268_AMP from @UMPhysiology published in @PLOSGenetics showing loss of FIC-1 dependent ampylation slows disease in a C.elegans model of polyglutamine toxicity https://t.co/kleyaBrQLd

[DSHB @DSHB_antibodies]

A timely reminder that @DSHB_antibodies exists: a non-profit selling validated antibodies at $50/mL of supernatant. Our validation images show what's actually on the blot. No sleuths required. https://t.co/WfeQ2Pn32I #AntibodiesForResearch

[Arjun Raj @arjunrajlab]

Can someone start a journal called “Cell Atlases” so that the rest of the journals can go back to publishing interesting things?

[Kate M. Van Pelt, PhD ✨ @synaptikate]

@kunalt12345 @koeng101 yes, b/c the people doing it will do it stupidly w/ little to no appreciation for the complexities of biology as a field

every day i read posts from CS/AI guys shocked that their background is irrelevant & they need to actually understand bio to produce useful insights

[Daniel Litt @littmath]

Here at [famous scientist’s name].ai, we’re developing tools to accelerate science. Unlike academia, which has stifled the production of high quality scientific work by demanding it be correct, here at [fsn].ai, we know that you can just do (wrong) things.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Contemorary artist Sherry Rusinack, known for her fun cat artworks #WomensArt

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

The rotund cats of Kamwei Fong

[tam @6BDf4N7yeKYYNXC]

ねこ達
Nijijourney

[ヨル @spinel_sugar]

#猫の日
カワイイ切手を集めています🐈‍⬛

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Three Black Cats, Carl Kahler

[wish @wishingbow]

elle fanning photographed by szilveszter makó and styled by lauren eggertsen

[USA Swimming @USASwimming]

Reminder to NOT take for granted the fact that we live in the Katie Ledecky era of swimming 🥶🥶🥶

[Alyssa Leader @alittleleader]

Never in my entire life have I actually sent an email at 8:00 AM. If you receive an email from me at 8:00 AM you can rest absolutely assured that I schedule sent that mess at like 1:27 in the morning.

[Christopher @molochofficial]

All truly great Christmas media recognizes the inherent melancholy of the holiday season

[Jake Wintermute 🧬/acc @SynBio1]

Bio: "I don't want to over-hype this too much but our work might possibly someday contribute to improving the standard of care for a subset of lymphoma patients"

Tech: "AI will cure all diseases very soon"

[danisha carter @danishacarterr]

i am so tired of losers and idiots trying to make their failure a national emergency. the essay fucking sucked. you’re not good enough. move on.

[rosey🌹 @thechosenberg]

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation

[Kate M. Van Pelt, PhD ✨ @synaptikate]

@TzinAt1521ce @mtlushan i love how the original tweet is getting reposted on my TL as being insightful when this is like, one of the most moronic & completely predictable takes i’ve ever seen from another “i know a lot about AI/ML, one of the REAL sciences, why would i need to know biology?” dudes

[Kate M. Van Pelt, PhD ✨ @synaptikate]

@xriskology @zarathustra5150 love having a PhD in "aplied" mathematics lmao

[Kate M. Van Pelt, PhD ✨ @synaptikate]

very cool how the current administration’s policies on science/research funding have made my job search as a fresh PhD incredibly stressful, & now, as a result of the shutdown, I get to cross my fingers & hope my cross-country flight for a job interview doesn’t get cancelled!!!