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Me: I know its a meme, but I'm not going to do the thing where you have a million tabs open while writing dissertation. Me, literally two paragraphs in:

Yall, I just realized I set my private defense date on Eid al-Adha. What a way to spend my holiday, LOL

My last 5 brain cells trying to put together coherent thoughts for my dissertation

A funny bit of symmetry I just realized: I officially started my PhD the day after Eid (al-Fitr) in the last week of June 2017. I will (Insh'Allah) officially complete my PhD the day after Eid (al-Adha) in the last week of June 2023.

Pre-print of my paper out on BioRvix! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Obligatory: PhDone

Blinding myself/others to the genotype by giving codenames. 16 samples, 16 songs on folklore, perfect code naming scheme. But you see, the issue is that my 8th sample ended up with the codename "seven" which will be...confusing.

People have always been fascinated by what makes humans different from animals. Renowned UTSW Neuroscience expert Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D., provides insights into brain evolution that set modern humans apart from ancient ancestors. bit.ly/3QBicRI #utswresearch

So excited to be the recipient of a 2023 NARSAD Young Investigator award!!! Thanks to BBRFoundation The Maze Lab and the Friedman Brain Institute community for supporting my research examining the persistent effects of pregnancy/postpartum experiences on brain plasticity! 🧠☀️🎉

The Future of Neuroscience is Bright at #FBIat15! Postdocs & Students Arianna Neal Davis Michael B. Fernando Joe Zaki Miguel Rodríguez de los Santos Jennifer Chan & Carmen Romero share what they think will be the most exciting discoveries & technological innovations in neuroscience during their lifetimes.

Things have been so hectic, this slipped my radar a bit, but my grad school paper is official out! cell.com/cell-reports/f…

Today we went to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dean’s office to deliver a petition signed by a supermajority of postdocs demanding immediate financial relief for those of us facing financial hardship. 1/3

If we want the war in Gaza to end, we can’t put our heads in the sand or ignore the voices of the Palestinian Americans in the Democratic Party. If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian

Newaz the Swiftie is the obvious one

We are excited for Rockefeller University Postdoc Union (UPROR-UAW) as they prepare to vote in their union election this week! #JoinTheMovement #1u