"A mind whose only intake is failure cannot possibly produce anything resembling happiness. Ultimately, your life is your project—not the other way around." #PhDChat #AcademicChatter brnw.ch/21wJLII

A PhD student told me yesterday that they really liked my most recent paper because I actually explained the basic concepts that most people don’t bother to explain in their papers. It was the biggest compliment I could have received. I remember being that frustrated student 🥹❤️

I was wary of antidepressants, but they helped when nothing else could Medication helped this struggling Ph.D. student get on the path of healing. #PhDChat #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth brnw.ch/21wJOsa

"Don't be disappointed that the first things don't work as intended," he says. "They don't look nice, but you see the potential of what you're doing." npr.org/sections/healt…

Being rigorous about science does not mean we have to be cruel in how we interact as scientists. Sadly, there are people who are cruel without ever being rigorous. Encouragingly, there are people who are kind while also being rigorous. We can each choose how we treat others.

#AcademicTwitter Let's give more feedback as we want to receive!😃#phdlife #phdvoice

Spending time with early-career researchers is one of the very best parts of this job. It’s a chance to see the future of science and realize how bright that future is. It’s also a reminder of the responsibility we have to create a culture for all of that potential to thrive.

This is how charles felt: buried in teaching and service all semester, then going to the Myofilament Meeting

An academic career progression can be perfectly linear: PhD - Postdoc - Assistant Professor. Here’s mine: PhD - Postdoc 1 - Postdoc 2 - Postdoc 3 - Instructor - Senior Postdoc - Scientist II - Scientific Director - Assistant Professor. And you know what? That’s ok. AMA ;)

1 in 10 of the top 100 ‘best’ scientists are named Michael or Eric, but only 3% are female, according to Research.com. Putting aside the obvious flaws of the H-index, these numbers are disheartening. Thanks to Michael Eisen for sharing. research.com/scientists-ran…

Getting a paper published is a LOT of work.

When I read x gene causes heart failure and there is no mechanism, pathway study or functional outcomes…

Please join us for our next ECC virtual seminar.! When: Jun 7, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: fsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

As a research mentor, it’s common to see someone whose project is not working but they are doing all the right things to troubleshoot. Don’t underestimate the power of saying “Even though your experiments are failing, you are still succeeding at research.”

🧵On the Wiggers diagram. It is an illustration of temporal relations of atrial, ventricular and aortic pressures with ventricular volumes, in a simplified, schematic illustration of the main relations, for basic teaching purposes, but is not the full truth about physiology.

New paper out: "Shaping scientists: How faculty values influence graduate student recruitment and diversity, equity, and inclusion" Lots to unpack about what faculty prioritize when hiring, and suggestions on how to make grad recruitment more inclusive. nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Congrats to ALL the WSU-PSL winners at MPS ! apsmichigan.org/2024-mps-award… Well done to all!

Did Associate Deans inspire this?!

Academics might use this often…

New ECI Visiting Research Fellowships for Laboratory Visits!!!! Deadline December 16th, 2024.