Thanks to Alex for hosting me on Bio-techne's Back of the Napkin Podcast. We discuss my science, life as a scientist, what it's like to be a TED speaker, and how strong feelings of anger won me an NIH New Innovator Award. Hope it can be helpful if anyone needs some inspiration.
Posts by Prof. Katie Whitehead
asking for an image of a professor and asking to make it "more professor", a thread.
All you need is love.
Post-COVID, Carnegie Mellon instituted a fall break in addition to spring break. I have no clue why this has never been a thing before. Was spring break history really just about going to the beach??
Congrats to the amazing Kati Karikó & Drew Weissman on their Nobel Prize for vaccine-enabling mRNA science. I’ve been privileged to work & interact with them.
Brilliance is par for the course when it comes to Nobels; being a good, generous person makes it even more special. 💗
A cut tomato that looks like a demon face
Don’t know if I should add dressing or holy water
Are postdocs trainees?
Girl Scout camp counselor
Receptionist
Florist
I seriously 🔥 my finger today with super glue. Had no idea this was a thing. And the only finger bandages I have are bright Orange. For subtlety.
Death by birthday party.
So glad it’s resonated with you
Came off of sabbatical a few weeks ago. It’s amazing how much faster I work when I have (a lot) more to do.
Cat inside in a toy camping tent
Yay! There are more people here. Hello and good morning, and here is a picture of my cat camping.
I’m always surprised by how much I ❤️ fried pickles.
My partner thinks I’m missing the boat by coming here instead of Threads. I have no clue other than this isn’t Meta.
Yeah there is that new country version, and I’ve been listening to Tracy’s and the other covers on repeat :)
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
My doctor has me on a grain free diet for a month. Now I’m eating “pasta” that is actually strips of hearts of palm and questioning all of my life’s decisions.
Yeah, 3 orders of magnitude feels bleak
Never thought I’d be on a boat
If I’m not tweeting, what am I doing. Sky diving? Raining? Sleeting?