Last full day at Hopkins!!

Every time I get a little tired and worn out, I remember that a *man* with a shitty spray tan and a *man* with a brain worm are trying to take away my future in science…and that fixes it for me.

Because *a man* isn’t gonna be the reason I can’t be a scientist, so help me god.

ICYMI, NIH will be asking soon for each NIH-funded researcher to justify every draw they make (often several times a week) on their grants and every NIH officer and their boss will have to justify their agreeing on these draws.

This is the death of US biomedical research by a thousand cuts

Very much this.

Two pipe cleaner zebrafish with googly eyes. One has blue and yellow stripes and the other is white and yellow.

Looking for a fun activity? Try this step-by-step guide to make pipe cleaner #zebrafish! For instructions on how to make them, visit: insitutech.wordpress.com/2016/07/20/f... 🧪

My heart is so full after my former student thanked me in the speech she just gave at the stand up to science rally! 🧬🔬

Hey department chairs, please go talk to your assistant profs and discuss how tenure expectations will be changed in response to the current funding environment. They deserve a visit.
Also, adding years to the clock serves the university, not the researcher.

WCK is working with partners to provide food kits to families returning to northern Gaza. Each kit contains staples like lentils, hummus & rice, along with other essentials, enough for 57 meals. As Palestinians return to destroyed homes, these kits offer a reliable food source. #ChefsForGaza

Reminder: The functions of government should be boring.

Government is not a reality show and there should be very little day to day drama.

Lots to piece out from day 1 of the hearing on Trump's executive order concerning trans people in the military, but this back-and-forth between Judge Ana Reyes and government lawyer Jason Lynch about intersex people and biology is interesting!