Let’s stop treating "leaving academia" as negative. Scientists train for academia, industry, or what suits them. Industry isn’t an alternative; it’s a choice. In fields like engineering, most PhDs go to industry, and no one calls it "leaving academia." We should train scientists for diverse paths.

Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠.

It is good to have a perspective of the genocide in Gaza. Today we remember Nahida Khalil Anton Samar Kamal Anton, and all those killed in this war. open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

Check out these PAID summer internships and other opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students. www.pathwaystoscience.org

can roaches be part of the solution to making neurophysiology, a typically very elite field, more accessible? in Arizona, @ulisesricoy.bsky.social & colleagues are using the critters to create low cost educational experiments also ft. @backyardbrains.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/12/10/c...

The JOY I just felt in seeing this paper from the @drverpeut.bsky.social and @ulisesricoy.bsky.social labs about teaching ML/automated behavior tracking using cockroaches -- been wanting to do something like this with our students and feeling inspired now! 🪳 www.eneuro.org/content/earl...

We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv...

SACNAS keynote Dr. JoAnn Trejo sharing her amazing story in science. 1st gen, low income, Mexican American. Cell biologist who extends her influence beyond the lab. #2023NDiSTEM

A few reasons why I love Patagonia!📷 #photography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #patagonia #mountains

The birth of a star as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope