Congrats to my student Irving Estevez who passed his thesis proposal today and advanced to candidacy!

Lab had a great time out celebrating Nydia’s recent F31 award. Love all these faces! (And 2 more not pictured 😂)

I argued fiercely with Toni Morrison about the positions she took in this this interview in TIME. As I attempt as a 71-year-old to parent adolescents, I want to revisit those conversations when I insisted she was wrong.

In my field, spaghetti = microglia. 😂

Our faculty search for investigators studying roles for non-neuronal cells in CNS health and disease is still accepting applications until December 15th! Get your application in!

Happy 3rd birthday to Bibi and Didi! ♥️♥️

A pleasure to speak at the CUNY Graduate Center The Graduate Center today. Lots of insightful questions from the neuroscience students!

Another conference in the books for the Daniels lab! Had a great time at #ASN2023!

So proud of Juan!!

So proud of Irving and excited this news is finally out! I’m grateful to HHMI for recognizing his incredible potential. Truly one of the most exciting things to happen in my career! Can’t wait to see what comes next!

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