Never give up

In 1929, Alexander Fleming published his paper outlining the antibacterial properties of penicillin, and began the era of antibiotics. Read the Nobel Prize laureate's full article online: goo.gl/G8mUHd

Hola #medtwitter! Latinos in Neurosurgery is a newly established organization that strives to cultivate, nurture and support the recruitment/advancement of Latinx/Hispanic people in Neurosurgery. Feel free to follow and share this organization to help us build our community!

A research project I contributed to during undergrad recently got published! Check it out here: mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/1… #Neuroscience #AcademicChatter

Super pumped that this is out and so grateful to all the amazing folks who helped make it happen! Especially Dr. Heather Mefford 🙌🏼

Research from @HCMefford in Nature Communications has demonstrated the benefit of DNA methylation “episignatures” as fingerprints to track the cause of unsolved rare DEE cases to their relevant gene.  Learn more: stjude.org/media-resource…

16 years before Martin Luther King Jr, Ralph Bunche was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Bunche was heavily influenced by his grandmother, who had been born into slavery. His 'Nana' taught him that everybody had the right to be treated equally.

You WILL get your PhD

The first-year PhD students have just started their first day of classes, officially making me a 5th year PhD student and I just don’t know how I feel about that.

Friendly reminder to actually read the emails I bought lunch before a seminar only to find out the seminar offered free food.

My lab mate handled an accessibility challenge beautifully, and I wanted to tweet about it, a thread (consider amplifying after reading). 1/ #ScienceTwitter #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

*FACULTY* positions open for #pediatric #neuroscience #Genetics #RareDisease #PrecisionMedicine program St. Jude Research! 🧵 Seeking PhD +/- MD doing basic / transl research to understand/treat neurogenetic disease. JOIN US! 🧠🧬 #academicjobs Plz RT! talent.stjude.org/faculty/jobs/J…

Thrilled to give this webinar alongside Aníbal and Dennisha (people I look up to) on 8/27. Remember to register to receive the Zoom link. Pls share with anyone interested in applying to grad school ❤️

Another opportunity St. Jude Research! Seeking a senior scientist 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬to lead a brain #organoid core to support researchers in Ctr for Peds Neuro Dz Res - collaborative work with multiple PIs to understand & treat #RareDisease 🧠🧬 talent.stjude.org/research/jobs/…

Our GSMI webinar “Applying to STEM Programs” is TOMORROW at 12pm ET. Learn about why you should apply to STEM grad programs, a timeline on the grad school application process, and how to build a strong app from the CL Team. Previously sold out! REGISTER🔽 tinyurl.com/yk57bvzc

I am thrilled to share that I have joined St. Jude Research as a faculty member. The Alsina lab is now open and studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain development in health and disease, with focus on RNA and cytoskeleton regulation.

I'm thrilled to announce that the Irala lab is now open at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Research! We'll investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms of astrocyte-neuron communication and how synaptic balance is achieved and maintained during brain development

📝Applying to fellowships this season? Join us Monday 9/16 at 5pm EST for a #CLGSEC workshop "Grad School 101: Applying to Fellowships" featuring panelists Ya'el Courtney, PhD, Josh Schimel, & Luciana Custer as we guide you to identify & secure fellowships Register eventbrite.com/e/grad-school-…

I have a YouTube playlist for molecular biology for my undergrad interns in the lab. I might as well share it here. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Being a first-generation college student comes with a great sense of responsibility and self-imposed pressure. However, we must remember that our well-being should be our top priority. Reach out to your mentors for support – asking for help is a sign of courage, not weakness.