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Stop funding research
(the way you do)
Because it is wasteful, unethical and unscientific
A thread (1/16)

— Andreas De Block (@DeblockBlock) January 10, 2022

1. The worst aspect of working as a scientist is the never ending & all consuming need to secure funds. But there is a simple solution. It will work, it will increase diversity, empower scientists, & improve research outcomes. But the science power structure is arrayed against it

— Tanentzapf Lab (@TanentzapfLab) January 11, 2022

Our application period is open. We have the best REU mentors and offer an amazing opportunity to grow as a young scientist, in a very special place @MBLScience! pic.twitter.com/l2RnwfqJnj

— Veronica G Martinez Acosta (@VeronicaGMarti2) January 14, 2022

If I hadn't packed up and moved my postdoc lab to a new institution in 2020 I don't think I would know what needs to be done to build a lab, or how to do those things and prioritize certain tasks. Why is this not a part of postdoc training?

— Tina Termini (@CterminiPhD) January 6, 2022

What are your top tips for #PhD, #PostDoc and #academia in general?

Mine:
– always have a presentation ready
– update your CV as you go along
– write it down – you WON'T remember
– take calculated risks
– be true to yourself#science #WednesdayMotivation .@AcademicChatter

— Elisabeth Kugler (@KuglerElisabeth) January 5, 2022

Thinking about biological collections lately I'm reminded of the time that somehow at age 4, I got a personal tour of the @UCBerkeley entomology collection (Essig?) from a kind scientist (anybody know who?!). Asked my parents how on earth THAT happened, and it turns out…🤯

— Rebecca Varney (@RebeccaMVarney) January 17, 2022

So thrilled to see @Edutab_Africa bring Foldscope to remote communities in Kenya. Start of a bigger resolution to focus on scale up in Africa this year for us! “Life long love for science” sums it up very well. https://t.co/F0ATI9CMin

— PrakashLab (@PrakashLab) January 17, 2022