Who am I if I’m not a #DevelopmentalBiologist? A (long) thread. Today for #BlackInDevelopmental, I would like to tell you how I got here. I am a #FirstGen college attendee and graduate. I was raised in a single-parent household. We struggled financially when I was growing up. 1/ I know what hunger feels like and have had the lights turned off. I know what it’s like to have holes in the bottom of my shoes from wear. I know what it is to love science. I have been a scientist since childhood. Collecting snails, thinking about how the world works. 2/

I’m at home dealing with what seems like a regular cold (nasal congestion with occasional sneeze/cough, no fever). I know they won’t test me unless my health fails, but at least I can stay away from people for 2 weeks just in case. Day 7 of mild symptoms, day 4 at home. ☹️

https://twitter.com/JuliaBuscaglia/status/1240682719316770816

This is to say- the insistence that everyone has to have the same symptoms, and refusal to test people that aren’t in critical condition or rich and famous is going to cause rapid spread because people assume they are “safe”.

I was sent an anonymous (read cowardly) message my first year as a tenure track professor questioning my choice of institution (PUI). It made me feel bad about getting a job that many PhD’s aspire to, and 3-5% actually get. A thread... (1/4)

https://twitter.com/Scientist_Rhi/status/1152404739474112512

Who are these life trolls with nothing better to do? People who feel the need to critique other people’s career trajectories? Are you my program officer? My mentor? A valued friend? No. You’re just some person who didn’t have the courage to speak to me directly. (2/4)