Asst Prof, @UW. Working to build artificial human tissues. LGBTQ+. Disabled. #BLM. Diversity = Innovation. Views my own. she/her
Dec 2, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Just sat on a panel designed to give advice to first-year Assistant Profs @UW. Here's the advice I gave. (side note, while reading remember #3! Not all advice works for all people)...
1) First, CHILL. In my 1st year, I felt anxious. (Will I get the grant? Will I publish papers? The result was me frantically trying to do too much at once. Too many projects, collaborations, etc. Advice #1: CHILL. Trust yourself. You got this.
Jan 26, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Friends, let's talk. Racial funding disparity is not just an @NIH problem. We, the individuals of our profession, are responsible for the racism that permeates it.
As anti-racist grant reviewers (red below), we hold the power. Let's do the following:
●Score grants of Black faculty well* (@DrPlattLab).
●Rescue grants of Black faculty so they are discussed*.
●Consider diversity when scoring the Investigator team and Innovation*.
Jan 26, 2021 • 15 tweets • 16 min read
@NIH R01’s from White scientists are funded at ~twice the award rate as Black scientists.
@NIH has known this for a decade. It has not been fixed.
