one of my students is applying for a prestigous fellowship and while i am 100 % supportive, the mentor portion is VERY high maintenance and 'grabby', requiring so so so many MANY fields to be filled with information that cant possibly be relevant....

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1. CRISPR came from basic research on bacteria. 2. Optogenetics started with a discovery in algae. 3. The GFP protein comes from jellyfish. The biggest breakthroughs all trace to scientists following their curiosity, and this is one huge reason why we must keep funding basic research!

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It was absolutely wonderful to meet the other new PATH recipients at the @bwfund.bsky.social New Awardees meeting! I feel so lucky to be a part of this group and to connect with my peers across many interesting areas of infectious disease research.

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I will be forever grateful to my mentors @harmitmalik.bsky.social, Toshi Tsukiyama, and Antony Jose for always believing in me, to the wonderful trainees I worked with who shaped me as a mentor, and to all the labs members who cheered me on through this marathon. chromevoramanlab.github.io/people/

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From a discussion of updating a department website...

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