Well hey Twitter, it’s been a minute! I passed my qualifying exam with honors, recently had my first dissertation committee meeting and received honors, and on Monday I am submitting an F31 and giving my public dissertation proposal defense. You could say I’ve been pretty busy!

trying to lock in and get this qualifying exam written and DONE 🤞🏽 please send happy and productive vibes my way

This is my first time attending a PCF event. I’m so excited to hear about all the interesting work going on in the field! #PCFRetreat23

today is the only day you can retweet this..

I love science so much. I really do. I am exceptionally fortunate to be able to pursue my passions while having a supportive mentor. But as a 1st year student, seeing how Black scientists are treated at all levels in academia has me feeling like I’m walking into a burning house.

We deserve better and I want better for us. Half-assed DEI efforts are not sufficient to address the unique and intense tribulations Black scientists face. I don’t know what the solution is, but I do know I’m tired of my community being denied systemic support.

Rest in peace Sammy and Nic.

I don’t miss being an undergrad, but I really do miss the robust transportation system my university had. I am not a fan of driving to work everyday 😖

So excited to get back to wet bench work after spending a couple months doing data processing 😮‍💨

ok I forgot how annoying it is when your experiments don’t go as planned lol

I turn 22 today 🥳 thankful to celebrate another year of life and I’m looking forward to what the future holds!

I love biophysics so much. We’re in the thick of our proteins unit and I’m having way too much fun with these papers investigating the mechanisms of protein folding. PhD is going well so far! 😄

Survived the first week of my PhD!

Hi y’all! My name is Madisyn. I got my B.S. in biochemistry this spring, and am about to begin a biomedical sciences PhD. My research interests lie at the intersections of structural biology, cancer biology, and translational science. #BlackInChemRollCall

So, so excited for #BlackInChem week and can’t wait to meet you all!

Taking a minute to pause during orientation and appreciate the beautiful campus @UTHealthSA

A mentee just reached out and asked for advice for their interview later this week. I can’t believe that she trusts and admires me enough to reach out like that. I’m so glad she did and she has no idea that she just made my whole week ❤️

Long covid has ruined my life. I was 21 when i got ill,now i'm 23. I was a sport science major and i loved powerlifting and bodybuilding(still do). I had a mild initial case. Then i kept getting worse. I am afraid i will never live again and i'm losing my youth day by day./

Huge congratulations to all the new fellows that have received the NSF GRFP!