Elizabeth the Scientist 👑 (she/her)

Baby’s first NIH oral presentation 🥰 - it was such an honor to share my thesis work introducing a new therapeutic target in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma. Communicating my science to others is one of my favorite things about my job. #womeninscience @NCICancerBio

A childhood friend and her family recently received news that no parent or family should EVER have to hear. Her beautiful boy, Phoenix was just diagnosed with cancer. Please help with any penny that you can. gofund.me/8c5576186

Nature used to be the world’s most prestigious science journal. Now it’s one of many accused of favouring authors because of their identity group rather than the excellence and importance of their science. hxstem.substack.com/p/why-i-no-lon…

New Lab photo

@EricLDaugh Absolutely thrilled to see this young man be celebrated and his strength recognized. Recognition of the people was the highlight of the evening. What is sad is that this administration is cutting millions of pediatric research funding for kids who need it.

🚨 OMG. TRUMP JUST MADE THIS YOUNG MAN'S LIFE. Trump ordered Secret Service Director Sean Curran to make 13-year-old DJ Daniel, who has "always dreamed of becoming a police officer," an agent of the Secret Service. DJ hugs Curran after receiving the credentials. This young man is ECSTATIC to be here. DJ was given just months to live - years ago. He has a rare cancer.

OK PubMed is down It's run by the NIH and the main way to search for academic papers. If this isn't a temporary thing , and is a Trump/Musk doing, academics around the world are royally screwed right now.

30 and still in school, love to see it! Cheers to a new era!

Yearly Twitter update: I may FINALLY finis my PhD in 2025 🤩🎉

This World Mental Health Day, consider joining us in earning a Mental Health First Aid certification! Contact biocore@duke.edu for more information. @DukeMedSchool @DukeGradSchool @DukeU

Be sure to join us this Thursday! @DukeU @dukeresearch @DukeGradSchool @DukeMedSchool @DukeMSTP @DukeEngineering @Duke_PCB

Lab members @assilfahs, Aanandi Mushi, and @ElizabethM_MS presented at the @Duke_PCB annual retreat this weekend! We are so proud of Aanandi for winning best poster!! #WomeninScience #PediatricCancerResearch #Rhabdomyosarcoma

Fifth year of my PhD @Duke_PCB is in full gear after hearing so many great talks at our annual retreat this weekend 🧬💕

RCR Forum: SACSNAS Movie Night at The Ruby: A Million Miles Away (GS715.02) gradschool.duke.edu/event/rcr-foru…

🥹❤️ proud mentor moment

for granting us permission to offer this event for RCR credit. We hope that you will be able to join us on March 20th at 5pm at The Ruby! Register here: duke.is/rubymovie

@ElizabethM_MS, #DebbieBadillo, & #OscarMaganaPantoja! A very BIG THANK YOU is owed to #KarinaCuevasMora for taking the time out of her busy 1st year schedule to help coordinate the panel & allowing us to collaborate with @DukeSACNAS on this event. Along with #DeanHughCrumley 🧵

We are so excited to sponsor this event! Join us in celebrating LatinX experiences in STEM for a movie night at The Ruby followed by a discussion w/ scientists from @DukeMedSchool & @DukeEngineering (and external comps)! Panelists: @valdi001, #EverardoMacias, #SophiaSantillan🧵

Wednesday, March 20th at 5PM 4 #Latinx panelists at @DukeMedSchool and I will be participating in a discussion about our experiences in #Science and life after a viewing of Michael Peña’s new movie “A Million Miles Away”. Looking forward to seeing you there!

My best advice to new graduate students: You’re not stuck if you don’t STOP 🛑 The degree will come, eventually.

All of you who loved that halftime show along with me… I see you now, like I saw you back on those 2004 dance floors.

gets sick ➡️ rests so I can return to lab ➡️ anxious about being sick and away from lab ➡️ takes longer to heal ➡️ plans to go back to lab ➡️ symptoms get worse ➡️ rinse & repeat I need to do better at this, but here is a reminder that you shouldn’t beat yourself up when sick