Gladys Shaw, Ph.D.

#PhDone Thank you to my advisor @GretchenNeigh , my committee, and everyone in attendance!

Another chapter of my doctoral dissertation has been released to the world! A huge thank you to @amyjwegener and @GretchenNeigh for getting this through the peer review process and published! #neuroscience #womeninstem #mitochondria doi.org/10.1016/j.phys…

have y’all noticed how Black women are collectively bracing themselves for the hate they’ll get during this election season now that Harris is running? this is what we mean when we speak of “chronic/anticipatory stressors w/ adverse health consequences” they regularly endure smh

Sometimes I think about going back into academia. Then I read reviewer comments and remember why I left. Like, why is Reviewer 2 always so mean and condescending?! Got me over here fighting and flighting 😤😭

This was one of the topics I wanted to tackle if I stayed in academia. Amazing and interesting work 👏🏾

How many neurons have to die for you to develop dementia? Many of us working in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience pursue this question daily. The photo below, from one of our monkeys with Alzheimer's disease, shows neurons transitioning from healthy (🔵NeuN marker) to dying (🟡AT8 marker). These neurons slowly accumulate pathological Tau protein and spread it to each other. This process can take many years, even decades, without the patient showing any signs of cognitive or behavioral impairment. One of the biggest challenges in the field is how can we develop biomarkers that allow us to test early interventions before it is too late. June is the month we #GoPurple to raise Alzheimer’s awareness #Endalz @alzassociation

NINDS names Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D. as our first Associate Director for Programs to Enhance the Neuroscience Workforce, leading a team dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion across the neuroscience workforce 📣 go.nih.gov/iGR0ceI

Beyonce: “Drop the new music.” Me:

My student’s paper was just rejected because a reviewer couldn’t understand “why is chronic stress worse for one group (Black women) than other groups? Shouldn’t the magnitude of effect be the same if others experience stress?” 😒I’m tired. PM me and I’ll tell you the journal.

*in males

This whole conversation is weird... The best cooks I know are also doctors. There's even a running joke about PhDs quitting research and opening bakeries since they're essentially edible chemistry experiments. Anyway, check out my food page in IG - @ AwkwardBlackFoodie 😅

🫠...So are there scientists on set? In the writing room? Somewhere??? Because I can be that scientist so this doesn't happen again... Looks like y'all could use a few... @PrimeVideo

BREAKING: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90. nbcnews.app.link/EuRR4KCmuDb

Have you ever wondered why mtDNA is maternally inherited? These guys found the answer! Because of TFAM!!! . Check out! nature.com/articles/s4158…

Yikes. For those interested in industry, please save your $ & reach out to us who have lived it And yes, cold emails/LinkedIn messages do get responses - from bench analysts to CEOs* *Yes, I have successfully sent cold emails to CEOs for start-up positions during my job search!

Have you ever wondered how people are impacted by the mass publicization of race-related violence? On the ISTSS Trauma Blog, @DestinyPrintzUC and Stephanie Milan describe the findings from their recent study: bit.ly/462sRJx

BREAKING: The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company they accused of taking her cervical cells without her knowledge. They accused the company's leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system. apnews.com/article/henrie…

Emmett Till should be 82 today. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, ensured that the world saw how gruesomely her 14 year-old child was murdered. Racism isn’t disagreement. Families grieve. Communities mourn. Dreams wither. Humanity suffers. People perish. Remember Emmett Till.

IT’S OFFICIALLY OUR 4th ANNUAL #BlackInNeuroWeek‼️🎉 We have an INCREDIBLE week featuring TWO keynote speakers, a panel on NeuroRacism, a negotiation workshop + more! All virtual sessions are FREE and EVERYONE is welcome to join 🤗 #BINW23 Register at blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5325435