Leila Shinn, PhD, RDN, FAND

Please welcome “Application of machine learning for the creation of a gut microbial biomarker panel enabling personalized nutrition recommendations” to the world. This labor of love came into the world at a whopping 2 pounds & 3.25 oz 👶🏻 #PhDone #MaternityPhotoshoot #PrideAndJoy

Hey RDs - don't miss the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Survey from @methodsnerd @NirjharRuth! (see link/email from @eatright). Really critical work to understand the state of evidence-based practice & didactic needs! tamu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2… #RDchat #dietetics @BuildUpRDNs

The Periodic Table of Food Initiative aims to document the vast array of biomolecules found in food, with a long-term goal of aiding efforts to improve agriculture, nutrition, and health. scim.ag/6Nt

@ThePhDPlace Easier said than done, but REST

During a PhD, weekends are for _________

@GAFGRM @PhDVoice @PostdocVoice I came here to say this

@PhDVoice @PostdocVoice Hell

How would you describe your PhD experience in one word? #PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

This paper is addressing a key challenge wrt the analysis of microbiome metabolomics data and that is - if a microbe can produce a molecule and which microbes can produce them? Tread 1/n

@PhD_Genie Boxing - multiple benefits in one hobby: Physical activity, mental break, and stress relief

What new hobbies have you developed during your phd?

@KCKlatt Mark your calendar, August 16th

Invite me to your birthday and you'll get tahini chocolate chip cookies

@doriecp I just want to say I really appreciate your care in this as a now 30 year old who was devastated when her mom randomly decided one day when she got home from school as a 10 year old to let her know Santa wasn’t real. My world and the magic of Christmas was completely shattered

@weischoice Read over 40 books

It's almost the end of the year. Tell me your super low stakes goals for 2024. Nothing work related or exercise related. I want to know a thing you want to do that totally doesn't matter but would be nice.

@anthro_andrew Clover and Louis send hugs ❤️

I am not doing well tbh. Cute pets would be appreciated!

@emilykmay Treating myself to a Tushy bidet - can never go back 💦

what's a small thing you've done that's greatly improved your life?

I am so excited that @em_gentry1 (@gentrylab) paper on reverse metabolomics to discover molecules is published, a project started in 2018. She found many new lipids and bile acids in humans. nature.com/articles/s4158… (online rdcu.be/dsPUg) What is reverse metabolomics?

Your heart may race every time you’re about to speak up for yourself. This doesn’t mean it is wrong. It means it didn’t feel safe when you spoke up in the past. Have grace for yourself, breathe through it, and speak. Your voice deserves to be heard.

@PhD_Genie I had to 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My dissertation research was on the human gut microbiome 😅 So we DID need to collect human fecal samples to study how diet affects the microbes, their genes, and the metabolites they produce. It was not THAT gross but I couldn’t resist the GIF 💀

@NutriShinn I'm not sure that I want to guess...

Let's play a game: use a GIF to describe your research Let's see who can guess it right.

@CCintheKY @PhD_Genie LOVE Gumball!

@PhD_Genie Watch cartoons, especially Gumball. It's hilarious!

Despite having a PhD, what do you still do like a child?

@PhD_Genie Subtract using my fingers

@ZJAyres This is Louis van Countertop, our foster dog. He went to his first adoption event today!

what idiot called it a "randomized controlled trial with placebo" and not "trick or treatment"