Krystal M. Santiago-Colón

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 The Black in Neuro Mentorship Program 2025 is coming soon! 🌟 Interested in being a mentor or mentee? Scan the QR code to fill out an interest form or reach out via email. Let’s build the future of neuroscience together! 💜 #BlackInNeuroMentorship

today, @Columbia University issued a statement condemning an individual graduate student for linking articles about Palestine in a science course. The articles were “Wonder and Life of Palestinian astrology” and “In Gaza, scanning the sky for stars not drones”.

Kaitlyn Digsby has been awarded a $10k research fellowship from the VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation for her research project "HIF1a signaling as a mechanistic link between hypoxia and the formation of reticular pseudodrusen deposits in age-related macular degeneration".

Our 2024 GSMI webinar “Admissions into STEM PhD Programs" will be held TODAY 11/14 at 3pm EST. Our panel will highlight their own experience applying to grad school and provide advice for prospective students, including a Q&A session!⁠ REGISTER HERE ⬇️ tinyurl.com/GSMIstemadmiss…

Attention PhD/MS applicants! The Biological/Biomedical GRE exempt graduate program list has been updated! 4 years ago I began maintaining this database created by @jdhallphd. To this day, it continues to be a key graduate school application tool. 👇 Link & #abrcms2024 note

¡Gracias por tanto!

While at @SACNAS #NDiSTEM2024 I met with several outstanding Puerto Rican women: role models, mentors, mentees and new friends. Residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote for president in the US, despite being American citizens. Please vote for the protection of women’s rights 🗳️

One of the most powerful & emotional moments at #NDiSTEM2024 is the opportunity to embrace our culture. Honoring our roots, celebrating our heritage, and pushing forward together. This is what true representation looks like! 🎶Yo soy Boricua, pa’ que tu lo sepas🎶📸🇵🇷 @SACNAS

Beautiful moment 🥹 In a difficult time where the Puerto Rican people has been insulted and attacked, I’ve felt hurt and angered. But this moment was incredibly meaningful and made me feel immense pride. Thank you!!! #OrgulloBoricua 🇵🇷

Puerto Rico might be just 100 x 35 miles, but the talent and creativity among its people are boundless. An image that speaks volume—Puerto Ricans at #NDiSTEM @SACNAS. 🇵🇷

Finally got my badge for #NDiSTEM at @SACNAS! Feel free to stop me and talk to me about anything! I can tell you about @UMPhysiology, @SacnasUMichigan and all the amazing research opportunities here and about the graduate school application process😊

Just a fed up reminder to folks in the US: No, we Ricans 🇵🇷don't deserve to be treated decently because we are "American Citizens". We deserve it because we are humans and we exist 1/3

Through our @cientificolatin GSMI program, we are privileged to have supported 61 scientists coming from eight universities of Puerto Rico. There is nothing but academic excellence from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, full of culture, diversity and scientific greatness.

Someone recently said Puerto Rico is just an island full of garbage, which reminded me of a grad school interview in the U.S. a few years ago when a professor told me they were 'surprised' I could be so smart coming from Puerto Rico. I’ve faced comments like these too often in science, but every time, I prove them wrong. I’ll keep putting Puerto Rico on the map, every chance I get. Watch me!

When they go low, we go high, specifically in higher education! @cientificolatin has been empowering Puerto Rican students since day 1 to reach and thrive in their graduate careers. Let's keep packing our flag with star researchers across every corner of STEM 🇵🇷 ♥️

@minicontreras @MindScienceFdn Congrats Mini!!!! 🥳

Back from SfN & want to thank everyone who said hi, shared their science, and/or shared a slice of deep dish pizza with me in Chicago! Lucky to be a part of so many wonderful communities! 🧠✨ (Also, you know I had to draw Doc Pigeon at the airport!) #SfN24 #SfNPigeon

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The LatiNeuro team would like to express our immense gratitude to the panelists, and attendees for your support and wisdom during yesterday’s session. The importance of these shared spaces cannot be overstated— ¡Gracias totales! Nos vemos en #sfn2025 😉🧡