Mariko Alexander

@fancycomma Do marketing editors count? If so, hello!

Where are my fellow life sciences marketing writers? Seems like a small niche but maybe it's not? In any case, I'd love to find more like-minded peeps - please tag them below 👇

@MorganCarterPhD Okay but are you selling this? Asking as another person with a doctorate in plant killing. ((Also, it looks beautiful.))

At the NSF PGRP meeting, the PRFB Fellows talked about how to make the fellowship more equitable given some challenges we experience. To collect data on individual experiences, we drafted a survey. We welcome contributions from current/past fellows - shorturl.at/bkvBD 1/2

@MorganCarterPhD @tinatheplantdoc "it's like aphid Disney world" is my favorite tweet today.

@PlantPathSecret @unccharlotte @UNCCBiology SO SO happy for you!! I can't wait to hear what amazing research comes out of the Carter Lab! 💕

@DrJennyWilson 😍😍😍

@KaliDoesGenes @sixeleven @ShanghaiHannah @moamohamud Yes! I'm mixed and the 3rd US-born gen so I've started answering honestly, meaning they have to ask back to great-grandparents to get 'Japan and Germany'. Or I ask "and you?". Either way usually gently reminds folks that they're only asking because I'm not white.

I don’t normally share much online these days but I had to with this one! So I’m doing my usual day-to-day grocery shopping at my local Tescos and this lady comes to me and says ‘Hi I’m sorry but could you help me out with picking an item from the top shelf?’

I had the privilege of watching the early days of this paper unfold. Definitely some of the most exciting "aha!" moments I've ever seen. This is going to rock the field for sure! 🎉#PlantPathology #Virology

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The hardest part of meeting students where they are at, is finding them. If you know anyone who can get the word to URM undergrads enrolled at US colleges/universities that could use a paid, virtual, summer STEM opportunity please email us at NSURP(at)arizona(dot)edu #NSURP2022

@academic_exit @madram88 @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @thephdpeople @PhD_Genie This! And start wherever feels easiest. If you hit a wall, jump to a different section. I had a doc where I dumped all my ramblings (some were just 1 sentence) and then a separate, more formal draft where I pieced things together.

@madram88 @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @thephdpeople @PhD_Genie Start small! Set a goal like "write 1 page of total crap" - getting ANY words on paper is a victory.

Feeling completely demotivated in my final year of PhD. So much to write, and no will. The complete lack of responses from journals and a lack of certainty in life doesn't help. So @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @thephdpeople @PhD_Genie any advice? I could really use help.

@GLuft3 @chronicleflask Further/farther trip me up too. I believe all major style (English) style guides now recommend a single space between sentences.

@chronicleflask I still get stuck on further vs farther. But I’m just fine with”Furthur.” Also, I understand—and follow—the period/comma-inside-quote thing, but the rule annoys me sometimes. Have we landed anywhere on one or two spaces after a sentence?

@RobynRobertsPhD @KevinCope18 @ScienceWriters Thanks Robyn! <3 Sadly I don't get to write much about plants these days, but I can talk about careers in marketing communications and working in industry.

@KevinCope18 @ScienceWriters @base_paired

Hey, @ScienceWriters. Could you please help me find a few Plant Scientists who are employed as professional science communicators? I am seeking such a person to serve on a career panel I am co-organizing at the #PlantBiology22 Worldwide Summit.

First look through my new #colouring book Microscopic Marvels. @Gill_Books did a fantastic job. Really impressive! Thanks again to @laoneill111 for the inspiring foreword. Pre-order your copy now from the usual online outlets inc. Easons: easons.com/Microscopic-Ma… #GillBooksSS22

Dear friends - many of you reached out with words of solidarity and a question "what can I do?". Here are some (rather simple and straightforward) ways you might want to #StandWithUkraine: 1/4

Hey PhDs: Did you start a new job in the past year? If so, tell me: What's your job title and field/industry/sector, and what was your PhD in & about? Let's see just how much career variety there can be after a doctorate!

@samanthaiam As a TA in grad school, I had undergrads SHOCKED to learn that I had an Instagram account. I may have stress-shopped for wrinkle cream that night...

Student: How old are you? Me: 30 Class: *collective gasp* No way! I would never have guessed you were that old! So…..what are 30 year olds ‘supposed’ to look like? Wrong answers only.