Bridget Ford, PhD

Anyone who wants to call scientific research “wasteful spending” should have to get past Reviewer 2. Seriously, I wish people knew how hard we work for far less $ than could be made in industry, all because we care about helping society and mentoring the next generation.

I'm attending 2025 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference #NPA2025AC #NPA #postdocs #postdoctoralscholars #postdocoffices #postdocassociations #STEM #research. Let's start connecting with each other now. youtu.be/GZvZFW41iTA ⁦@nationalpostdoc⁩

Join your fellow #physiology advocates in sending a message to Congress asking them to stand up for @nih and protect life-saving #biomedical research: ow.ly/AXjV50V6bEb #SciPol #advocacy #FundScience

🚀 Interested in a faculty career at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)? 📅 April 15 | ⏰ 4:00 - 5:00 PM | 📍 ALTC 2.215 Don’t miss out! 🔗uthscsa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9B… #BIOSTEP #FacultyCareers #HigherEd #PUI #AcademicJobs

Curious about a career in biotechnology? This month’s BIO-STEP panel brings together three biotech industry leaders ready to share their expertise! Don’t miss out—register now! uthscsa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3r… #BiotechCareers #BIOSTEP @UTHealthSA @UTHealthSA_UP @UTHealthSA_GSBS

Excited for today's kickoff of our BIO-STEP monthly career series! Join us at 4:00 pm in MED 309L for an engaging panel on how to secure and succeed in an academic research faculty career. #CareerDevelopment #AcademicCareers #BIOSTEP @UTHealthSA_UP @UTHealthSA_GSBS

We can’t always leave a toxic situation, but when we do, it is not running away or quitting. It is intentionally considering the options and choosing something better for yourself.

Join our panel of UT Health San Antonio faculty as they discuss practical insights into the faculty job search process and flourishing in a tenure-track research role. Register using the QR code or link below. @UTHealthSA @UTHealthSA_UP @UTHealthSA_GSBS uthscsa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2h…

I just pledged Audrey per Lap for the Carson Elementary Fun Run myapexevent.com/hcbbr2 .

Help Brantley Ford unleash the Power of Leadership this year! myapexevent.com/agp41a?sv=1&ut…

Come in to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and say hello to our new postdoc, Dr. Mordaci Huesos. He’s dying to meet you ☠️💀☠️ Happy spooky season! #postdocs @UTHealthSA_UP @UTHealthSA

Thank a postdoc today! Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week ❤️ 🔬 @UTHealthSA_UP @nationalpostdoc #postdoc #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW2024

Our postdocs kicked off National Postdoc Appreciation Week in true San Antonio fashion - with breakfast tacos and coffee!!🌮 ☕️ See y’all tomorrow at the 12th Annual San Antonio Postdoc Research Forum!! 🤩 #postdoc #NPAW2024 @UTHealthSA_UP @nationalpostdoc

National Postdoc Appreciation Week is just around the corner! We're excited to celebrate our #postdocs at UT Health SA with a week of engaging activities. Don’t forget to register for each day's events uthscsa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eh… @nationalpostdoc @UTHealthSA @UTHealthSA_UP #NPAW2024

Get ready to join us in celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week! 📅 You won't want to miss out on these amazing events! Click here to learn more and get involved➡️ 🔗ow.ly/o2tg50ThBBO // #NPAW2024 #NPAW #postdocs #postdocoffices #postdocassociations

The start of the academic year is a good time to revisit "How to get what you need from your Ph.D. or postdoc supervisor": ow.ly/lxRC50ThwER via @sciencemagazine #ProfDev

Looking forward to presenting this Friday and remembering my previous #StMU academic advisor, the late Dr. Jose Miguel Cimadevilla.

If you’re choosing a research group to join, pay just as much - if not more - attention to the culture and mentoring style in the group than the research. You can succeed in lots of research areas or projects, but it’s tough to succeed in an unsupportive environment.

If you have a leadership job, then you also have a kindness job. Yes, there is work to get done and goals to meet. But we also have a responsibility to leverage our authority and decision making capability to uphold human dignity.

Don't forget tonight is our monthly postdoctoral networking social at Little Woodrow's on Babcock, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. We hope to see a record number of postdocs tonight! @UTHealthSA_UP #postdocs #networking #researchexcellence #WhatsUPYall