Chelsea Dunmire

@samoIogy @AltAcChats Transitioned from being an academic tech to biotech and couldn’t be happier with my decision, happy to chat!

hey #biotech people … if anybody wouldn’t mind me picking their brains… I’d love to chat🙈 @AltAcChats

THINKING ABOUT MS IN BIOTECH PROGRAMS AGAIN AND IM JUST STRESSED OUT

@aspens_grove @OutpaceBio is hiring for several positions!

@megfredericks I wish I had learned more about travel awards and conference funding!

@Kyle_Ireton @cjlawrimore my company has unlimited PTO, but the culture around using it is very good so it works! Upper management is VERY proactive in encouraging us to use it, and people do, which helps! I think it’d be way harder if no one around me took time off…

happy to chat w/ anyone about research oriented career opportunities in biotech at the bachelor level! there are WAY more options than you think!

🚨awesome opportunity alert!🚨 I had a WONDERFUL time as a tech in Ana’s lab! Great mentoring, lots of opportunities to learn, publish, and present. If anyone wants to chat about this, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

@DrLindzyONeal The ACRONYMS!! felt that

What is week 2 of being industry like? Learning LOTS of acronyms, meeting with everyone to see how my role interfaces with them, AND learning what my responsibilities are. Oh and asking lots of dumb questions! It’s hard, but fun!

Patricia M. Silva, @cdunmire, and Young Innovator Award winner Denise Chac are presenting their research on the connection between the gut’s microbiome and people contracting cholera. Come over to Exhibit Hall 4A to learn more! 3/3

Yeah… that’s what I thought too. It ended up being COVID. Seattle people, don’t dismiss your symptoms too quickly, get tested/stay home!!

@Napaaqtuk @AnonDumboOctopi To add to this; I personally prefer Asana over Monday! Just based on ease of use and navigating the app! But they are very similar and I like those two best, more than other systems I’ve used in the past

@quendi @punk_scientist I really didn’t like Trello, but I’ve loved Monday and Asana! They all have the same sort of idea, but Asana is my favorite in that it is easy to use/learn but complex enough for lots of different projects/tasks. Monday is nice too, but not as well set up as Asana imo

Academic tweeps: I need help again with productivity tools/strategies. I just can't lock into something that works long term. What system(s) do you use to keep on top of deadlines, tasks, projects, etc? Here is what I've tried:

@Kyle_Ireton I used to use :), Chelsea

Dunmire et al. has a nice ring to it 🥹

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc… I attempted to isolate V. cholerae from a lot of vomit and stool (that had also been stored frozen at -80C!). We were surprised by which methods worked best, so we decided to share with the broader scientific community. Here’s what we learned:

This paper is coming out of the lab of @anaweilmd at @UWMedicine , with a big shout out to @DeniseChacPhD for heavily supporting me in this project!

@ashleyruba @Kyle_Ireton PLEASE change your Twitter name to Ashley “AltAc Lady” Ruba 😂😂

@nimivashi15 @Dan_biotech @Kyle_Ireton To build on that, his advice was also super helpful even at my level (BS in biology looking for industry positions after some time as a tech in academia)

If you are looking to transition to industry do follow @Kyle_Ireton for these amazing tips and advice and #altac .

A huge shoutout to @Kyle_Ireton for creating the #altac #altachats on twitter. The way he simplifies academia to industry transition like in the tweet below is like none other. He also openly shares the good and bad of his experiences post academia. #AcademicTwitter

@taylorbanhphd Thank you!!

@cndunmire Woohoo, congrats 🥳

small change to the Twitter bio, big change in life! I’ve just finished my first week as an RA in biotech, after spending two years as a tech in academia. hope to tweet more about the transition soon!

@Kyle_Ireton The first week was definitely a whirlwind! But I’m so so excited!

@Dan_biotech Thank you!