Memoires of a PhD Student

This is just wrong. This was not the time or place to be the first time discussing these topics. This was poor mentoring and I am sorry you went through this.

@somethingPhD It was like they were so shocked that for me my sanity meant more than staying in a toxic work environment and meant more than a paycheck. I would rather be an UNEMPLOYED PHD THAN AN ABUSED POST DOC

@phd_memoires it is perfectly ok to leave without a back up plan. i did the same yesterday. YOU and YOUR HEALTH are the most important things in your life. there are zillion other ways to be doing science. we are still scientist if we want to be. they didnt make us so they cannot destroy us.

In 2023, toxic and abusive mentors still thrive in academia. What I and my fellow lab mates went through will never be okay. Why I left my job with no back plan. And why my love for academic science has been forever changed #AcademicChatter #toxic

@SaidTheBully When I told my family and friends not in academia what was happening they were all horrified and in shock. They could not understand how this was accepted and how my boss would not be corrected. I told them one of the problems is PIs are allowed to run their lab in anyway….

@CloeLuckettGray I would love to connect and discuss it. Honestly it needs to be discussed more. 1. So people are aware of it still happening 2. For the therapy of those involved. 3. I know I have suffered at their abuse as I am still trying to justify their actions and why I should have stayed

@phd_memoires I had virtually the same experience. Please connect with me so we can compare notes lol. I developed life long health problems! Hooray!!

@RoxanaDaneshjou @AcademicChatter I observed PIs who were unwilling to adapt and change with their growing lab. They were so stuck in their ways and power that they isolated themselves from their lab

Since there is no manual for starting as faculty, could you share with me the biggest mistake you made in your early years and what you learned from it? @AcademicChatter

Depends on field. In my field corresponding authors where usually the authors that funded the majority of the research or lab where the majority of the research took place

I have some questions. Left: Figure from 2010 paper by authors @DukePathDept @DukeHealth. Right: Figure from 2013 paper by authors @unmc. No overlapping authors. Discovered by @ImageTwinAI. #ImageForensics pubpeer.com/publications/7…

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POV you are being fluorescence-activated cell sorted

It’s day 0 🤣

Writing your dissertation is one of the hardest things you will do. It is also a HUGE accomplishment! Congrats!

Also sorry for the typos I was trying not cry during typing this up.

It’s okay to leave a job. It’s okay to not know what’s next. It’s okay to have a gap in your resume. It’s okay to NOT BE OKAY.