Rachel Smith-Bolton

I will still check in here occasionally, but all lab news and science updates will be posted in the good place from here on out. 🦋

@biyolokum The vibes of each are a little different: Veronica Speedwell, Maisie Dobbs, Rosalind Thorne, Lady Sherlock series, Sparks and Bainbridge, Flavia de Luce.

@SmithBoltonLab Oooh I am intrigued, I'd like to know the historical mystery series you recommend.

Hi, I am looking for book recommendations! I have been reading dense/difficult books and I need one like Hitchhikers guide to galaxy or like Murderbot series from Martha Wells. Easy, funny, capturing. Open to older works or new, just need brain candy. 🧠🍭📚 #BookRecommendations

@biyolokum @MadS100tist Start with the Wee Free Men and read the Tiffany Aching series.

@MadS100tist Never read his books and I know I am missing out! Do you have a specific one you can suggest I start with? i.e. what are some of your favorites?

Always great to see interactive fly give your students’ work a shout-out! @SNayabFA @felicityhsu1

@rburdine1 When the email comes I wait until Friday evening at home to check!

I know many of you post tgst you keep refreshing commons when your grant study section meets. I'm the opposite. I try to forget about the meeting. When the email comes that scores are available, I have a panic attack and have to psych myself up to go check them.

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This! I am having trouble finding latine faculty in my field to invite to my dept seminars & build connections with. I would love to connect with latine scientists in general. Pls share and encourage your fellow latine faculty to sign up! I nominated myself.

Check out our latest work on Pol III @MolecularCell! We explore genomic “breadcrumbs” of Pol III activity at protein-coding genes🤯Congrats Rajendra K C and to co-authors Ruiying, Sihang, and Simon @MCB_Illinois and Duncan Smith @NYUBiology authors.elsevier.com/a/1jvax3vVUPRn…

@peiferlabunc Still can’t reach my sister in Transylvania County.

Being fascinated by things that nobody else in your field gaf about does not make you a bad scientist.

Hello Fly Friends - Yesterday many of you got an email from GSA asking you to express your interest in volunteering to serve on the Fly Board or award committees, and to present your work at or organize the Fly Meeting. Both faculty & trainees are invited to fill out the survey.

Our department is recruiting a Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Neuroinflammation, broadly defined. Excellent colleagues, supporting environment and low cost of living. Apply by 10/31. Please share! neurojobs.sfn.org/job/38089/tenu…

This is a terrible hiring policy. I’ve served on K99 study sections, and there were fantastic scientists with stunning work who didn’t received the K99 because they didn’t need more training or otherwise didn’t thread the needle as required for this mechanism.

I am puzzled by the proposal to limit K99 application eligibility to the first two years. Has the NRSA/F32 been discontinued? Applicants will now have to choose between two tracks - F32 vs K99? How can this not increase disparity between “F32” and “K99” labs and institutions?

You haven't missed it! Abstract submission deadline for the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting extended to July 15. Be a part of it! #scdb24

Annual reminder to take vacations!

We're seeking talented postdocs from diverse backgrounds to present their research and engage with our community as part of the Rising Stars in Cell and Developmental Biology Symposium in early Fall 2024. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 15! go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingstars

@arghavan_salles We worked in the same lab and were neighbors at Stanford. This was so unbelievable and awful.

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