Does anybody else find it hard to read actual books since going to grad school? Or is it just me? 🤔
Scientists Who Lift
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Scientists Who Lift
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Cancer Biologist & Professor, Lifter of heavy things, Eating healthy not bland & Refining Brawn & Brains IG/FB/YouTube: Scientists Who Lift #scientistswholift
Joined May 2017
- Allow me to official introduce myself I’m Dr. Dominique Stephens, Biochemist, powerlifter and creator of Scientists Who Lift. Thought I’d change things up so all my followers could put a face and a name to the brand 😎🤟🏾 #scientistswholift
- What unpopular academia opinion would get you in this situation?
- Just wanted to say thank yall for all the love!! I can’t wait to start this new adventure as an Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at James Madison University in the Fall! There’s so much to do in so little time. Oh this is for the people who didn’t watch my
- When I get into academia I want to build a greenbook type of network of safe labs/universities to pursue a PhD.
- Advice for someone preparing for their first interviews for Assistant Professor jobs? Zoom and in person.
- You know what I’m realizing while writing my diversity statement? Why am I being forced to relive my racism trauma in academia in detail to get a job in academia 🤔
- You know what I need and what every scientist needs? A science buddy/friend. Let me explain: someone when you get a research idea you can call them up and say “hey listen to this. What do you think? Am I crazy or do I got something?” Idk just a thought 🤷🏾♂️
- Im just realizing that I’m probably going to have to teach a class I never took myself 😳 lol how common is that?
- Just completed my very first faculty interview 🤓😬
GIF - Adding to my microscopy toolkit learning FIB-SEM was daunting but cool at the same time! Look at my first EM image 🤩🤩 #scientistswholift #mircoscope
- Had to share with my Scientists Who Lift family!! Just got one step closer to being debt free by being awarded the NIH Loan Repayment Program Award 🤓💰 it’s an honor but this is only the beginning 🤓#scientistswholift
- If I can give all young scientists some unsolicited advice. Make sure you give yearly updates to your past research mentors (if you had a good relationship with them). They love hearing from you and about your journey. they are also a wealth of knowledge to tap into.
