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email from my Dad (re: my article on STEM outreach): "If I were a young student, I would want you to be my tutor and mentor, Dr. Matthews"☺️

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the time has come for me to update my CV & LinkedIn to reflect my promotion... new title: Scientific Program Manager 🙌🏽

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started 2021 as a Scientific Program Manager ending 2021 as a Program Director

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picked this up today ☺️

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IT HAS BEEN ONE HUNDRED DAYS. ARREST THE COPS WHO KILLED #BREONNATAYLOR .

1 of 3 Louisville police officers in Breonna Taylor case to be fired, mayor says

Taylor, 26, an African American EMT, was killed in March in a police raid in her apartment.

www.nbcnews.com

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3 wks ago my younger cousin (a nurse) disclosed she wasnt vaxxed. she said she was scared. i told her why i believed it was safe & sent her talks by Kizzy on the virus/vax & by my Black male physician classmate on vax hesitancy in our community. today she got her 1st dose 🤍🙏🏽

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today i dropped off my ballot 🗳 and then went to get my flu shot 💉🩹 and yes, voting + vaccinating in this equal rights tee was part of my #VotingPlan 🙌🏽

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when your dad reads the hard copy of @NatureNeuro where your interview is published like hes never read it or heard about your story before lol 🥰

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@PhDeez

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*ahem* 🗣 #BlackNeuroRollCall Marg THE PhDeez checking in! im a gangsta - but yall knew dat 😂🤣 proud Spelman 💙 alumna • PhD studying adolescent 🐀 🧠 development (Pitt) • postdoc studying 👶🏽 🧠 rs connectivity (OHSU) • real job now supporting URM neuro trainees 🙌🏽

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this. this is it. 😫

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#BINW22 !! 🔥 🙌🏽 🗣 #BlackInNeuroRollCall im Marguerite - i use my PhD in neuro to manage NIH training & career development programs that promote diversity & access in the neuro research workforce 🧠 🔬📓🧑🏿‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬 let me know how i can support your #BlackInNeuro journey 🖤

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last night was a vibe! you just had to be there 🖤🧠 #BlackInNeuro #SfN22

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in case there was any confusion about consent... 1. NO MEANS NO. 1a. NO means NO even after a yes. 1b. maybe is not yes and should be treated as NO. 1c. silence is not yes and should be treated as NO. 2. consent can be revoked at any time. (see #1 )

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whoa would you look at that - a woman breastfeeding and *gasp* doing her job at the same damn time. its almost as if mothers can be productive professionals...

Australian senator breastfeeds baby while moving a motion in parliament

An MP in Australia has addressed Parliament while breastfeeding her baby, admitting that she moved a motion only moments before her daughter “moved her own motion”.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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i am *so excited* to announce our intent to publish the NIH Neuroscience Doctoral Readiness (DR) Program to to train and prepare a diverse pool of postbacs for PhD programs!! @NINDSDiversity @NIDAnews @NIDCR

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yall. im still upset that Justice Sotomayor mispronounced “Kamala” during the swearing in... 😒

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this "Spirit of NINDS" NINDS Director's Award is the most meaningful award ive received in my NIH tenure bc it celebrates the ME i bring to the NINDS community (not just my work productivity) 🥰 *so thankful* for the many beloved colleagues who contributed to my nomination 🙏🏽🫶🏽

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thank you to all the Black women who continue to relentlessly and courageously fight for accountability, justice, and change in systems that were designed to do exactly what they are doing 🙏🏽🖤

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ok but why im always late to 🗣 #BlackInNeuroRollCall ?! im Marguerite & i have the pleasure of championing DEI in the neurosciences (+ beyond) as my day job! ask me about securing NIH grants 💰, career development ↗️, & #NSPeeps 🪢 #BlackInNeuroWeek2021

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the #BlackInNeuro site has now been added as a resource for the NINDS R13/U13 Conference Grant Guidelines to assist applicants in addressing “Appropriate Representation” of conf organizers, speakers, travel awardees, & participants (enforced by NINDS) 🙌🏽

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in case anyone was curious what my #BlackInNeuroWeek #NeuroRacism look of the day has been... 🧠 earrings: @TwoPhotonArt ✊🏽 shirt: Studio BE in NOLA

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@PhDeez

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my PhD advisor sent me a photo of my dissertation coverpage to remind me of my accomplishments and my mom told me she and my dad registered for the webinar. gonna cry myself to sleep now 😭 kthxbye

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a list of acceptable excuses for a lack of diversity and inclusion in STEM...

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@PhDeez

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idk if humans are any worse off today than any other time in existence but having access to instant info to know about all the harm and suffering and chaos so many ppl are living thru is terribly disturbing and idk how to cope with it 😔

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@PhDeez

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ok lissen - ya girl was a BAND NERD (1st chair clarinet in MS & HS, HS marching band clarinet & horn section leader, HS symphonic band + orchestra + jazz ensem, college jazz ensemb) from 4th grade thru college. i miss playing music 🎶 esp bass #BlackNeuroArt

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3 years

you call me Ms. Matthews after seeing my PhD credentials in my signature and i may conveniently delete your email without responding...

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4 years

who needs “merit” and “excellence” when you have whiteness?

Leslie Mac

@LeslieMac

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This is white supremacy. Full stop. A Black Woman with this sorry ass resume would have trouble becoming a SCOTUS clerk.

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@PhDeez

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i trained on a diversity supplement as a graduate student and now i manage the diversity supplement program for NINDS so please feel free to reach out to me with any questions! #ResearchDiversity

NINDS Diversity

@NINDSDiversity

3 years

Diversity Supplements provide funding to an active NIH award to provide support for research experiences for individuals from diverse backgrounds throughout the continuum from high school to the faculty level. #ResearchDiversity

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your friendly friday reminder that ALL #BlackLivesMatter

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i'm excited to offer my insight alongside my neuro colleagues in addressing #BlackLivesMatter & #BlackintheIvory & how we can all work together to leverage this moment to influence long overdue change. pls register & join us in discussion! #BlackinNeuro

Black Lives Matter and Neuroscience: Why This Moment Matters

Neuroscience is stronger with diverse perspectives. Although there have been gains in the percentage of underrepresented neuroscience researchers in recent years, there is still more work to be done...

neuronline.sfn.org

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@PhDeez

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ITS MDAY!!! the rain cant stop (wont stop) my shine 🌟 so cheers 🥂 to another year of life, liberty, & pursuit of thicc bacon 🥓 #birthdayvibez

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also: today was a good mail day ☺️

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im so sorry for all the predocs who started grad school in the pandemic. youre not supposed to feel like this til year 3/4 😔

chandler golden, M.S (they/themme)

@cgolden97

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mood after finishing my first semester of PhD school

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@PhDeez

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i Marched on Washington today bc #BlackLivesMatter & #NovemberIsComing

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not me being one of the faces of #BlackHistoryMonth celebration in the Porter Neuroscience Research Center on @NIH main campus 🤗🥰

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one of my closest friends from my neuro PhD program got married to her mechanical engineer hubby this wknd. at the reception we took a #PhDeezOnly photo - of the 17 ppl pictured, 14 are #BLACKandSTEM 🖤 i know, i know, we make this STEM thing look good 😍 #squadgoals 🙌🏽

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🗣️ #BlackInNeuroRollCall LETS GOOOOO *GloRilla voice* im Marguerite 👋🏽 an NINDS program officer managing diversity programs w/ the best team in the world (The Dream Team). im mentor to the #Deezlings . and since last BINW ive hugged *so many* #BlackInNeuro folx IRL 🥰 #BINW23

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that so many of us Black Americans did not or could not dare to hope for even 1 guilty charge let alone 3 tells you how fucked up this system and this nation is smh

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its mindblowing how often i hear non-POC scientists boldly claim they “cant find” UR STEM students or faculty - meanwhile so many come to @ABRCMS annually! so if your lil program cant be bothered to go where the talent is, you dont value diversity. PERIODT. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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@PhDeez

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#BlackInOrganic can yall guess what my fave purification method is?? 🥃 #BlackInChem

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@PhDeez

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hey biomed PhD students! are you planning to apply for an NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) for the August 8 deadline?? then you should *definitely* watch this applicant assistance webinar to ensure the submission of a strong, thoughtful application

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🗣️ SHOUT OUT TO MY CREW @DrNiiAddy #PresidentJBS & #YungPablo for a dope discussion on #BLMandNeuro - did we do *that* or what?! sooo much more to say & tackle but i think it underscores how bad we want to propel our institutions & funding agencies to WORK TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN!

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my heart breaks more and more each minute bc there are countless moments filled with confirmation that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (read: mindourowndamnbusiness) aint for Black folks. and too many ppl in this country are okay with that. #SayHerName #BreonnaTaylor

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i want to share my own lows during my grad school and postdoc years bc there are MANY teachable moments but its probably best to save for my memoir (under the current working title of “Girl… Like… WTF?”).

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whew its been a journey but im so excited this FOA is finally out!! pls 🗣️ spread the word to folks doing NIDA, NIMH, or NINDS-mission relevant research!

NINDS Diversity

@NINDSDiversity

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We need diversity and scientific excellence if we want to solve difficult neuroscience problems! NIDA, NIMH, and NINDS announce Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01):

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i am awed by the Black 🖤 brilliance 🧠 that overfloweth the #BlackNeuroRollCall - all yall DID 👏🏽 THAT 👏🏽 witcha bad selves

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@PhDeez

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🙌🏽 im so proud my baby - the Neuro DR Program - has finally been birthed into the world!! if your university has an NINDS, NIDA, or NIDCR-funded T32, please have the PIs consider applying for this opportunity to have an institutional postbac program!

NINDS Diversity

@NINDSDiversity

3 years

New FOA! R25 - Neuroscience Doctoral Readiness (DR.) Postbac Program (RFA-NS-22-035). Due April 19, 2022 This is a limited competition to funded T32s from participating ICs. Learn more:

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some of yall are outraged around non-MDs being told to drop the “Dr” title while EYE am stuck on this obstreperous man referring to a grown ass woman as KIDDO...

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im seeing outrage but... this BW told *her* story of delivering her baby in the car (unplanned) & deciding *herself* to carry on w/ a "flawless" defense (planned) bc she was prepared, confident, committed to that goal. she sounds empowered. is it believe/listen to BW or not?

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Why is academia like this?

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Shout out to @McLNeuro for leading #MeTooSTEM & organizing this incredibly necessary event for scientists to gather, support each other, & 🗣SPEAK OUT on behalf of this movement & those who suffer - what an AMAZING turn out! Grateful for the solidarity & unity 🧠✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿 #SfN18

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@PhDeez

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wow - seeing my face along side my brilliant #BlackInNeuro colleagues hits different. ***Real Talk loading***

Society for Neuroscience (SfN)

@SfNtweets

4 years

Although there have been gains in the percentage of underrepresented neuroscience researchers in recent years, there's still more work to be done. Join the discussion at, “Black Lives Matter & Neuroscience: Why This Moment Matters.” on July 2 at noon EDT

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@PhDeez

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get you some friends who have no idea what you do but support and promote you/your work anyway lolol

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@PhDeez

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i have heard the question asked often at #ACNP2021 this week what privileged/majoritarian faculty can do to support their minoritized peers and trainees - saying their name(s) in a room full of opportunities is a great micro-affirmation to practice

Ivor B Horn, MD, MPH

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do NOT - and i cannot stress this enough - just *call* a program officer. send an email to schedule a call and outline the specific topic(s) you want to address. include appropriate materials (i.e., specific aims, SS, biosketch) to help them prepare for the pending discussion.

Drug Monkey

@drugmonkeyblog

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Call Your NIH Program Officer via @drugmonkeyblog

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happy #Pride month! special 🗣️ shout out to my #LGBTQinSTEM folx - those who live out loud and proud and those still finding the safety/support to do the same 🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

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for BIPOC who are tenure-track faculty in STEM: - how did you hear about the open position? - were you recruited? - were you courted after applying/interviewing? - what factors led you to choose your dept/univ? #NewPIslack

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this imagery dont sit right with me...

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**read first paragraph of the Dr-gate article to parents after dinner** my dad, a physician: “why would anyone publish such a stupid opinion?”

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@PhDeez

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for #BlackInBiological i claim Tyrosine Hydroxylase bc its crucial for synthesis of my fave chemical DOPAMINE & i showed to be reduced in the dorsal striatum of adol rats. note: dopamine rule everything around me DREAM! get the reinforcement - gimme gimme more yall! #BlackInChem

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@PhDeez

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in leaning into my joy as recommended by Dr. Mobley… picked up these awards today *and* celebrated the reopening of our office space with soooo many NINDS colleagues - some of whom i was mtg in 3D for the 1st time! 🤗🥰 my heart is full ❣️🙏🏽

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@PhDeez

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oh snap! i said that! and i meant it! ALL mentors have a responsibility to personalize their mentorship for each of their trainees. dont be “colorblind”- make the effort to respect BIPOC’s differences/needs and work hard not to marginalize them more. #BLMandNeuro #BlackInNeuro

Society for Neuroscience (SfN)

@SfNtweets

4 years

A key takeaway from the panel discussion on "Black Lives Matter and Neuroscience: Why This Moment Matters" Watch the entire conversation on-demand and share your key takeaways with us - #BLMandNeuro #SfNDiversity

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this photo is giving me LIFE. that is all.

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@PhDeez

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now can we as a nation get serious about addressing this MFin PANDEMIC?!?!

NBC News

@NBCNews

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9,827,184 total coronavirus cases have been reported in the US.

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just gonna leave here... #VOTE

It's Easier for a White Person in Outer Space to Vote Than a Black Person in America

When first hearing about Kate Rubins, the NASA astronaut who’s currently in a space station 200 miles above Earth but was able to vote last week, I was excitedly curious about the process. Did NASA...

www.theroot.com

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@PhDeez

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OUR PAPER WAS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION!!!!! woo hoo my first peer-reviewed article at my agency 🙌🏽

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@PhDeez

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#BlackinChemRollCall ? 🗣 repurposed #BlackInChem tagging in from #BlackInNeuro ! 🧪 BS in biochem | Spelman - synthesized iron porphyrin & attempted Mössbauer spec - Chem Club Prez 😆 🧠 PhD in neuro | UPitt - studied dopamine transmission using in vivo microdialysis & HPLC

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is there any higher compliment than to be highlighted by your fave org for #BlackHistoryMonth ?! 🥺🥰 thank you @BlackInNeuro for including me in this beautiful and inspiring series!! 🙏🏽🖤🧠✨

Black In Neuro 🧠

@BlackInNeuro

3 years

Day 10 we keep it coming for #BlackHistoryMonth . Today we are proud to highlight Dr. Marguerite Matthews @PhDeez !!! She has dedicated her time to increasing workforce diversity for neuro- fields as well as racial equity more broadly. Follow her, and read about her work!🎉🎉🎉

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It’s Independence Day and 113 days that @LMPD officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove have been free after murdering a sleeping, unarmed Louisville citizen in her home. Arrest the cops who killed #BreonnaTayor .

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how it started (Salk 2000) vs how its going (FAU 2023)

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it makes me so happy to send “we are funding your application” emails 🤗

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@PhDeez

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finished my last tour of duty of 2021 - what a [work] year! ☑️ welcomed 2 dope new colleagues to OPEN ☑️ launched new initiatives ☑️ received 3 NINDS Director’s awards (many 🙏🏽 to my colleagues for the noms!) ☑️ new title: program director love my job & the ppl i do it with ❤️

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ITS MONDAY!! and im happy to share that @NINDSfunding just published a notice of special interest (NOSI) utilizing the NIH parent R01 announcement to encourage PIs from diverse backgrounds to conduct/contribute to the research areas of the NINDS

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for many women & POC, a major challenge to "succeeding" in a STEM career isnt being smart or capable enough but rather feeling like they belong in one. i work hard to combat that barrier. so i wrote a lil somethin somethin about that...🤗

Belonging in STEM: Dr. Marguerite Matthews’ Story

By: Marguerite Matthews, PhD, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, National Institutes of Health

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@PhDeez

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"Race is not a risk factor. *Racism* is a risk factor." - Dr. Danielle Doyle on treating Black patients #NeuroRacism

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@PhDeez

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"Impostor syndrome is a sign that you’re doing something right. You’re surrounding yourself with people that you perceive as intelligent and accomplished, and you’re stretching yourself far beyond your comfort zone." THIS! this is it!

How reframing your anxiety this way can help conquer impostor syndrome

Impostor syndrome isn’t actually a bad thing.

www.fastcompany.com

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@PhDeez

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and my very last submission for #BlackNeuroArt is my self expression thru big vibrant earrings that match my mood as much as they match my outfit. todays earrings were custom-crafted by my very talented #BlackInNeuro mentor & friend @DLRDirector Dr. Ericka Boone 🖤🧠

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there arent enough words to express how proud i am of this woman and how much i admire all the work she has done - she has more than earned this promotion!!! NINDS is beyond blessed to have her in this leadership position 👏🏽🙌🏽🫶🏽

NINDS

@NIH_NINDS

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NINDS names Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D. as our first Associate Director for Programs to Enhance the Neuroscience Workforce, leading a team dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion across the neuroscience workforce 📣

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trainees: this NIH Matchmaker tool is a great way to identify Program Officers with similar research projects in their portfolio to yours - you can then contact them about your interest in applying for funding opportunities best fit for your career stage/research interests

Extramural Research

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Are you an investigator looking for the right home for your grant? Matchmaker can help you find which NIH institutes & centers have funded similar work, and where that work was reviewed. 🔎

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@PhDeez

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NAME A MORE ELITE TRIO!

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@PhDeez

7 years

1) put your health/wellness as a top priority. never feel guilty for taking/making time for YOU. 2) have a research mentor & PhD committee who are your strongest advocates. and if anyone isn't helping set you up to WIN, find other faculty to be proudly Team YOU #phdlife

Dr. Robin Mazumder

@RobinMazumder

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Academic Twitter friends: can you provide a tweet worth of advice to PhD students? Things you wish you knew when you were in the midst of your own PhD? Things you wish you told yourself? #phdlife

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i thought this goes without saying but let me be clear: making a show of solidarity is in no way equivalent to taking action to dismantle racist systems. but remaining silent *and* inactive is unacceptable.

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YASSSSS 🙌🏽 #BlackInNeuro finna have our own week!! i got my 🧠🤓 swag (incl @christineliuart earrings) ready for #BlackInNeuroWeek so lets do this!!!!

abolish tone police

@dangela_pr

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👀🧠👀🧠👀🧠 If you loved #BlackBirdersWeek you won’t want to miss #BlackInNeuroWeek July 27-Aug 2! Follow @BlackInNeuro and turn on post notifications!! @BlackAFinSTEM #AcademicTwitter @MBL_SPINES @IshmailSaboor @NathanASmith1 @PhDeez

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2 years

THE DREAM TEAM 🤩🙏🏽💙

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week trash but still giving you drip 💧 during live presentations

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Do What Marguerite Says. thats it. thats the tweet 🤷🏽‍♀️ #BlackWomenInNeuro #ListenToBlackWomen

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M. Matthews, PhD

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🤩 HERE THEY ALL ARE!!! so proud to be PO for these NINDS-funded programs and look forward to seeing them prepare more UR trainees to enter neuro PhD programs 🤗 #neuroDRprogram

NINDS Diversity

@NINDSDiversity

2 years

We are excited to announce SIX new neuroscience postbacc research training programs funded by NINDS! Check out the funded programs on our website here: Programs are still actively recruiting, so please spread the word!

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just looking at my overflowing mentions is overwhelming right now ❤️🥰 so i will read them once i change my shirt (thanks to my natural deodorant i sweat so hard from the selfie lamp, the nerves, my non-functional A/C smh) and have a moment to collect myself

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M. Matthews, PhD

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if you need a distraction today, look at & applaud me!! i finished my modest 2020 reading goal (24 books) last night! considering there were 5 months i didnt read a single page, im quite pleased ☺️

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4 years

shout out to Live Laugh Bejeweled for always supplying me with gorgeous earrings - the Ankara fabric ones i wore today being no exception

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

4 years

so ummm... yall really showed out on this #BLMandNeuro webinar registration 😳 heh-la-folks im now worried my earrings wont be adequate for such an audience...

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

4 years

i stay reppin my set #BLACKandSTEM - in deed & dress 😝 i think a #BlackInNeuro tee may be in order now too, no? 🖤 🧠

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

4 years

im blessed (& privileged) to have traveled safely back to the lands of the Kumeyaay (prev known to me as my hometown San Diego) to spend this whole month w/ my parents, who i hugged & kissed for the 1st time after 10 days of quarantine + neg covid tests 🙏🏽 Merry Christmas ❤️

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

5 years

4 years? lol thats cute

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

6 years

VERY excited and honored to get word today that i won the Coalition for the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) Paul Shin Award 🏅 in recognition of my communication of science to the public! 🤗 HUGE thanks to @tokiwana for nominating me! 🙏🏽

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M. Matthews, PhD

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#BlackInChemWeek has reminded me how much joy (& pain 😩) ive had thru my #BlackInChemJourney 🤗 its brought me close to baddies like @Bnika_Charrise @Corrin31 & has filled my life with silly puns & dope swag 😎 proud to be part of such an incredible #BlackInChem community

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

4 years

hate to miss #BlackInChemWineDown tonight but i had to pop in to put on for Fe bc its been impt in my research but also bc these BlackIn____ wks have clearly shown it indeed sharpens itself! 🙅🏽‍♀️ #BlackinInorganic

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

3 years

since twitter is the place to advocate for "normalizing" things, can we normalize PIs not treating program officers like personal assistants? thankyousomuch

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M. Matthews, PhD

@PhDeez

4 years

me, hearing a friend - an incredibly dope Black woman neuroscientist - got her 1st R01

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