Neuroscientist turned Data Engineer. PhD candidate @theflorey, data deep diving @camplexer, perpetually searching for coffee everywhere. 🌈 (she/her)
Melbourne, Aus
Joined August 2016
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So absolutely thrilled to see my first paper out in J Neuro today! Here, my Honours work, with beautiful RNAscope from @Ongbaba96’s Masters, investigated gating mechanisms of somatostatin interneurons in the NTS protect-au.mimecast.com/s/i0… @SfNtweets @TheFlorey @UniMelbMDHS
Excuse me while I change all of my intro docs for new hires into emoji code. We now write in dogJSON only pls.
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HUGE congratulations to @SynapticHolly on an absolutely beautiful oration!! 🎉 I am so ridiculously proud of everything this amazing woman has achieved. Without a doubt the most hard working person I know, it fills my heart to see you shine 🤩✨
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Leaving academia is not leaving research.
Leaving academia is not leaving science.
Leaving academia is not failing.
Not sure who needs to hear this today, but please believe it.
FYI: 12+ months later, a little bit of life flipping upside down, a few extra months in lockdown, an ADHD diagnosis, lowkey leaving academia, I’m finally on the home stretch #KimSubmitYourGoddamnThesisPls
Ever wanted to know what it’s like getting a tech job before submitting a wet lab PhD? Opening your two year old R scripts to see if they’re worth putting in as an appendix, and wondering if re-writing them in Pyspark would actually be faster than working out your baby code 🥺
It’s pretty crazy that I’m already coming up to 6 months at @camplexer! What a nice milestone to be invited “back” to speak to @TheFlorey students about careers post research degrees (maybe I’ll even submit my thesis soon, too 😬)
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She did the thing, and she did it phenomenally well! An absolutely stellar oration from @Technicallykim, featuring the goodest boi. Congratulations, pal 👏 I couldn't be prouder.
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Amazing work from an incredible person, #scientist, #WomenInScience. What a journey it has been for @Technicallykim and just so pleased I was able to be part of this journey.
Much love and success for the next part of your journey Kimberly!
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Brilliant final PhD oration by @Technicallykim. The important of the nucleus of the solitary tract in taking in our world around us. Amazing data, stunning presentation. You should be so proud👏👏👏 @TheFlorey
I used my network! (Thank youuu @guhou)! The biggest switch for me was learning how to write an industry CV, which is extremely different to an academic CV. You *do* have relevant skills, there’s just a different way of selling them
Rather than “I’m an electrophysiologist, these are the conferences I‘ve presented at”, it was “I’m a data analyst and neuroscientist, I benefited my institute by winning $x in conference awards”. Spell out your achievements in their language
So in a plot twist, I’m leaving Patchland for new pastures. Who would have thought a PhD in neuroscience would lead to customer data wrangling. Not me, but I am definitely excited for the new adventure! See you soon, @camplexer!
Hi as someone who technically earns below minimum wage completing a PhD, and doesn’t own a car, I don’t need your judgement for being “reckless”. I just want stable accomodation. Is that so much to ask for?
Excited that our lab's development of a novel inhibitory #chemogenetics approach is just out in @CellReports cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…!
Major collaboration between the @BathgateRoss and McDougall labs @TheFlorey and Allen lab @UniMelbMDHS.
🧵 on this novel research #scicomm
ALT Coronal section of a rat medulla oblongata, with fluorescent labels for the novel allatostatin chemogenetic method out today in Cell Reports
And finally, the approach is validated in vagal sensory neurons where this circuit-based chemogenetics caused inhibition of baroreceptor regulation of blood pressure and decreased body weight and opens further understanding of how obesity might be treated. (4/4)