@cdorn56
 Maryland, USA
Joined January 2012
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ASBMB@ASBMB9 Feb 2025
When asked how to address the gap btwn. science & society, @ProfRuthMorgan responded w/an analogy: There are thousands of pollinating species of bee, but only a few can make honey—just as certain scientists can act as diplomats, storytellers & connectors. ow.ly/jQRc50UW5i8

Becoming a scientific honey bee

At the World Science Forum, a speaker’s call for scientists to go out and “make honey” felt like the answer to a question Katy Brewer had been considering for a long time.

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Comfort Dorn retweeted
ASBMB@ASBMB29 Dec 2023
As 2024 approaches, we reflect back on a year of outstanding articles in ASBMB Today! Please join us in thanking our contributors! Read the original reporting, advice and essays that got the most attention on the website this year: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/career….
11 ASBMB Today covers from 2023 set against a light blue background.

ALT 11 ASBMB Today covers from 2023 set against a light blue background.

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ASBMB@ASBMB20 Dec 2023
That feeling you get when you gaze into your #dog’s eyes? It’s #biochemistry. Specifically, the hormone oxytocin. asbmb.org/asbmb-today/scienc…

The look of love

That feeling you get when you gaze into your dog’s eyes? It’s biochemistry. Specifically, the hormone oxytocin.

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We almost beat the NYTimes on this one. Bravo, @locke_marissa and @ASBMB! asbmb.org/asbmb-today/scienc…

FDA approves CRISPR–Cas9 therapy for sickle cell disease

The gene editing treatment from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics is the first of its kind.

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ASBMB@ASBMB1 Sep 2023
Trauma and recovery will be the theme of our 2024 wellness issue of ASBMB Today, to be published in January. In this editor's note, @cdorn56 shares a personal experience. She writes: "Telling stories helps us heal." asbmb.org/asbmb-today/opinio…

Wellness and trauma

Telling stories helps us heal. Here’s my trauma story. Now I want to read yours.

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Comfort Dorn retweeted
ASBMB@ASBMB8 Jun 2023
🏳️‍🌈ASBMB Today #Pride Issue | "Redefining STEM" by @rtisciwrites 🌟@DrCarpineti, a founder of @PrideinSTEM, shares about common issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community in STEM, advice to young queer STEM graduates & more: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people…. #PrideMonth #PrideinSTEM

Redefining STEM

The U.K.-based organization Pride in STEM says it aims to “queer up science spaces” and to “science up queer spaces.”

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ASBMB@ASBMB8 Jun 2023
🏳️‍🌈ASBMB Today #Pride Issue | Tian Yu interviewed four #LGBTQIA+ scientists, Riley Eisert–Sasse, Tom Welton, @hoperhenderson & @astro_jje, who shared their experiences and advice for people who want to better support LGBTQIA+ individuals: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people…. #PrideMonth

Listen, learn and support

Four LGBTQIA+ scientists share their stories and reflect on progress and setbacks for inclusivity and support.

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ASBMB@ASBMB8 Jun 2023
🏳️‍🌈ASBMB Today #Pride Issue | In this Q&A, Policy Manager @MckinleyRaechel shares about ASBMB's comments on the LGBTQ+ Data Inclusion Act, recommendations to the @NIAIDNews about its diversity and inclusion efforts, safe zone training & more: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/policy…. #PrideMonth

'I hope that our actions show our members that we are doing our best to support them'

A Q&A with ASBMB Policy Manager Raechel McKinley on the organization’s national-level advocacy for LGBTQIA+ scientists, trainees and students.

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Comfort Dorn retweeted
ASBMB@ASBMB31 May 2023
In the June cover story of ASBMB Today, Paula Amann reports on how new state laws that have banned gender affirming care for transgender teens, teaching children about sexual orientation & gender identity, and drag shows are affecting LGBTQIA+ scientists: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/career….

State laws change the landscape for LGBTQIA+ scientists

New legislation in the past 16 months has banned gender affirming care for transgender teens, teaching children about sexual orientation and gender identity, and drag shows.

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If you’re in the #DiscoverBMB exhibit hall, be sure to stop by the @ASBMB booth and enter the raffle to win a book by an @ASBMB member. Drawing is at 3pm today.
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If you’re at #DiscoverBMB today, stop by the @ASBMB booth and enter the raffle to win 1 of 12 books 📚 by members. Drawing is 3pm Tuesday/you need to be present to win!
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Look at this great variety! #DiscoverBMB
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Learning all about how to use LinkedIn and other social media from ⁦@allisonfrick⁩ at ⁦@ASBMB⁩’s #DiscoverBMB right now.
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Are you a writer who loves science? A scientist who loves to write? Here at @ASBMB, we have two job openings for people who want to tell great science stories: a science & policy communicator (faseb.org/getmedia/f8b0812a-…) and a science writer (faseb.org/getmedia/2b911048-…). Apply today!
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Comfort Dorn retweeted
ASBMB@ASBMB7 Aug 2022
Although it’s still the height of summer, we’d like your perspective on the most interesting biochemistry & molecular biology findings you’ve come across recently for our 2022 end-of-year roundup. Send us a link to a paper via this google form by 8/15: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F….

Best of BMB in 2022 (a subjective list)

For the second year, ASBMB Today will publish its "Best of BMB" list in December, and we need your help. What BMB news got you thinking this year? What papers did you talk about on the lab Slack...

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Hello everyone! I just want to jump in to thank today's chat participants and ALL of our members in Africa who told us about your lives and work for this very special issue of ASBMB Today. You have been so generous with your stories, and I learned a lot from you. #BMBinAfrica
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Also part of being a good scientist… Why Storytelling Is Part of Being a Good Doctor | The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
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Angela Hopp@angelahopp14 Jul 2022
An addendum a week later: @cdorn56 reminded me that we also have a need for writers of obituaries. Now, I really enjoy writing obits. Back in 2014, I got to write one about a biochemist who left the bench to chase the Loch Ness Monster. Still my favorite. (1/x)
Angela Hopp@angelahopp7 Jul 2022
Attention current and prospective @ASBMB Today contributors: We have a lot of available stories right now. Most are short profiles and Q&As. If you can help out, please let me know at asbmbtoday(at)asbmb(dot)org. I'll share a little about them below. 🧵
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