Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College

Joined April 2014
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4 May 2023
Some of our very clever, amazing Biochemistry students took the lyrics to every @taylorswift13 song and adapted it to a Biochemical concept. Best end of the semester decorations ever! 1/2
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4 May 2023
This one was my favorite adapted album they came up with! @Wellesley BIOC students are the best!
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Please spread the word: tenure-track opportunity in my awesome department!! Very excited about adding more great scientists to our community: nature.com/naturecareers/job…

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We are thrilled to have @vicottrell from @GossLab @Wellesley join us this summer as a participant in the BPH Summer Internship Program! She is a step closer to her future goal of a PhD 🔬 [NJ]
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4 Jun 2021
Congrats to #Wellesley2021 and especially new @GossLab alumna Solveig Stensland!
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Today is the day! #Wellesley2021

ALT Wellesley2021 GIF by Wellesley College

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i had no idea qiagen made houses. #cityrunner
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24 May 2021
Our preprint describing the surprising interaction between polycystin channel and the Hippo kinase cascade during cell division is finally online. Fission yeast polycystin Pkd2p promotes transition to cell growth during cytokinesis biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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24 May 2021
Thrilled that the @GossLab could contribute to this work from @Turfee on fission yeast transition to cell growth
Fission yeast polycystin Pkd2p promotes transition to cell growth during cytokinesis biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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5 Mar 2021
Our department is hiring a new Instructor in Science Laboratory with a focus on physiology and/or ecology - feel free to reach out if you have any questions about Biology at Wellesley career.wellesley.edu/posting…

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21 Jan 2021
Word on the street is that there is a Diet Coke button looking for a home... who can make that happen for me? @DietCoke @atomicromances
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20 Jan 2021
Just FYI...
Characterization of the nanomechanical properties of the fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) cell surface by atomic force microscopy biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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In an opinion piece for @CNN this week, @DrPaulaJohnson addresses the racial and economic inequities currently affecting the nation and how we must confront them in higher education. cnn.com/2020/05/31/opinions/…

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Read about how @UTK_BCMB faculty @DasLab_Pombe is navigating the responsibilities of professorship while parenting during a worldwide pandemic. #ascbcompass #AskAScientist #PhDchat #HowCellBiologistsWork ow.ly/TbER50zzGC9
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The two geese by Paramecium Pond would like you to know that they now have eight goslings. No plans to name any of them Ryan, just yet. But they are making sure the eight of them get plenty of nap time and swim time. Thanks to Prof. Corrine Taylor for sharing her photo with us.
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23 Apr 2020
Congratulations to @GossLab member Meg Bolan for Academic All-Conference Honors!
Blue Crew Earns 9⃣ @NEWMACsports Academic All-Conference Honors wellesleyblue.com/x/uadks Meg Bolan '22 Frances Dingivan '20 Stephanie Fan '22 Olivia Gorman '22 Maria Iannotti '20 Gaya Krishna '22 Rhiannon Mulligan '20 Emmet Odegaard '20 Julia Sokolowska '22 #EarnTheW
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5 Apr 2020
My 4-year old dropped the sickest burn an academic can receive on me today: “You are not a good thinker”
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4 Apr 2020
Today I taught my kids about rick-rolling. I’m really nailing this homeschooling thing!
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