Assistant Professor at #XavierLA from @EastCarolina @UTEP @WakeForestMed @UCLA โ puppy and kitty mom โ Deicing minus 80s since 2002
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Grateful to be a part of an exciting new group of faculty members @XULA1925 #NewPI @SfNtweets
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This is a sign that we need to practice solidarity now more than we had ever needed or expected.
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Ellen M Walker ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ retweeted
May 31
I like this version of a Chinese proverb which describes real research well: all things are hard at the start, hard in the middle, and hard at the end.
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Ellen M Walker ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ retweeted
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Some branches of neuroscience (and science in general) are unlikely to see real progress for a long time. This stagnation stems from an academic echo chamber that very effectively silences dissent. young researchers introducing new ideas are often marginalized or driven out before they can establish themselves. There must be quite a few of these people who left academia this way and are now working in industry. The current institutional framework simply won't fund or validate anyone bold enough to challenge entrenched ideas. It's a conformist paradise gated by tenure. BTW these stagnant areas tend to have dominant senior people who have never been wrong and shall remain "authorities" forever.
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RFK Jr.'s focus on nutrition misses one main ingredient | Opinion usatoday.com/story/opinion/2โฆ via @usatoday
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Over the moon proud of my students as they presented our work at The 2026 Festival of Scholars @curgo_xula @xulacurgo @XULA1925 @SfNtweets
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It was great hosting @CterminiPhD for our @CancerLouisiana @XULA1925 weekly seminar ๐ฌ๐ฅผ๐ฆด๐ฉธ
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Grateful to to @NOLACityPark for the beautiful surprise ๐ธ๐ฆดโค๏ธ
Leaving the office early has its privileges
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This man has found an entrance to heaven ๐๐๐ฆฎ๐ฉ๐โ๐ฆบ๐ถโค๏ธ
ele sai todos os dias pra alimentar os doguinhos de rua do seu bairro e รฉ assim que รฉ recebido
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Just going to leave this here @SfNJournals @thepostdoctoral #ithastostop
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It is alarming how exceedingly rare a great PhD/postdoc training experience is today. When you read someone elseโs life and itโs akin to a glimpse of an alternate universe in which youโll never be a part you realize just how bad it was for you @thepostdoctoral @SfNtweets
Feb 23
I am very lucky to have had a Ph.D. advisor who both:
1. Believed unconditionally in my work
2. Reacted to all my ideas with "let me read a draft."
That way, I was freeโeven encouragedโto construct whatever castle I wanted, but it had to be on earth, not in the air.
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Ellen M Walker ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ retweeted
Dr. Norman C. Francis, legendary and transformative Xavier University president, dies at 94
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When you know youโve got a winner for a mentor.
Feb 14
He didn't notice this kid at first but then he completely stole the show
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Leaving the turbulent postdoc years behind to start your TT faculty position #abolishthepostdoc #ithastostop #toxicPIsbegone
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This is a searing indictment on the sad state of advanced study today. Toxic mentors are becoming the rule. #ithastostop #notonmywatch
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Iโd add you are not the job. Youโre so much more than your last published paper, funded grant or conference talk.
My academia-related suggestions are
- remember, Ph.D. is not a 24x7 job
- Learn to "ask for help" and "say no"
- Powering through never helps
- Remind yourself every day that there is also life beyond academia
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It. Has. To. Stop. retractionwatch.com/2026/01/โฆ
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Ellen M Walker ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ retweeted
Jan 9
In light of the launch of Cell Press Blue cell.com/cell-press-blue/homโฆ, I want to let everyone know about @biorxivpreprint Blue
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Iโm a contributor to the Jesuit Prayer daily reading reflections. Read my latest piece @JesuitsGlobal @Jesuits
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