Rebekah Rogers
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Genetic novelty and evolution. Lead of the new CCI-EVOLVE research working group at UNCC. Editor at JEB and MBE.
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Bioinformatics at Charlotte will be running 2 faculty searches this year. Stay tuned for more.
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After 48 emails we get the grants office to approve the summer undergrad hire I initiated in May. Then HR kicks it back saying I can't pay her more than $12/hr.
On. My. Grant. Funding. That costs the university nothing.
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Today's stock market losses wiped out $2.2 trillion in value. Last week was $3.8 trillion.
Combined budgets for CDC+NIH+NSF are $70 billion. We could fund every government agency 70 times over and it would be cheaper than the costs in stock value.
Fund science. It's worth it.
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@jasonaholliday
Even better for job talks. Shows how they think and whether they are aware of common challenges.
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I am tenured-professor-gets-mistaken-for-first-year-PhD-student years old. 🎓
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Does the Commander in Chief know you are using _science_ like this?
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I used to think shorter emails with typos mean the prof doesn't really like you. Now I think it's the opposite.
You mattered enough I was replying on my phone on a bad airport WiFi connection while lugging a suitcase toward the gate.
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The Dean gave me her recommendation for promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure. Glad to have that hurdle passed.
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Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
Roman crocodile armor, Roman Egypt, 3rd century AD British Museum
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Tenure is chancellor official and approved by the Board of Trustees. Thanks to everyone for all the support.
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Telling trainees to write their own rec letter is a crappy, unsupportive move.
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"What was the last year of education you completed?"
"I have a PhD."
Then the pollster hung up.
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Ew.
A journal won't review our work because we only used public data??? (For hundreds of genomes??)
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I do not understand people who are so threatened by other colleagues' success that they tear others down. The NIH funds 300,000 researchers.
You can succeed while your colleagues and friends also succeed. Science is better if we all move our own science forward.
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@joeBondyDenomy
Report them to the Title IX office right now. That is damaging to the woman's career in any context related to hiring or fellowships.
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"Submit each supplementary figure and table as an individual file."
No. one. wants. that.
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NO ONE, not even the best scientists could have predicted 5 yrs ago that studying colds in bats would help us survive the pandemic.
Fund basic science. It helps improve all of our lives.
The miserly support for
@NSF
is simply incomprehensible.
NSF supports fundamental science and engineering that have generated awesome returns for the US economy and greatly expanded our knowledge of the world.
The NSF constitutes the bedrock of all US tech & biotech.
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Every school I interviewed as a postdoc, someone asked those illegal questions. Word got back that more than one committee said my husband would not want to move there.
I'll be damned if I know who my husband is.
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Protip: Put 20mL of water in a Falcon tube and freeze standing upright. Now place sideways in between your boxes in the -80.
If the water melts, gravity pulls it downward. (Thanks gravity!) You have a record of how bad the up-temp was in different regions before it refroze.
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I hate when people rag on students who got good grades, test scores, or class rank. Some of us got A's and studied for exams because we knew that was the only way to get scholarships and make a better path in life than what we had. These judgements are misplaced.
#MustRead
Getting straight A’s requires conformity. Having an influential career demands originality.
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My postdoc at Berkeley would have been the best ever, if it weren't for the constant worry of not getting a faculty job.
Being a postdoc is working pretty much non-stop on both actual science, and suppressing the feeling that it will be all for naught if you never make it into a permanent job.
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@ExileSalad
@KenjiEricLee
Hey
@delta
, looks like this guy deserves a reward for helping all our nerdy scientist friends.
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I’ve had several long conversations with colleagues recently who are struggling to get research back on track after the pandemic shutdowns. Each of us started with the best laid plans for our labs.
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I feel like academic job interviews should feature the challenge to cut a 14 page grant down to 10 pages in under 1.5 hrs. It would at least test skills that realistically match the job you'll be doing for the next 5-6 years.
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I'm in a COVID-19 infection rate study. Part of it is to get antibody tests once a day. My 2nd dose was April 1st. I had consistent antibody results since the vaccine, that have started to fade.
Today, Sept 5, is the first test with no sign of antibodies.
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If someone does you the favor of sharing a grant draft as an example, maybe don't send back insults saying they should never be funded.
And don't ask for all the data from Aim 1 so you can publish a paper on it without them. Go find your own ideas, and do your own friggin work.
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Cost of living calculators tell me that a $50,000 salary in Charlotte is equivalent to $94,283 living in Oakland.
If you want that spending power, email me about postdocs!!
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Protip: Turning off your camera does not mute your dog or margarita blender.
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I feel like my economics classes were some of the best preparation for being a PI.
1. Opportunity costs are real costs.
2. Sunk costs are already sunk. They should not influence new decisions.
3. Yes, the PI can work faster than the newest student, but just won't have time.
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Tw: "Hey pdocs, what do you want?"
Pdocs: "Decent chances of getting a permanent job."
Tw: "What about an imaginary $10k raise?"
Pdocs:"What about being able to get a job without ditching my significant other."
Tw:"Nah, imaginary $10k."
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@Y_Gilad
I had an NSF GRFP reviewer criticize a student for not producing science earlier in life..... before going back to college in their 30s??? While hoofing it working catering+restaurants to support themselves???
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PIs have a responsibility to help postdocs find supportive, mutually beneficial collaborations. Trainees have a responsibility to work with PIs to make sure collaborations align with the terms of their current funding.
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Congratulations! Your proposal was chosen as most meritorious by the internal committee!
That is why we are taking it from you and handing it to the two Full Professors whose proposal was not chosen. You should be proud you helped these senior colleagues succeed!
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A new preprint from the lab posted today on New Gene Formation in Hybrids. We show that new transcripts appear in hybrids that are not found in either of the two parents.
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Checked into my airbnb this week.
Me: What do you do?
Him:Bioinformatics.... most people don't even know what that is.
We ended up swapping notes about the syllabus for next semester.
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Sister:"So how do biologists define a species? Is there a set definition about how much diversity to include?"
Me:"LOL."
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On the faculty market, some schools that did not hire me told friends I would never want to move there because of my partner or kids.
I do not have a partner or children. Those statements were based on prejudice, not fact. Do better with your search.
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"If you don't pick a paper for journal club, I'm going to make you talk about the black hole paper."
Yes, today in Bioinformatics Journal Club we will be discussing the Event Horizon Telescope. That threat back fired royally.
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Will read your paper and tell you Nature is likely to reject it for $500.
I mean, I’d review your paper and tell you if you should send it to Nature for 1000$
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Best writing advice anyone ever gave me:
The first word in the first sentence should be the focus of the paper. If it's Drosophila, start with Drosophila. Duplicate Genes? Start with Duplicate genes. Evolution? Start with that.
Doesn't cure writer's block, but sure helps.
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In January I was hit by a car while on foot, but the driver left the scene. I called police. They refused to believe me.
They interrogated me for 2.5 hrs in the parking lot of a Papa John's in the cold, sore with bruises. They threatened to arrest me for making false statements.
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@trvrb
It might be possible to ask a more general question: Were you recently at an event with more than 50 people in close proximity. That's the real question for epidemiology in any case.
It would also capture social events and vacation spots.
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This is a hallmark of relationships with a narcissistic abuser. If your working relationship looks like this, get out.
Never appear smarter than your supervisor.
If you come up with a great idea – and you will come up with plenty – always attribute it to your supervisor’s mentorship even if they had nothing to do with.
This will make your supervisor feel smarter than they actually are.
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I am extremely happy to announce that I will be joining the faculty at UNC Charlotte beginning Jan 2017!!
Now recruiting postdocs/students!
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"Some of the proposal citations are very old, and come from books not papers. Like Kimura 1983."
-Reviewer 3, completely without irony.
I get these questions too. Who is telling students not to cite older papers? This is a huge disservice to the advancement of knowledge. Good science has no expiry date.
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Mathematician starts working with biological data.
"The data aren't uniform?????"
LOL. Welcome to Bio.
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Yes, you can probably do that thing faster than anyone else in your lab, but it will take you an extra month to find the time.
#NewPI
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Who needs quals for hazing when you can just ask your student to upload things to the SRA?
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Another lab left your freezer open.
Write an academic horror story in six words or less, based on real-life experiences
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@CT_Bergstrom
I just saw someone post that this was a conspiracy driven by Bill Gates so he could get everyone to take vaccines that are all implanted with genetic technology that makes people stop believing in God.
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Introduce yourself to someone whose paper you read this past year.
Hey
#sciencetwitter
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#PhDchat
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In my course I require lecture summaries after every lecture. They are graded 100/50/0.
This gives students notes to study, experience in writing under low-stakes grading, and helps me figure out what concepts got through.
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NIH officially recognizes preprints as intermediate research products.
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I always have students who seem confused at the idea of using linux/unix commands to navigate directories.
Today I gave them Zork. Just to get used to the idea of moving around using just text commands. Homework is 45 min of game playing.
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I have never understood PIs who refuse to publish trainees' work.
A student hands a PI a draft, usually needing edits. It may not be earth shattering, but it's solid work. Then the PI sits on the draft for years and won't consent to even submit for review.
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Got my mid-point reappointment letter. Three more years approved.
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The real reason grant writing is so hard: When you spend 3 hrs chasing references to finally write one sentence proving that thing your professors told you 1st year of college.
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I've learned that if you lie to a group of scientists (nevermind what about), they will immediately start gathering information, cross-checking notes, looking up old emails, checking timestamps, and eventually figure out something close to the truth.
So don't bother.
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How I recruited students from diverse backgrounds:
1. I recruited students who seemed motivated and promising.
2. Oh look, half of them are URM, 1st gen, or from rural backgrounds.
If you can't write 1-2 pages about what you can do for diversity in science, something is wrong.
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Anyone who claims long reads just solve everything instantly has not done bioinformatics on long reads.
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Everyone, say hello to my undergrad,
@_TD_Conway
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@SusannaLHarris
"These are the people who are curing cancer???"
---My sister, watching a group of scientists struggle to use an elevator.
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No one goes to conferences for 15 minute talks. Pretending that we do sidesteps actual solutions for academic communities.
I remember when academics used to fly back and forth across the Atlantic to give 15 minute presentations. That was unreasonable.
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Decided not to submit a paper that I just don't think I can stand behind. It's a bummer, and feels like a harder call. But sometimes it's what you have to do.
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So a reviewer makes repeated claims that do not match with theory, empirical data, and have no supporting citations.
We then have to spend months of work proving it wrong, or else have a high risk a paper might be rejected.
Something is wrong with that aspect of peer review.
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Glam paper
#1
. Friend submits paper to Glam Mag. Glam mag comes back with reviews after 6 mo requesting months of extra work. Authors do experiments.
Glam mag sits on paper 9+mo. Publishes similar work from a competitor.
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The lab that melted our -80, our wrecked department ultracentrifuges, and flooded the building is moving to a new home on campus. We are thrilled for them.
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If you enjoy filling out forms, then a faculty position is *perfect* for you.
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I'll note this does not mean there is no protection. So long as memory B cells do their job, the immune system should be poised to regenerate antibodies and take out fork-hands.
But obviously there could be less protection than with active antibodies circulating.
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When you ridicule a fellow professor for....**checks notes**.... writing their own first author manuscripts??
Very sorry to hear you are just too good to be doing science yourself. 🧐
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Greenpeace:"Have you read about the issues related to GMOs?"
Me:"I've made GMOs."
They moved on to the next house.
Just had heated discussion with
@Greenpeace
canvaser about their stance on
#GMOs
. He insists they are pro-science, regret opposing golden rice, and are now pro-GMO. Told him I'd donate immediately if he could point to a clear pro-GMO statement. So
@Greenpeace
, is there one?
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I'm a professor. I have disposable income. I will try to by An Art.
*Inquires on price*.
"Dear Ms. Rogers. The price is $110,000, plus applicable shipping."
No no. Not that much art.
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NSF GRFP protip: NIH funds human health, not NSF. You probably want to delete the words: cancer, disease, human health, and medicine.
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Finally heard from the last of my students. Some were in lockdown and some ran from nearby, but all are safe.
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I had to write an emergency rec letter after a faculty member agreed but then stopped replying before the deadline. This kid's scholarship app won't get reviewed without it.
Happy to write the letter, but don't flake on your student's apps. It costs them too much.
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Newsweek has contacted Rogers for comment.
WHAT???
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If anyone can find him, we need to break up since he's costing me job offers.
PS- All the male candidates on several searches had partners, and some of them turned down jobs for those partners.
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People without college degrees earn a mean of $30,000. With an undergraduate degree, the mean is $50,000. The maximum Pell Grant is $5,920.
A graduate will pay back that grant in taxes in roughly 5 years. Pell Grants pay off in dollars and cents.
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Administrators say they want to be an R1 university but then seem perpetually surprised that faculty actually want to do research.
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Yesterday UNCC handed two degrees in memoriam to the parents of Riley Howell and Reed Parlier. It was one of the saddest things I have ever seen. We are all so sorry for their loss.
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@luke_campillo
Generally speaking, solving one group's problems by wholly discriminating against another group is not the correct solution.
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Cancelled meetings are even better than meetings that were never planned. They save spots in your schedule no one else can put a meeting into.
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This semester had the most audacious requests.
Can I just skip the exam(s)?
Can I skip class sessions and take the entire course in a separately scheduled one-on-one tutoring session?
Can you just give me an A instead of an F?
No. The answer is obviously no.
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Pdoc1:"How do you make sure you don't work at night?"
Me:"I do work at night."
Pdoc1:"No, I mean how do you make sure you don't work more than 8 hours a day?"
Me:"I work more than 8 hours most every day."
I didn't get invited to lunch again.
Q: Can you chair this panel to give advice about work-life balance and stress caused by the Covid pandemic?
Me: I am sorry I cannot.
Q: Because you are busy...?
Me: No, because it is not something I should be giving advice on. To anyone.
How is your week going? 😅
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Got results so good I almost got choked up over it. Perseverance pays off sometimes.
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Today we solved a samtools version control issue that caused us grief for weeks. Never. Update. Anything.
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No, I do not need a series of 6 workshops on "Time management for new faculty". I in fact just need 6 fewer days of meetings.
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