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Christie Towers, PhD

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Assistant Professor at The Salk Institute . Looking for inquisitive scientists to join the team and do cool science in cancer cells. (opinions are my own)

San Diego, CA

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

3 years

Emotional flow of science: Failed experiment —>😢 it didn’t work —>😡 at the wasted time —>😓 the project is doomed —>🤔 new ideas to optimize —>🤩 for the next expriment! Great scientists still have many failed experiments but they can move from 😥 —> 🤩 very quickly!

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

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It’s official! Soooo EXCITED to announce I will be starting my lab @salkinstitute in 2021! Join me in beautiful San Diego and work on cool cell biology in cancer cells! @AIM_autophagy @ASCBiology @WAutophagy @BlackinCancer @mitowomen

Award-winning cancer researcher to join Salk faculty - Salk Institute for Biological Studies

LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Christina Towers, a top researcher in the field of cancer biology. Towers will join Salk’s renowned NCI-designated Cancer Center...

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I swear this is my current allocation of time on grants!

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I had to work 3 jobs while finishing my Post-Doc and raising 2 kids. We NEED to pay post-docs more money now! That means we need to increase R01 budgets immediately!

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Christie Towers, PhD

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Excited for #BICRollCall to re-introduce myself. I’m a K99/R00 Post-Doc @CUAnschutz getting ready to launch my own lab in 2021 (location TBD) studying autophagy and mitochondria in cancer. I’m a cell biologist and also a mom to 2 crazy boys! @BlackInCancer #BlackInCancerWeek

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Happy #InternationalWomenInScienceDay . This is what a scientist looks like! Love my new team @salkinstitute . Lab is 7 months old - filled with 7 amazing women - representing 6 different ethnicities

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2 months in! Building a lab with a healthy culture, filled with inquisitive scientists, that discover new and relevant biology in cancer has been a wild rollercoaster to say the least! Taking a minute to enjoy ourselves and celebrate 4 September birthdays in the Towers Lab 🎉

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The hill I will die on: trainees should be treated like colleagues! Given freedom of thought, respect, benefit of the doubt with how they manage their work-life balance, and paid for their contributions! If these ideas cost me a successful career…so be it!

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Christie Towers, PhD

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I just received my #K99 /R00 from the @theNCI / @NIH thanks to the help of all my mentors/colleagues/friends @CUAnschutz ! If you are a trainee, especially #BlackinCancerResearch or #blackinstem , DM me and I will send you my stuff and do whatever I can to help you get this award too!

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Please RT! Help us find some amazing post-docs, techs, and students to join the Towers Lab! Together we can build a culture of teamwork and inclusivity, centered around a passionate curiosity for pushing the limits of cancer cell biology. @BlackinCancer @WAutophagy @mitowomen

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I’m a post doc @CUAnschutz studying #Autophagy in cancer to understand why cancer cells become addicted to this recycling pathway and if they can develop alternate mechanisms to circumvent autophagy. I am a cell biologist and a mom to 2 crazy boys! #BlackInCancerResearch

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Not sure who needs to hear this but your mentors can’t help you if you aren’t honest with them about what your career goals are! If you can’t be open with your official PI, find an unofficial one. But you can’t navigate this crazy science life alone: academic track or otherwise

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Christie Towers, PhD

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Shout-out to everyone who is where they are because of the behind-the-scenes support from an amazing partner! Mine is the best in the business and we celebrate 10 years married today! I don’t post personal stuff, but I wouldn’t be the scientist I am without this guy next to me!

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Cancer cells sure are cunning! Check out our newest paper showing cancer cells that are highly dependent on autophagy can actually adapt to loss of such a critical process. So how do they do it?!? Mitochondrial derived vesicles!

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So excited to tackle my biggest ideas thanks to @NIH_CommonFund and @theNCI . The DP2 New Innovator Award gives me the freedom to pursue #NIHHighRisk science. Stay tuned for new models to manipulate autophagy in cancer and study resistance! @salkinstitute

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Early-stage investigators proposed innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector ’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: #NIHHighRisk

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Ugh! My deepest emotions right here! This came with tears as I wrote it...but I share it with the science community because I hope my story provides some comfort that you are not alone if you struggle with imposter syndrome too! @BlackinCancer

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Voices In this issue of Cell: On Being Black in the Ivory Tower,On Being Black in the Ivory Tower

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Attention Post-Docs!! We would love to invite you to The Salk Institute to give a talk about your research, meet Salk faculty, and create career-changing networks! The first ever Salk Rising Stars Symposium will be on April 10th. Apply here! Please RT! .

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Excited to join the amazing Pew community and be named a 2022 Pew-Stewart Scholar! @pewtrusts @salkinstitute

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3 years

Thanks for the shoutout! This #BlackHistoryMonth I am reflecting on all the great shoulders I stand upon and the tremendous support I have had up to this point.

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Nature Biotechnology

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Today for #BlackHistoryMonth we recognize rising star Christina Towers, assistant professor in the molecular and cell biology laboratory at the Salk Institute #BHM

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Christie Towers, PhD

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Help spread the word: The Towers lab is growing! We are looking for research technicians to join our team. If you love cool science and you want to help build a supportive culture and innovative research program DM me or check out our website to apply

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Fantastic beach day celebrating the lab’s first anniversary! I’m so thankful for my amazing team!

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It’s TT job search season. I encourage everyone to be your authentic self! Talk about the science you legit want to do, the service you are actually passionate about, the things outside lab that bring you joy. If a school shows bias against any of that: you don’t want to be there

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Christie Towers, PhD

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Shout out to all the scientists who are also moms and all the moms who are also scientists! A juggling act that IMO has made me better at both! Thanks to @heide_ford for showing me how it’s done. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! #WomeninScience @AcademicChatter @BloomsyBox

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Beyond excited to be among these talented and dedicated scientists! A huge TY to my lab members and mentors along the way. Time to do some science and create pipelines for the next generation of diverse scientists! Keep a look out for new programs coming out of @salkinstitute

@cziscience

CZI Science

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Grantees are recognized for their track record of supporting #DiversityinSTEM + their mentorship of the next generation of biomedical researchers. Learn about their projects ⤵️

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Kicking off our 1st Towers Lab Brainstorming week with a day at a local coffee shop! No science/pipetting this week…just reading, writing, and thinking 💭 🤔 (which is of course the real science!)

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If you all could see my view from the stage….an entire audience of black scientists and allies! Took every ounce of decency in me to not stop midway though my talk and take a selfie of me and the crowd!

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I love Dr Towers’ ( @ChristieTowers ) enthusiasm!! I’m excited to learn about her autophagy research. #BiCConf22

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Starting a lab is really hard. Filled with new daily challenges, lots of uncertainty and self-inflicted pressure. But today was filled with tons of fun convos about science! Remembering how much I love this crazy gig! 🔬❤️

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Christie Towers, PhD

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Thank you again to all my lab members and mentors…so excited about these two awards!

@salkinstitute

Salk Institute

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Congrats to Salk's @ChristieTowers ! She received a Science Diversity Leadership Award fr @cziscience & @theNASEM & a Young Investigator Award fr @BlackinCancer & the Emerald Foundation, Inc. to recognize her scientific achievements and dedication to #DEI .

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As I’m reading graduate student applications and as your preparing for interviews, here’s my 2 cents: I value humility over confidence, personality over professionalism, and hypotheses over results (when discussing your prior research). Good luck to you all! @ucsdbiosciences

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I’m extremely grateful to the V Foundation for funding our work! Even more excited that my new friend and colleague @ShikaRamanan was also named a V Scholar!

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Congratulations to Assistant Professors @ChristieTowers and @ShikaRamanan ! They were named V Scholars by the V Foundation for Cancer Research @TheVFoundation . Each will receive $600,000 over 3 years to fund their unique cancer research goals.

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I am inspired! Inspired by the patients disproportionately affected by cancer Inspired by the next generation of Black scientists in the pipeline Inspired by the amazing science changing how we treat cancer TY @BlackinCancer for #BiCC2022 and the Young Investigator Award!

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#TimeIsEverything Pancreatic cancer is still largely untreatable and that is unacceptable! Our research group is working tirelessly to find better therapies for patients. Join us in raising awareness on World Pancreatic Cancer Day #WPCD #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth

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Honored to be included here! But even more excited to see so many amazing faces doing great work across every field of science!

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Cell Mentor

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1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America

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Running a lab is so similar to running your own business! Thanks @BioMedRealty for nominating me for this award @SDbusiness and I still have a lot to learn from all the other fantastic women nominated in San Diego!

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Dr. @ChristieTowers PhD, of @salkinstitute for Biological Studies, was selected by the @SDbusiness Women of Influence in Life Science 2021 list! BioMed Realty is honored to provide a matching gift of up to $1M to fund Towers' recruitment and support her research at @CancerSalk .

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So fun to do this interview with @CellsDev and talk about the things I’m excited about as I start a new lab and some of the things I hope to help change in this imperfect academic world! @BlackinCancer

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Elsevier CellBiology

@ELS_CellBiology

3 years

Christina Towers is a newly-appointed Assistant Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, whose work focuses on the nutrient recycling pathways cancer cells use to survive. Read the interview from journal, @CellsDev >

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Great mentors will stay in your life far longer than just the time you spend in their lab! It’s been 12 years since I started my PhD with this amazing scientist, leader, mom, and mentor. Great to hang with @heide_ford for a fun beach day with family during their visit to SD

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5 days away! The first ever Black in STEM panel featuring @BlackinCancer @BlackInImmuno @BlackInNeuro hosted by @blackatsalk at @salkinstitute featuring @JoelBabdor and @shaineNeuro RSVP here!

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It’s finally here!! Boarding a plane today for the first @BlackinCancer conference. I have been one of the few (and often the only) person of color in most scientific environments I have found myself all my career. But not this weekend!! Can’t wait to meet everyone! #BiCConf22

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IT’S ALMOST SHOWTIME!🤩 We can’t wait to welcome our delegates to London next week for the very first #BlackinCancer conference organised in partnership with @CRUKresearch .☺️ 🔗Register while you still can: #BiCconf22

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Looking for a Post-Doc or Tech position in 2021? Tune into my talk at #cellbio2020 to see some fun science looking at #mitochondria and #autophagy in cancer cells....see if you want to join the team! @ASCBiology @BlackinCancer @WAutophagy @mitowomen #WomenInSTEM

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We have officially acclimated to San Diego #PADRESfans

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Check out my lab website too! Details on some exciting projects we will launch next year. I’m hiring post-docs, students, and techs!

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First holiday party for the Towers lab. Filled with great food from all over the world (potluck style), fun games, even some gymnastics, and great people too! I love meeting everyone’s other half. I’m so grateful for my team and all that we are building together! #HappyHolidays

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Huge thanks to The V Foundation for funding our work through this innovative award that supports women breaking down barriers in science. And thank you to all the women who came before me paving the way in this crazy career path!

@TheVFoundation

The V Foundation

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WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE! We are excited to announce 11 new grantees for our A Grant of Her Own program! These women scientists are proudly supporting gender equality and health equity! We can’t wait to share their work! 🧪

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Let’s Goooooo!!!! So excited for @ParhamLouis , our newest post-doc in the lab!! Congrats to all the #hannagrayfellows this year. Can’t wait to follow all of your careers!

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HHMI NEWS

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🎉 Today we're thrilled to announce our 2023 #HannaGrayFellows ! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists! Learn more:

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Salk hosted @LouisVuitton this year for a fashion show! But the scientists in the Towers Lab look pretty good too! I’d say the only difference is no one came to watch our show! 🤣Happy Halloween!!

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How did I find myself among this amazing group of rockstar scientists? @KeystoneSymp If anyone needs amazing speakers as they create seminar speaker lists, symposia, and conference programs, just check out the list of handles tagged in this picture!

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I had no idea what a career in research meant ‘til well into college. Excited to expose students to the fun and challenging world of basic research so much earlier! San Diego students check out our high school Summer Research Program @salkinstitute

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Heithoff-Brody High School Scholars Program - Salk Institute for Biological Studies

The Heithoff-Brody High School Summer Scholars Program application period for 2024 has now closed. If selected for an interview, applicants will be notified in May. Selections will be sent out by...

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Happy Halloween from the Towers lab! We love our mitochondria and mitochondrial derived vesicles!

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Autophagy plays a fascinating dual role in cancer, especially endocrine-dependent tumors! Check out our recent review on the tumor promoting and suppressive functions by @WAutophagy @AnvitaKomarla and @SuzeDufresne . @autophagypapers

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Concluded a fantastic brainstorming week with a lab retreat to Universal Studios! We chatted about our new scientific ideas from the week, drank Butterbeer in Harry Potter Land, and argued intensely about our favorite movies!

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Let’s talk CRISPR! Join me, @iaincheeseman , @JSheltzer , and @AmericanCancer this Wednesday Jan.13 2pm-4pm ET in a discussion about novel CRISPR techniques for cancer research. RSVP at Joseph.cotter @cancer .org for the zoom link

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Christie Towers, PhD

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I think this counts as work-life balance? Grant deadlines looming but gotta be at the baseball park 9hrs for the kiddos - I never miss a pitch #sundayvibes #baseball

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3 years

Looking for a great mentor in science? I promise you they’re out there! Here’s some motivation, inspiration, and practical tools to help you find one!

@BlackinCancer

BlackinCancer

3 years

Looking for a mentor? Read our latest @NaturePortfolio blog post!! @ChristieTowers wrote about her journey to date, the role played by her mentors along the way and how to go about finding a mentor for any career. You can read the blog here:

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It has been a great summer with our rockstar High School Scholars, Haset and Mohamed! I love training the next generation of amazing scientists @salkinstitute . Shout out to Suzanne (post-doc) and Anvita (PhD student) for showing them the ropes!

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Note to self: don’t apply to two grants on the same day…leads to two rejections on the same day 6 months later😞. On to the next…

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We are officially 2! Such a fun day enjoying some San Diego sun with the lab. Running a lab is a crazy rollercoaster, but my team is the best part!

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Biggest accomplishment so far this week: from scratch egg-free gingerbread houses! Having kids with allergies always make holidays a bit more work. But this one was super fun! #Boymom

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It was emotional to see the support for #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives today @CUAnschutz . Thousands of scientists, students, healthcare workers, physicians and supporters out here! It cannot end here though...we must continue to make real changes on this campus!

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Best way to stay up-to-date in your field: write a review article! Excited to publish this in @JCellBiol on Autophagy and cancer: Modulation of cell death pathways and cancer cell adaptations

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Black Association at Salk is taking over The Salk Institute chalk boards for #BlackHistoryMonth Stay tuned for more inspiring art for the month! @blackatsalk @salkinstitute

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Volunteers and @blackatsalk have taken over the chalk boards all over the Institute for #Blackhistorymonth2022 Stay tuned to see them all throughout the month. Some amazing artistic talent here @salkinstitute

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More amazing art work from @blackatsalk and @salkinstitute to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth

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No additional comments needed… @blackatsalk @salkinstitute

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Beyond excited to see all these NOAs today! So happy for all you New Innovators and Pioneers out there! My favorite thing about Science Twitter is celebrating all this success!

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Excited to participate more in Keystone Symposia and also learn from amazing senior mentors and peer mentors through the process! I’ve always said: “All things can be learned at Keystone Meetings!”

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Erika Moore

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Pretty hype- the next @KeystoneSymp Fellows are lookin pretty good! @telomerase2 @tfmPhD @Xavier_Revelo @ChristieTowers and everyone else!! 🎉🎉

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Experiments not working! Blow off stress by knitting some COVID-19 ornaments! I think this counts as work-life balance right?

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Despite knowing nothing about neuroscience or machine learning, I am so star struck by @KafuiDzirasa 🤩One of the best talks I have ever seen! I just smiled the whole time! Thank you @kaymtye for inviting him to @salkinstitute today

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I had so much fun sharing my science and chatting with everyone at @huntsmancancer . New ideas and new collaborations! Doesn’t get better than that!

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Proud that I and many of my colleagues at Salk are helping to support our UCSD graduate students obtain a living wage here in San Diego where housing costs have become astronomical!

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UCSD graduate students are integral to research at the Salk Institute. A group of Salk faculty have signed a letter supporting their effort to obtain fair compensation that allows them to live near the university.

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Keystone Symposia is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth And I’m honored to be highlighted next to these amazing scientists!

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Keystone Symposia

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Checkout the Keypoint Blog for our #BlackHistoryMonth highlight on our #Fellows who are forging the future of science & medicine, from neurobiology to immunology and beyond! Celebrating Black History Month at Keystone Symposia

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Christie Towers, PhD

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1 year

Super excited to see all these amazing scientists on this list! A huge congratulations to you all! Very well deserved!

@HHMINEWS

HHMI NEWS

1 year

Please join us in celebrating the new Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, who will help us build a strong foundation for the next generation of scientists! #FHScholars

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Christie Towers, PhD

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3 years

Super excited to visit @huntsmancancer on Monday!

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U of Utah Dept of Biochemistry

3 years

Please join us on Monday May 3 for a Rising Stars in Cell Biology presentation by Dr. Christina Towers @ChristieTowers @salkinstitute on mechanisms to circumvent autophagy inhibition in cancer cells! 2pm on Zoom. @huntsmancancer @utahbioscience

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Christie Towers, PhD

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2 years

Our first post COVID meeting! Enjoying the Autophagy @GordonConf . The whole lab came to learn the field (benefits to a small lab!). Fun bike trip on the Ventura coast during the break 🚲

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Christie Towers, PhD

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2 years

Continuing to celebrate #Blackhistorymonth2022 @salkinstitute with @blackatsalk

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

1 year

So excited to share more about the amazing reach of @BlackinCancer and hear from @BlackInImmuno and @BlackInNeuro San Diego people…RSVP now!

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Austin A Coley, PhD

1 year

For the first time ever, we bring together @BlackInNeuro @BlackInImmuno & @BlackinCancer to join us @salkinstitute for a stimulating panel discussion. We invite @shaineNeuro @JoelBabdor & @ChristieTowers to discuss the organization's global impact, research and more!

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Christie Towers, PhD

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3 years

To apply, check out the website at . Post-docs can apply below, and all other positions will be live soon, so check the website, DM, or email me. @ucsdbiosciences @salkinstitute @ASCBiology @molbcu

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Christie Towers, PhD

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6 months

This is an amazing opportunity to amplify Black voices! Please apply and encourage your trainees to apply for this prestigious award! Applications due tomorrow!!

@CellPressNews

Cell Press

8 months

Now open for submissions: The 4th annual #CellPress , @CellSignal , & @ElsFoundation Rising Black Scientists Awards! These awards are open to all sciences. Deadline to submit your essay is October 31st.

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Christie Towers, PhD

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3 years

Excited to give a talk for The AIM center tomorrow! #Autophagy #mitochondria @BlackinCancer

@AIM_autophagy

The AIM Center

3 years

Register at: “Two-clicks” easy and FREE registration Short talks/Flash Talks and Poster Presentations !!!keynote address Dr Malene Hansen/US

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Christie Towers, PhD

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3 years

I love fellow organized meetings! Maybe they should take over organizing national meetings too! Thank you for the invite.

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

3 years

One of the many reasons I chose to come to The Salk is this fantastic microscopist right here! Congrats Uri! Can’t wait to image some mitochondria together!

@salkinstitute

Salk Institute

3 years

As part of its efforts to continuously attract and retain top talent, the Salk Institute has appointed imaging scientist Uri Manor to the position of Assistant Research Professor, which carries non-tenure faculty status. Congratulations to Uri and @manorlaboratory !

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

1 year

The science is great at #AACR2023 but reconnecting with old friends and making new ones is the best part!

@rushika_perera

Rushika M. Perera

@rushika_perera

1 year

The best crew at #AACR23 ! ⁦ @EldaGrabocka ⁩ ⁦ @bradylabupenn ⁩ ⁦ @MaraShermanLab ⁩ ⁦ @ChristieTowers ⁩ ⁦ @AgnelSfeir ⁩

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Christie Towers, PhD

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1 year

This was an amazing opportunity to pull back the curtain and learn about the innovative science going on @EliLillyandCo while also making long lasting connections with amazing people too! Thank you #KSFellows and @KeystoneSymp

@HeatherJGerhart

Heather G.

@HeatherJGerhart

1 year

Celebrating @KeystoneSymp Fellows @ChristieTowers and @telomerase2 who were recently invited to present their research at @EliLillyandCo as part of their #KSFellows experience! Special thanks to @EliLillyandCo for their support of the #KSFellows Program! #InclusiveExcellence

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Christie Towers, PhD

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2 years

More amazing artwork from @blackatsalk @salkinstitute for #Blackhistorymonth2022

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

3 years

One of the best in the business!

@NatureBiotech

Nature Biotechnology

3 years

To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth we're highlighting trailblazing Black researchers in the US. Today we recognize Paula Hammond, professor and head of MIT's department of chemical engineering and one of only 25 distinguished scientists elected to all three national academies #BHM

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Christie Towers, PhD

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3 years

A huge congrats to my awesome friend and mentor @kaymtye and her amazing group!

@kaymtye

Kay M Tye PhD

3 years

Thrilled to be selected to be an HHMI investigator @HHMINEWS and most of all grateful to be working with this amazing team and to keep doing what we have set out to do in dissecting the neural mechanisms of Social Homeostasis @salkinstitute !!

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2 years

Fun with great colleagues #Autophagy @GordonConf @bealelab @TCDA_CRUKBI

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Christie Towers, PhD

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2 years

Celebrating September birthdays in the lab! Fun night escaping a mad scientist 👩‍🔬!

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

4 years

Shout out to all the other authors and their amazing stories too! @ArmstrongFlyLab @zygomatic_lomax @Cnidarians_Rock

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

3 years

Christmas Cocktails 🍸. Boys had a wonderful day, managed to cook a Christmas dinner without my mom and sister (my first Christmas without them, #CovidChristmas ), and delicious drinks to end the night! Feeling proud of myself. Happy Holidays everyone!

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

3 years

Very interesting thread and paper! I think the powers-that-be still need to learn that raising a child is a larger time commitment than just the first year of the child’s life, i.e. one year extension on tenure clock is not enough!

@JSheltzer

Jason Sheltzer

3 years

The authors estimate that, in the 10 years after the birth of a child, it would take women an extra 5 years to catch up for the loss in publications relative to men. (So perhaps six months for parental leave is not enough?!)

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

11 months

Congrats to @AnvitaKomarla for passing her qualifying senate exam! She killed it! Next stop PhD!

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

4 years

Don’t miss out on seeing some amazing science this month from talented post-docs all going on the market soon! How can you say diversity in science is only a pipeline issue when all these amazing women are right here?!? @LeadingEdgeSymp

@karalmckinley

Kara McKinley

4 years

The 2020 Leading Edge Symposium @LeadingEdgeSymp starts this week! So here is a thread of Twitter handles of the 2020 Leading Edge Fellows. Follow these folks for jaw-dropping science and all-around awesomeness 1/

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2 years

My family and I share our complex emotions that MLK Day always elicits: gratitude, frustration, and hope. Thank you @Athleta for The Save the Space series to highlight diverse voices

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

2 years

So excited to be a part of this amazing group at Salk! Follow us to learn more about how we are supporting our Black community at Salk and across San Diego @BlackinCancer @BLACKandSTEM @BlackInNeuro @BlackInImmuno

@blackatsalk

Black Association at Salk (BAS)

2 years

Hoping everyone at the @salkinstitute will join us during these events our team has put together for #BlackHistoryMonth and celebrate #blackexcellence with us! Find the flyer on Salkland to RSVP!

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

2 years

Beyond excited for this meeting! Register and come join us in London for the @BlackinCancer meeting this fall!

@WeAreTandF

Taylor & Francis

2 years

👏 @BlackinCancer conf team @siggs28 @DrHJHenderson @TheBourneImmuno @BlkBoiScientist @martins_tani @Iain_CRUK @leannepero @Naomi_Elster @dean_fennell @FiyinfoluB @GlobalRadOnc @ChristieTowers @DrBlueMD @VictoriaEkanoye @Katie_Robb_Glas @JessicaRQueen1

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Christie Towers, PhD

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6 months

@ABRCMS 2023!! Love to see all the amazing talent! Find me at @salkinstitute booth 1326. Message me if you’re here! Excited to connect with everyone.

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

2 years

There is nothing like hanging with great colleagues talking science, politics, kids, and Oscar slaps! Thanks again @AmaravadiRavi for hosting us all!

@rushika_perera

Rushika M. Perera

@rushika_perera

2 years

A fun saturday afternoon with some of the #autophagy crew at @ASPET #EB2022 meeting in Philly! Thanks @AmaravadiRavi for hosting us - @EileenWhitePhD @DebnathLabUCSF @ChristieTowers #notwitterAndrewThorburn

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Christie Towers, PhD

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4 years

If diversity, equity, and inclusion are the mission: that cannot START at how we admit grad students. It must begin in middle and elementary schools! How can we encourage institutions of higher education to invest in equal access to opportunities for younger students of color?

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

4 years

I appreciate the strong words here! But most of all I appreciate the actions listed at the end! All the emails from my university @CUAnschutz have been full of words but lack action.

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Christie Towers, PhD

@ChristieTowers

3 years

I know these communities have some great minds. Please apply! @AcademicChatter @MitoResearch #WomenInSTEM @mitowomen @AIM_autophagy @WAutophagy @BlackinCancer @ResearchUCSD @salkinstitute

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