Dr. Fiona (she/her)

@fiona_chembot
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she/her; I use computers to study chemistry! Post-Doc at UCSD w/ Rommie Amaro and J. Andrew McCammon! #BiInSci! (also https://mathstodon.xyz/@fiona_chembot)
the lengths i will go to to find an old script rather than just rewrite it....
Spent the day at my alma mater's departmental conference and I will say, I was highly impressed by the quality of undergraduate research posters I saw today. It was a great reminder that when you encourage and support undergrads in research they can contribute in amazing ways.

RT @YouGoChi
You never know what causes helplessness in person or what might cause it in YOURSELF.

One of the most insightful things my therapist shared w/ me was "ANYONE can be driven to a point of complete despair w/o taking care of their well being"

Give yourself grace & ask for help https://twitter.com/astronaia/status/1630642681926889472

bugatti spaceships 🚀👩🏾‍🚀 on Twitter

“We r losing 2 many to suicide. & you never know what it is that created that hopelessness in a person. what I do know is many of us are trying to navigate systems that r not built for us. & we blame ourselves for not succeeding in the traditional ways that these systems encourage”

Twitter

Very much agree with this tweet and I would go one step further:

THIS IS A PROBLEM EVERYWHERE.

every school, every department, every group

Do not believe for a second that your lab or dept is immune to depression or anxiety in students.
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RT @coal_carter
I want to remind everyone that mental health is really important. And if you manage people, especially exploited workers like grad students, before you say "it's not a problem her…
https://twitter.com/coal_carter/status/1631762904637911040

2 brain cells rubbed together on Twitter

“I want to remind everyone that mental health is really important. And if you manage people, especially exploited workers like grad students, before you say "it's not a problem here" you should take a deep look in the mirror and ask if you really know that https://t.co/rxaYJu9MGS”

Twitter
RT @GiuliaPaiardi
🚨🍬 Are you interested in #GAG and future trends in this field? Here is the review that suits your needs🤩
Thank to @InnoglyA @ElisaTelisa @VivesRomain @DraganaNikitov1
and all the authors! A big thank to
@HITStudies @dfg_public
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacsau.2c00569#.ZAI0140BxEI.twitter

Just received an academic job rejection email, I was expecting it, but of course still stinks #RejectionIsTheNorm

But truly, thank you to that dept (@YaleChem ) for emailing folks with the conclusive result. A "no" is better than a nothing, honestly

Current Uber driver has same music taste as my dad, I feel comforted

I asked my sister if she would be too cold in an outfit bc it was shorts and she lives in SF, she said

"I'll be fine it's only 45"

Where has my little Floridian gone......

I am once again making a poster, and I hate making posters... give me your best tips for poster making please
for those following... it finished, but it was indeed wrong.