Kit Neikirk
@NeikirkKit
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2024 Marshall Scholar Postbacc @athinton lab he/him/his
Hilo, HI
Joined January 2021
I’m delighted to announce and share I’ve been selected as a Marshall Scholar! My research will aim to better understand how we can use medical imaging for individualized care to reduce health disparities. So many individuals to thank, especially @phdgprotein86!.
@MarshallScholar 5. Kit Neikirk @NeikirkKit (@UHHilo) of Pāhoa, Hawaii. As a @MarshallScholar Kit will pursue an MPH in Public Health at the University of Edinburgh as well as a MSc in Advanced Biomedical Imaging at University College London.
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RT @CrabRoll: My second, solo first-author publication is featured on the September cover of @JCellularPhys .https:….
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RT @annetkiraboc1: Fantastic paper on morphological assessment of lipid droplets & mito-interactions in #aging published in @JCellularPhys….
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RT @Neal_Lab: Our paper on the university-wide mentorship program @bummp_ucsd and its impact on students' sense of belonging, identity, and….
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In the face of a challenging climate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) higher education that is resistant to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts aimed to increase and...
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RT @StarbirdLab: Less than a week after the first paper from @drstarbird's postdoc comes out is the first paper from the lab! It's a commen….
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There is no doubt that navigating academia is a formidable challenge, particularly for those from underrepresented backgrounds who face additional barriers at every turn. In such an environment,...
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RT @columbiacss: In honor of #Juneteenth, @phdgprotein86 discusses the lack of recognition for Black scientists, disparities in funding rat….
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Hinton, along with 51 other Black scientists, wrote an article in Cell on the role of Juneteenth in the science field and the barriers and challenges Black scientists face.
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RT @VUBasicSciences: Systemic changes are needed to acquire and retain autistic adults in STEMM, argue @phdgprotein86, @crabroll, and colle….
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RT @phdgprotein86: When a Mentee becomes a Mentor! Congrats to my other postdoc, @HKbeasley on your co-senior with me (@AtHinton) mentoring….
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RT @annetkiraboc1: Our paper on Underrepresented Minority #UnderGrad Research training published in @STARProtocols.@CellPressNews is no….
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RT @Neal_Lab: Next week I’ll be hosting my dear friend @phdgprotein86 for a seminar visit at @ucsdbiosciences! Please stop by to hear @AtHi….
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RT @apsarruda: Happy to share our latest work on hepatic ER and mitochondria structure across liver zonation, in fasting/feeding states and….
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Nature Communications - Hepatocytes are central for maintaining metabolic homeostasis during nutritional transitions. Here, we show that the structural remodelling of hepatic organelles is part of...
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RT @drstarbird: This is why I hate when people comment that their students are not “passionate” enough without digging deeper. A lot of the….
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RT @ASBMB: Antentor Hinton’s lab (@phdgprotein86), with international collaborators, determines the differences in the 3D morphology of mit….
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An international team determines the differences in the 3D morphology of mitochondria and cristae, their inner membrane folds, in brown adipose tissue.
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RT @MitoPsychoBio: Serious problem leading to the general belief that antidepressants are more effective than they really are, which drives….
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RT @MeggGawat: @SterlingCooley When he says this, he actually means he just secured funding for further study into a possible treatment for….
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RT @phdgprotein86: Congrats to my amazing graduate student, @CrabRoll Amber Crabtree who holds a 3.9 GPA, has 2 first authors and 3 co-fir….
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RT @MitoPsychoBio: Some of the amazing and strangest mitochondria we have seen, from the leg muscle of a person with a rare mtDNA mutation….
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RT @SimarSBajaj: Almost every country in Africa/South Asia has a blood supply crisis. For NPR, I write about blood deserts and some solutio….
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RT @phdgprotein86: More great work from @AtHinton lab has led to the front cover & inside cover. Thank you @IntMedAbel for your mentorship!….
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