Trudy Merritt
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Infectious Diseases, WUSTL. Fiction fanatic, outdoor lover, and novice baker. She/her. Tweets and opinions my own.
Springfield, MO
Joined October 2019
Just got invited for my first informal interview for a research technician position. I'm reviewing my lab skills and reading the PI's published papers, any other advice on how to prepare/questions to ask PI? #AcademicChatter #research #InterviewTips.
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My second takeaway is that I am so lucky to have been surrounded by lovely, considerate people in my life because there are a lot of people who simply do not care about anyone but themselves.
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I've been watching (periodically because it is a lot) the Springfield City Council meeting regarding a mandatory mask ordinance, and my biggest takeaway so far is the importance of communicating science in a way non-scientists can understand.
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RT @prometheusgreen: 1 year later, first gene edited sickle cell patient is functionally cured
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RT @ReichlinMelnick: This is bad. ICE just told students here on student visas that if their school is going online-only this fall, the stu….
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RT @malloryomeara: I need an app that connects you to someone who just finished the same book you did so you can talk about it.
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Been feeling very anxious and inadequate lately, but getting this gave me a needed reminder that I did the damn thing. And I did it well ✌️
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RT @VirusesImmunity: Men who developed poor T cell activation at baseline went on to develop worse disease, while women who developed proin….
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RT @MSUBMS: Trudy Merritt, 2020 Cell and Molecular Biology graduate, presented by Dr. Amy Hulme. Congratulations, Trudy! #BearGrads https:/….
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Recent research in cancer immunotherapy has lead to the development of an antibody that targets both cancer cell markers and T-cell markers, specifically those for stimulation and co-stimulation. This can help enhance the immune response against cancer!.
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Nature Cancer - Wu et al. develop trispecific antibodies that recognize CD38, CD3 and CD28 and induce T cell activation and co-signaling. They show in mice and non-human primates that by engaging...
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RT @Reuters: Scientists resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence and used it figure out how the malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to….
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RT @VikiLovesFACS: Just finished reading 150 applications for an RA position in my lab (it's a jungle out there). Thought some of you ECRs….
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RT @dgonzales1990: Science is hard. Grad school is hard. Postdocing is hard. PI life is hard (so I hear). But y’all what a magical privil….
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“When people see someone who looks like them, particularly when they’re in a vulnerable situation, it helps.”. Chicago’s only black, female organ transplant surgeon talks her patients through a historic mistrust of the medical community.
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I think that Twitter could be used to learn about new directions in immunology research. This is a career I'm interested in and I'd like to hear the perspective of those actually involved in the field. #BMS525.
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