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Chloe Kirk, Ph.D.

Chloe Kirk, Ph.D.

Chloe Kirk, Ph.D.

Chloe Kirk, Ph.D.

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Interview MIT Science Policy Review: Childhood Exposure to Science through Museums

COVID-19 HGI Data Freeze 6 Summary

ASBMB Today Magazine Contributor Profile

ASCB Cell Size Summary Article

The Power of Social Media to Promote Science UM Scientifica Article

Legal Studies Undergrad Senior Thesis CK.docx

ASCB Expanding the Toolbox of Lipid Exploration Summary Article

Mol Bio Undergrad Senior Thesis Final.docx

Contract Law Independent Research Summary docx

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* EDIT UPDATE!* Figures mislabeled. Data in suppl * EDIT UPDATE!* Figures mislabeled. Data in suppl figure 4. Thank you science friends! 🫡 🤗 Science friends: can you fact check me on whether you can find this data? Paper linked in bio, title: Longitudinal analysis of a dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease mutation carrier protected from dementia Thanks in advance!!
If you had asked me 3 years ago what a science com If you had asked me 3 years ago what a science communicator was, I wouldn’t have had an answer for you. I still don’t have a perfect answer. But I do know, in times increasingly divided as to what science means, it is more important now than ever for scientists to pick up their phones, their pens, their voices, and speak up for science 🫶 Thank you Ed and the @aspet_org team for having me chat about my journey and this field of science communication. Who would’ve thought, grad school me signing up for ASPET’s Washington Fellows Program to learn about science policy and advocacy would have drawn me down this path of talking about science online 🤗! To scientists considering a path in communications, we need you ❤️ And to any scientist considering leaving academia right now, there are plenty of spaces where your talents will shine ✨ #scicomm #womeninscience #phdjourney #STEMinist #thisiswhatascientistlookslike P.S. ASPET’s Washington Fellow program for 2026-27 IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS until June 30. For any graduate student, post doc, or early career researcher who wants to learn how to use their voice to advocate for science. It was a highlight of my grad school experience so really recommend checking it out!🤗🥰 (And definitely manageable with a research workload. It’s all virtual with the exception of getting to go speak to your representatives on Capitol Hill spring 2027! how cool would that be?!)
Yes that’s the president of the Paris Saclay Cance Yes that’s the president of the Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster on base guitar 🎸 😂😎 #scicomm #europeanbiotech #biotech #conference
Day 16 Women in Science - Jane Goodall #scicomm #w Day 16 Women in Science - Jane Goodall #scicomm #womeninscience
A PhD is a trauma bond like no other 🫶😂 2022 Baha A PhD is a trauma bond like no other 🫶😂 2022 Bahamas ➡️ 2024 Boston ➡️2026 Spain I’ve been MIA because I’ve been road tripping around Spain with no internet!! But we back now 👊 💥 #PhD #phdjourney #WomenInScience
How do we better train scientists? Hear all our th How do we better train scientists? Hear all our thoughts on @reformingacademia season finale (😱) which we recorded in person! Just a little teaser here 😉 #scicomm #womeninscience #reformingacademia #science #phdjourney
Season finale out now wherever you get your podcas Season finale out now wherever you get your podcasts! 😱🧬🎙️ and special surprise, we filmed in person!! Just two biochemists who want to make academia a better place 🫶 follow along @reformingacademia and we will be back in the fall with a whole new season 2! Let us know if you want to hear about any specific topics 🤗🙌 #scicomm #reformingacademia #womeninscience #phdjourney #science
I couldn’t resist 😂 Do I blend in?? #scicomm #wom I couldn’t resist 😂 Do I blend in?? #scicomm #womeninscience #thisiswhatascientistlookslike #phdglowup #sciencemodel
New headshots 🚨 😭 I can’t believe a year ago toda New headshots 🚨 😭 I can’t believe a year ago today I was still at the law firm, planning a wedding, and had no clue what I was doing online talking about science 🤯 A year later and perhaps I still don’t know what I’m doing online most of the time 😂 but taking a step back from my career was the best career decision I could’ve made. I was so burned out I didn’t even know what it was I wanted to do anymore. And a year on, I don’t even recognize the person I was a year ago. So much has changed, and kinda scary to say on the internet, but I’m really proud of myself for making that change happen 🥰 Taking the leap into the uncharted world of science communication, albeit a lot of stumbling in the dark😂, has been instrumental to me rediscovering my love of science again 🧪🔬😍 it feels like officially starting a new chapter with these headshots 🫶🤗 thank you @ariellelewisstudios for being willing to mess around and bring my vision come to life :) Lmk if you have a fav I should change my profile pic to!! Thinking 1 or 2?? 🤔 Stay tuned science lovers, we are only just getting started 🤩🫶 #scicomm #womeninscience #phdjourney #phdglowup Ps yes sorry I keep bringing it up but I’m just so bloody excited for you guys to tune into this summer’s science career podcast @unprogrammedscientist . Who needs Love Island when you’ve got 14 scientists talking about how they pivoted away from academia?! 🫶🤩 (I’m just messing @loveisland dw there can be space for both of us😁😎)
Any guesses what I’ve been up to??? 👀 👩🏼‍🔬 If an Any guesses what I’ve been up to??? 👀 👩🏼‍🔬 If anyone wants to have a go making this (highly recommend you feel like a mad scientist with minimal effort 🤩) -baking soda -colored water -dish soap (makes the bubbles frothy 🫧) I don’t have exact quantities, but evidently use less water than you think 😂 #scicomm #scienceexperiment
Yes, those are wet paper towels wrapped over a sli Yes, those are wet paper towels wrapped over a slide box. Yes, this was part of an actual protocol I developed in my PhD. ☠️ These clips show the linear progression of me losing my spark in Academia. Starting when I graduated undergrad excited to cure cancer (actually pretty true dream since I joined a cancer lab haha) then the slow realization of what it meant to be an academic scientist: endless experiments, shifting finish lines, overworked and underpaid…🫥 Someone take my phone away from me 😅😭🫠 releasing this one from the drafts vault for a chuckle 😂 #horrormovie #scicomm And if you’re wondering what you can do with a science degree outside of Academia ➡️ stay tuned for my summer podcast @unprogrammedscientist bringing on scientists from all sorts of careers and how they exited Academia 🫶
Day 15 Women in Science - Shirley Meng The brain Day 15 Women in Science - Shirley Meng The brain drain 🧠is real and happening right now in the US 🫠 interview I reference was conducted by @sciencemagazine #scicomm #womeninscience #braindrain #scienceresearch #usscience
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