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Henny Bennett@hennybennettphd.bsky.social |
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Cell biologist: Microscopy, cilia, fibrosis, and planaria | Postdoc in Toronto | Hailing from VT | Advocate for Postdocs 🇨🇦 | (she/her)
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Henny Bennett
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Agree 100% that "hidden" (taken for granted, ignored, overlooked...) work needs to be recognized. Of these 3 suggestions, 2 still seek to "find a way". The only concrete one is awards. Fine, but recognizes only a few. Looking forward to developments in this area.
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Henny Bennett
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Just had a great week at the FASEB Cilia and Flagella conference. The Biology was awesome, but also - when in St. Paul, MN - I highly recommend a stay at the Covington Inn B&B on Harriet Island. It's a luxurious tugboat charming, comfortable, close to the conf. centres with bird watching!
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Kevin R. McClure
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One of the upsides of higher ed twitter in its heyday was the way it connected researchers, funders, and think tanky folks. I'd like to think it somewhat closed the distance between these groups. I don't think bsky has come close to that, meaning that distance is right back where it once was.
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Support Our Science
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#Budget2024 makes the largest investment in 20+ years for grad students & postdocs!
It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. #SOSBudget2024
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Ian Mosby
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Oh my god, this is so long overdue.
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Dr. Andrea Wishart
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Incredibly proud of the efforts of our @supportourscience.bsky.social team and all its supporters and allies!
I truly believe that a strong, supported research ecosystem is in the best interest of us all. This is what gets me up every single day.
Early career researchers are at the forefront!
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Dr. Andrea Wishart
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May 5 2022: I spoke to the #SRSR. I said that investing in graduate students and postdoctoral scholars means investing in Canada.
Today #Budget2024 invested in these researchers, and in doing so has invested in Canada.
THANK YOU to everyone who worked towards this! @supportourscience.bsky.social
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Henny Bennett
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Thrilled to see new investments in Canadian postdocs in #Budget2024 $825M to support future research talent. $1.8B to support grants. Federal postdoctoral fellowships will increase from $40k to $70k! An amazing investment. Thanks @supportourscience.bsky.social for advocating!
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Henny Bennett
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"The postdoc is an essential stage of the research career path, yet it is more challenging than ever to be a Postdoc in today’s economy."
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Henny Bennett
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Check out @supportourscience.bsky.social to learn more about the research funding situation in Canada
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Henny Bennett
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Median wage after taxes $68.4k For a postdoc with a federal fellowship $32k - $36k after taxes.
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Henny Bennett
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Let this be my fact of the day 🧐
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Henny Bennett
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After 21 years, #postdocs hope for a raise! March 19 I gave a press statement as CAPS/ACPP Chair alongside Postdocs, grad students, and MPs to highlight the urgent need for increased postdoctoral research funding in #Budget2024 🇨🇦 We hope to work together to support the future of Canada’s research!
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Henny Bennett
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I'm heading to Ottawa: Low pay is today's greatest challenge for Canadian postdocs. We're hoping for increased investment for grad students, postdocs, and grants in #Budget2024 This funding will ensure the best future for Canada's research.
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Katie Mack
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In clinical trials of new treatments, when the treatment is clearly and obviously immediately effective it is sometimes considered unethical to continue to withhold it from the control group. Pretty sure we passed that milestone about a decade ago with basic income experiments.
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Henny Bennett
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My priorities this year: Launch of the 2024 National Postdoc Survey, increasing membership + engagement with institutions and orgs in Canada and abroad, and continuing to advocate for increased pay with
@supportourscience.bsky.social as well as benefits and protections by supporting Postdoc Unions!
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Henny Bennett
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Honoured to announce my new role as Chair of the Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars, and to announce the names of our dedicated members of the 2024 Executive Council. A privilege to be able to work with each of them this year:
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Henny Bennett
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I dreamt last night about a live cell imaging experiment: some fluorescently tagged lipid binding protein that was surprisingly enriched in the nucleus and had this really cool oscillatory focal organization. Odd! Now I want a channel where people share their science dreams
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Support Our Science
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#SupportOurScience is happy to share a summary of our research on return on investment in training graduate students, postdoctoral scholars & their research, which can be seen here 👉 www.supportourscience.ca/return-on-in...
The results are shocking, and lead to the following conclusions: 1/4
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Support Our Science
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The new Standing Committee on Science and Research’s report on Canadian scholarships and fellowships includes ALL #SupportOurScience recommendations!
Change is urgently needed - let's implement solutions in 2024!
Read our full response here: www.supportourscience.ca/post/respons...
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Markku Hakala
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Very cool talk today at #CellBio2023 by Ismail Abdus-Saboor about sensation of gentle touches. I recommend to check his papers, I learned so much about the importance of touches, why we want and need to be touched and what happens when we are touched.
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Henny Bennett
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Day5 #cellbio2023 highlights: learning about PlatyBrowser from the Arendt Lab, and how to program single cells to keep a molecular diary from @theresaloveless.bsky.social
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Henny Bennett
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Day4 #cellbio2023 highlights: LPL oligomer structures from Kathryn Gunn; unexpected role of a neuronal sensory cilium in C elegans from Leland Wexler, @heiman.bsky.social lab; and really cool actin and microtubule interactions presented by Laura Lowery
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Dr. Andrea Wishart
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This letter from MPs on the #SRSR was mentioned in a @globeandmail.bsky.social article last month but wasn't made public until yesterday
Globe article: Lack of research, post-graduate funding threatens Canada’s innovation infrastructure
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46f1bee...
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Henny Bennett
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As the standing committee suggests, this change should be IMMEDIATE! 🇨🇦 Grad students and postdocs need increased federal funding to address an urgent need for increased pay.
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Dr. Kiki
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Henny Bennett
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Day3 #cellbio2023 morning highlight: learning about all the goodies inside sperm flagella via visual proteomics from Zhen Chen
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Karla McHale
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I couldn't find a feed for ASCB|EMBO Meeting. Cell Bio Conference 23 so I created one. Like and follow the feed for all the news at #CellBio23 #CellBio2023
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Henny Bennett
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(2/2) A new pathway regulating cilia by Shane Elliot (Breslow Lab). Mind-blowing hormonal planarians from Chew Chai (Wang Lab). And from Jacob Musser, the mechanics of a really fascinating sponge behaviour AND very compelling insights into the evolution of animal cell types.
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Henny Bennett
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(1/2) Sunday afternoon #cellbio2023 highlights: let’s start at the cilium tip! super informative CryoET on the cilum tip by Helen Foster (Pigino Lab) and in vitro assays by Harriet Saunders (Akhmanova Lab). Meanwhile at the cilium base, a self-assembly story from Kyung Lee
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Henny Bennett
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Very cool findings on cephalopod kinesins presented by Samara Reck-Peterson from postdoc Kavita Rangan. Such a clever approach - I'm excited to see the new directions where you are taking this work! #cellbio2023
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Henny Bennett
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#cellbio2023 fact of the hour: Immediate early gene expression in neurons are important for learning (ex. speech!) previously I knew about IEGs in cancer and wound responses, so this is a revelation. Are IEGs the preferred gene program for anything fast? Are there other programs like this?
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Kris Kubow
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Based on the number of ASCB related posts I’m seeing on the other site vs hardly any here it looks like we need to increase the cell biology (and microscopy) community over here. Still tricky to move to Bluesky exclusively…
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Henny Bennett
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Indeed! Many great talks to choose from :)
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Henny Bennett
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The #cellbio2023 agenda is an embarrassment of riches! Only Day 1 and I feel like a shaken fizzy bottle with all the things I want to get to work on. Very inspiring talks/sessions - highlights: the midbody, art + science, women in cell bio, and climate change keynotes
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Support Our Science
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We are deeply disappointed that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars were not included in today's Fall Economic Statement.
Without investments, Canada will continue to fail its most vulnerable researchers #SupportOurScience
Full statement: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...
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Nomi Claire Lazar
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Friends, please enjoy this, the world's BEST EVER COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE ...which I happened upon while drafting a climate temporality lexicon entry on recursivity this morning.
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Henny Bennett
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I also think Postdocs would be more likely to participate in events if 1. they felt they had time and 2. if they didn't have substantial mental health burdens with poor access to the solutions.
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Henny Bennett
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Wouldn't it be great if we could have a cultural shift that prioritized happy healthy researchers instead of sad burnouts? I fully expect that the quality of research would increase.
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Henny Bennett
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I think the solution is improving postdoc working conditions - Postdocs need adequate compensation, benefits, stability, protection from toxic environments (career mobility can't hang on 1 recommendation letter). "Not having time" to do important things, is also something I hear a lot.
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Henny Bennett
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I hear a lot that Postdocs aren't engaged enough at events at their institution. My response usually: they're depressed, overwhelmed, burning out. Well... CAPS/ACPP just released their 2020 national survey report and a jaw dropping 79% of 🇨🇦 Postdocs report experiencing severe mental health issues.
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Henny Bennett
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If I were making that drive I'd stop by Green Mountain Orchards for cider doughnuts, apples, and the BEST fresh cider I have ever had. Putney, Vermont. Not far off I-91 and nearby Putney Mountain is a short hike with great views.
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Henny Bennett
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I was bottom 50% income, but had a very privileged highschool experience and was strongly encouraged to take multiple SAT prep courses and buy multiple prep-books. It was very clear that these tests largely test your access ($) to test preparation not your education or intelligence. Shameful.
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Henny Bennett
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Team authentic cobweb 🕸️
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Helen De Cruz
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One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.
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Berna Devezer
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I could not be less surprised by this. I am a data point. I've watched so many (and I mean TOO MANY) of my women colleagues experience the same. Women networks in academia are so fragile because there's never a sense of security or permanence. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Henny Bennett
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My partner just stopped mid-conversation because he unlocked a childhood memory of a Dutch gameshow that was literally wordle. Here's proof: youtu.be/w1Gq5c1ogGQ?...
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David Ho
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At some point, we should ask how this enhances our lives.
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Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
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Social class is inherited more strongly that parental height.
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Stacey Ogden 🦔
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? The brain and spinal cord are patterned by the same cell signaling pathways that pattern veins on fly wings. 🧠🪰🦔
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