Hi, I’m Katie. I am a neuroscientist who meandered into
science by way of Visual Arts, a passion for reducing the social stigma of mental illness, and a
curiosity of the things our bodies do every day. It seems that I can never
cease asking “why” even after people think they’ve answered my questions. I
find the things our bodies do fascinating, particularly when we’re sick or
things are not working as well as they could be. The technical term for this is
pathophysiology, patho meaning
suffering or disease and physiology
the study of natural functions of a living being.
The plan for this blog is to post about a variety of
conditions and how they cause the symptoms they do. I’ll take requests as well.
Because I am a neuroscientist who currently performs research, I’d also like to
blog about some of the science in my field which centers on the birth of new
brain cells (neurons), aka adult neurogenesis. I’ll likely start with blogging
the classic papers in my field and occasionally blog about new papers as well. Finally,
I’m very interested in the path to scientific careers: alternative careers,
funding (NIH, NSF, and otherwise), and fair treatment for underrepresented groups (minorities, women, LGBT) in all STEM fields so there will likely be posts on those topics as
well.
*Credit for this title goes to Kevin Zelnio (@kzelnio) for starting the I Am Science hashtag last year. You can read the tweets here or learn more about the upcoming ebook here.
*Credit for this title goes to Kevin Zelnio (@kzelnio) for starting the I Am Science hashtag last year. You can read the tweets here or learn more about the upcoming ebook here.
I am so excited to follow this blog. I know it takes additional time in your already jam-packed schedule, so thank you in advance for taking the time to start this and share your questions, research, and findings. You ARE science!!! All the best, Amy
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy! If you ever want to do a guest blog on your back pain and treatment that would be really cool!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your blog!!
ReplyDeleteCool! Looking forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this blog. I am excited about reading the articles. I am not a science person, but I think it will be good for me as a person and my brain to read things outside of my comfort zone. My father is a biomedical engineer, sister is a nurse, and brother is a physical therapist so they talk about science often and I'm left in the dust. : D
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I hope I can help then! Finding the time to blog has been difficult but I'm trying to work it in to my schedule.
Delete" I can never cease asking “why” even after people think they’ve answered my questions".....I can relate to that!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found me then! I hope to post more soon!
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