Tanentzapf Lab

1. One of formative experience of grad school for me was when our lab moved across the hallway to a bigger space & I realised my research didn’t really matter in the grand scheme of science & that this actually made me love science even more. So here is a thread about that.

1. A favourite story of mine from my PhD days, which cured me from any sort of imposter syndrome, was when one of the most famous & successful scientists in the city hosted Bob Horvitz for a talk.

So upset about this, Martha's not only an amazing scientist but such a lovely and generous person. My thoughts are with her family.

I am saying this as someone who is pretty optimistic about AI but always always always double check anything you find out using AI an search (in this case literature search using gemini).

I am in london this week giving talks at the @TheCrick on Monday (12:30 First floor meeting rooms 6&7) and @LMCB_UCL on Wednesday (12:00 LMCB Seminar Room, 2.30). I will talk about the regulation of hematopoiesis during homeostasis and infection in flies. Come say hi!