Dr. Vicky Forster

@vickyyyf

Dead account. Retired from Twitter. You can find me at bsky.app/profile/vickyy…

Toronto, Canada drvickyforster.com Joined August 2009

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Dr. Vicky Forster @vickyyyf Dec 1, 2024

15 years later, 50,000 tweets have been deleted and I am off. This profile will stay up only to send people to my BlueSky account. Thanks folks, it's been a blast and I am grateful for all of the excellent connections I made here with great people. See you on BlueSky!

Dr. Vicky Forster @vickyyyf Mar 30, 2023

Absolutely wonderful 💛

Sophie's Legacy @Sophieslegacy10 Mar 29, 2023

So proud to say that an 8 week trial of feeding the parent that stays overnight has started in the following hospitals....Alder Hey, Birmingham, Bristol, GOSH, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Southampton. All under Sophie's Legacy initiative.

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Dr. Vicky Forster @vickyyyf Mar 29, 2023

My postdoc salary when I left in May last year was just above the Toronto minimum living wage. Colleagues of mine who were less senior postdocs were receiving less than the Toronto minimum living wage. We are all in our thirties with 2-3 degrees and 10+ years of experience.

Universities Canada | Universités Canada Verified account @univcan Mar 29, 2023

Without a renewed effort from government to support fundamental, discovery-oriented research, Canada risks falling behind on rapidly evolving science and innovation which is essential to Canadian prosperity. #Budget2023 ⬇️

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Dr. Vicky Forster @vickyyyf Mar 29, 2023

The Canadian football teams are really in need of a proper chant. May I suggest a @NUFC style "Plaid, plaid red and white army!"

Dr. Vicky Forster @vickyyyf Mar 28, 2023

Today I very briefly returned to the lab at lunchtime to help a former colleague of mine with an experiment.

Can confirm that after 10 months, pipetting organoid domes is like riding a bike 🥹