Noncoding RNA & alcohol epigenetics 🧬 Doctoral candidate & NIAAA Fellow at Pitt, Farris & Homanics labs 🐁 Resident lab goth 🎃🦇 Views my own ✨️https://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3lshwy3nvyk2tTouching words from Dr. Markus Heilig today at the @rsaofficial.bsky.social closing ceremony, reminding us, especially young researchers, to not lose hope. Attending this conference and seeing my colleagues persist despite hardship has been a beacon of light in a dark year. #standupforscience26 Jun 2025 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshwy3nvyk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3lmv2zpqxbs2hRound 2, Pittsburgh-- let's make it a good one! ✊️ Thanks again to the wonderful organizers at @standupforscience.bsky.social and @50501movement.bsky.social for their hard work in making things happen. 💕 #StandUpforScience #StandUpforScience2025 #MutualAid15 Apr 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmv2zpqxbs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3lmv2hvkjk22hYesterday, my first undergraduate mentee successfully defended her honors thesis. So incredibly proud of her hard work and growth over the last ~2 years in the @spfarris.bsky.social lab! Look out, world, here comes Remy Frawley, B.S.!15 Apr 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmv2hvkjk22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3lluk5clhzs2xContinued my annual service tradition of judging the Senior Biology Division of the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair! 3 years and counting, and the high school students continue to blow me away with their work. #thekidsarealright #sciencerules02 Apr 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lluk5clhzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3llrqd2up4s2cThe thing that has been keeping me going through labwork today is listening to Senator Booker's speech. Almost 23 hours and counting. History is being made right now, and for the first time in the past ~70 days, I finally feel an iota of hope saying that.01 Apr 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrqd2up4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3llhala3t6k2oTrusted my newer undergrad with cryosectioning some precious tissue from my AAV infusions today, and his slices came out absolutely beautifully. So proud of him! We love to see trainees gaining proficiency and the joy they show when they notice it 🙌🏻💕28 Mar 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhala3t6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3llah2n52vc2nWhat an honor to see Nobel laureate Drew Weissman speak at my institution about his work on mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) therapeutics, and yet what a heartbreak to hear at the beginning of his talk that just yesterday did he receive a grant termination notice due to studying vaccines.25 Mar 2025 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llah2n52vc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3ljsnnfmyzs2wScientific research is the lifeblood of Pittsburgh. My heart is full with all the support shown in my city today, including from the incredible @summerlee.bsky.social! We the people #StandUpforScience07 Mar 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsnnfmyzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rnachel.bsky.social/post/3ljnu6uv6o22lReady to #standupforscience on Friday in Pittsburgh! @standupforscience.bsky.social05 Mar 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:qbezfo62yetxkcbdmlcqtyuv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnu6uv6o22l