Scientist studying connexins and gap junctions in glioblastoma. Woman/mom in academia.https://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3mpmdr7biks2sI'm so honored and thrilled to be awarded an R01 from the National Cancer Institute at National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue my work on WNK1 signaling in glioblastoma! This is my favorite kind of science, and I'm so excited to get started.01 Jul 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmdr7biks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3mkqar3rod22yI am so honored to receive a VeloSano Pilot Grant in support of my research on glioblastoma! Velosano's mission is to advance groundbreaking cancer research from laboratory discoveries to life-saving treatments, and I am grateful to be a part of this community.30 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqar3rod22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3ly23lztv4k22Big week! Paper accepted AND I've received pilot funding from the @caseccc.bsky.social for some really exciting work! Here are my success chain pictures!04 Sep 2025 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly23lztv4k22https://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3llrufkhwkk2rAnd taught me to ask questions, answer questions, and present data both orally and written, skills that I now try to pass on. All my best wishes to Jon on his retirement. I'll always remember how he could show up to a seminar 10 minutes late and ask a great question one minute later. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2025 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrufkhwkk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3lj7cvwh6d22sBig congratulations to my graduate mentor on his retirement! Jon is a classic academic, and I got the best training there. In my mind, the Cooper lab will exist at the Hutch forever. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj7cvwh6d22shttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3lj4tqp6jb22hMy R01 was just assigned to a study section! (Not the one I asked for, but who can be picky right now?) And it finally has an ID number. I'm going to choose to look at this as progress.27 Feb 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4tqp6jb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3lj4thnc2lc2hWow. Cancelled that subscription immediately.27 Feb 2025 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4thnc2lc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3lcsjsd2xmc2pCell Painting is the new Cell Press journal, right? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2024 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsjsd2xmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3lcjtjwzpys2yYes! These saved me so many times in grad school. If only they were cheaper - would be such a great gift for the lab white elephant. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjtjwzpys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emulkearns.bsky.social/post/3lbuqyb2pn22wStill can't give a talk sitting down 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:typjbj7irploqbi2c7iswyle/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuqyb2pn22w