Joslynn Lee, Ph.D.

Still masking! Today’s travel day has been filled with people coughing and having runny noses. People cough on their hands and touch surfaces. Gross.

Day 2 of our Southwest Summit was filled with fun! Dr. Aaron Thomas from University of Montana shared his journey in STEM. Panel of undergrad, grad & postdoc experiences. Thinking about school schedules. Lastly, people got to practice their interview skills. Multiple ways to show STEM possibilities!

Excited to hang out with our CARE students and @nauleelab.bsky.social!! Finishing up some final research poster presentations practice & professional development activities before our celebration this Saturday!! I can’t believe it’s year 6 of this high school training program!

Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent

“More than 140 employees of the National Science Foundation have signed a letter denouncing what they described as efforts to undermine one of the country’s main science funding agencies. … Out of fear of retaliation, all but one of the employees’ signatures are redacted.”

Woman on stage with microphone. Screen projecting text “welcome to ChemEd 2025!!” With names Linda Cummings and Ryan Johnson as co-chairs.

Woman standing on stage looking towards the screen projecting photos under the text “community and giving back”.

One woman masked holding a wooden plaque next to another woman, both looking at the camera. In the background is a podium with Mines and its emblem.

Wooden plaque with mountain etched with element symbol Au above text reading Chem Ed 2025 July 20-25 and below the image Dr. Joslynn Lee plenary speaker.

I love sharing the amazing work my friends & I do that showcase chemistry being fun. Thank you to the #ChemEd2025 conference organizers for the invite. They even gave me this amazing plaque! So fortunate to connect with some amazing chemistry educators & enjoy sessions! @chemed2025co.bsky.social

Excited to be at the @chemed2025co.bsky.social ChemEd conference for the first time! Great sessions this morning and I’m giving a talk tomorrow! I’m bummed I didn’t pack my nerdy chemistry shirts.

Always!

I've been working on the mascot issue in various ways my entire life but more formally since around 2012. In massive numbers, Natives from citizens, organizations to entire tribal nations have organized and filed lawsuits, created policy changes on local and state levels to #ChangetheName.

Trying to get food aid. I’m heartbroken.

The mock interviews were my favorite part. The virtual interview is important to get the in-person interview. Many great tips so many people offered this weekend. I would ask hiring departments to share questions with candidates before the interview. So helpful for prep! 2/2

Masked person wearing a badge standing infront of a sign that reads Postdoc to Faculty Mock Interview Session.

Room with round table of people sitting infront of a screen projecting the text ACS Postdoc to Faculty Workshop with dates and location.

Thanks American Chemical Society for bringing together some amazing postdocs & faculty for this P2F program. Even with the funding/government situation, this space was a great place to build community for support. I enjoyed helping out & connecting with folks who are also on Bluesky! 1/2

Noted!

I don’t even know what to say. So many brilliant scientists at the EPA.

Main sign reads Postdoc to Faculty Welcome Dinner with another sign next to it reading Private event.

Opening night of the American Chemical Society Postdoc to Faculty (P2F) workshop! Great to be back as a faculty facilitator. Helping postdocs, especially in this climate is crucial! So many questions about the upcoming hiring cycle. Refreshing the @chemjobber.bsky.social site was discussed :)

Connections with community is so important at the beginning. Reciprocity should be a part of the discussion.

The Senate just posted the report language of its FY26 science appropriations bill. This text lays out what they want done and carries the force of law if it is included in the final spending bill.

It's a line-by-line refutation of Trump's proposed budget for NASA and NOAA.

The amazing tour company and people of Tanzania who hosted our group were beyond amazing. I cannot believe how much was done for this experience. I loved seeing the glaciers, flowers, animals and land. It was such a blessing to be able to do this trip & Tanzania will always have a piece of my heart.

Person leaning on a wooden sign with text: Kilimanjaro National Park Tanzania Barafu Camp. In the background is the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro. There are also tents and people at camp in the background.

A blue monkey is looking down from a branch in the rainforest.

Person wearing sunglasses and zipped up jacket in-front of sign that reads Congratulations you are now at Stella Point 5756 m Tanzania. In the background is the crater of Mt. Kilimanjaro covered with snow and ice.

A few weeks ago, I got to enjoy the 8-day Lemosho route on Mt. Kilimanjaro! I’ve been offline & playing catch up. This was such an unbelievable trip. Mind blowing to think I camped at 15000 ft above sea level! The various climates on the mountain were amazing. My microbiome mind had questions!

Great hike to see a marmot and columbine!

Setting my out of office vacation email starting now! It’s the last day of research with one of my summer students. Now for a mini break until July picks up again!

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.

There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.

They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

Went outside to see the rising of the Strawberry Moon but there were some clouds. It came up a bit more but still some clouds.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

This is a bummer. I guess being part of the 16% is at least something?

Scientists need to engage with political leaders. We made a connection with our Navajo Nation Delegate who was pivotal in navigating this topic. Even though he wasn’t trained as a scientist, we provided guidance but also connected to our elders/community members. Excited for the next steps! 2/2

Many years ago we all connected & starting chatting about the Navajo Nation moratorium on genetics research. It’s been some time but amazing to stand next to these folks as we continue to navigate the discussion but this time with more folks! 1/2

#GeneticsEducationSummit25

Great to have Dr. Eric Green as a keynote speaker to highlight the human genome project and genomic medicine. Even though it’s a tumultuous time with NIH, this has brought up the importance to continue and be mindful of research for Indigenous communities.

Thanks @duluthone.bsky.social for the post!
#GeneticsEducationSummit25