Dr. Karmella Haynes

Christmas break plan update: acquire a smoked ham slathered in maple bourbon glaze. Feed off of it over the course of a week.

Same in Georgia.

I feel kind of exhausted from the alarm bells and outrage cycles every time that man said/did something that other less famous gatekeepers like him said/did, followed by weak or no corrective actions, I’m pretty much like “Oh, he dead? Aight.” I don’t mind sharing later.

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97 James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.

So Watson kicked the bucket. My work as a CSHL summer course instructor put me in proximity with him. I was there when he lobbed his phony genetic elitism at a white (East European-looking) student. The public stories you’ve probably heard are just the tip of the iceberg. www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...

For f***’s sake, biological pronouns do not exist.

Looking more and more like Palpatine in every new photo.

COVID-19 infection poses higher, longer heart risks to children than vaccination A comprehensive analysis of English health records finds higher risk of rare heart complications in children and adolescents who caught COVID-19 compared to those who received an mRNA-based COVID vacc...

Important study

Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"

Next post has link to study itself

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Black voters after Earle-Sears turned to them for votes …

Smiling lady sitting in her car, wearing a black jacket and pointing to a Georgia “I voted” sticker on her jacket.

I always wear mine all day after I vote.

Administrators that make minor things emergencies, and then make them very difficult to accomplish. Feels like being screamed at, then laughed at.

FAMU taught me that science and self-knowledge are inseparable. In classrooms that honored both culture and curiosity, and challenged distorted narratives about Black history, I learned that my history, my voice, and my ideas all belonged in the laboratory. That foundation gave me the courage to take risks: to merge engineering with chromatin biology, to lead, and to innovate in spaces that once felt closed to me. A culturally responsive education doesn’t divide, it expands what we see as possible. ~Karmella Haynes, PhD. FAMU Biology, class of 1999. Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering.

From my recent FAMU-FSU Dept. of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering seminar: “FAMU taught me that science and self-knowledge are inseparable.” “A *culturally responsive education* doesn’t divide, it expands what we see as possible.” Share/repost to support inclusive education in Florida.

Past predatory sociopaths “didn’t know slavery was bad,” the same way that modern predatory sociopaths don’t think that prison labor, colonization, etc are bad, the same way that a malignant narcissist can’t (won’t) acknowledge the suffering of their victim.

Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW! The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...

On my way to the airport, my Lyft driver’s Spotify feed (Spanish-language) was disrupted by the nauseating voice of Kristie Noem, warning “illegal immigrants” to self-deport, or else be found (by her goons). Please sign this petition: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Ridiculously incredible aquarium view in our private dining area for the 2025 Hypothesis Fund retreat! @montereybayaquarium.org

Moon jelly fish at @montereybayaquarium.org

Beautiful comb jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California!

That moment when convergence strikes like a lightning bolt: #chromatin states in floating cells are more flexible than in adherent cells. It’s been right there in the literature all along! Oh and here’s a food photo: pulled roasted lamb, toast, fries, corn cob (Las Brasas, Decatur).

This one was amazing!

I spotted two unicorns, a dinosaur, and a monkey.

That’s a killer shark! lol. This “left shark” is definitely not the Katey Perry halftime show left shark.

The shark on the hoverboard! Y’all! ❤️🤣

Downtown Decatur, GA this morning. #nokingsday

About to lawyer up on these fools! 😆❤️

Standing up for science at #nokingsday in Decatur, GA.

Making good trouble by the John Lewis statue (that replaced the Confederate monument) in downtown Decatur, GA #nokingsday

Downtown Decatur, GA #nokings

Downtown Decatur, GA checking in for #nokingsday

10 Tips on How to Write Your First Bioengineering Review Article The first scholarly public product I help my trainees to produce is a review article. In essence, a review explains past work in a way that shows how they converge on a major insight. A great revie…

My latest science writing blog: 10 Tips on How to Write Your First Bioengineering Review Article drkarmellahaynes.com/2025/10/13/1... (graphic: characters by AI; composition by me)