Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)
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Dr. Karen Muller Smith (She/Her)
@karenmullersmith.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist, Geneticist, Educator, and Mama Bear. German-Chilean. My Lab studies Astrocytes, FGF Receptors, the Neurobiology of Self Injurious Behaviors. Ally for LGBTQ rights. Opinions are my own.
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Teen vogue helped one of my friends from college. In HS, her bestie sent them a letter asking for advice on how to help my friend, who was being molested by a family member. They tracked down her bestie and helped get police involved. Saving her and her sisters from harm. This was pre-internet.
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The new ACA premiums people are starting to report sound more like mortgages. No amount of scrimping and saving is going to stop people from getting crushed under paying an extra $2800 every month
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I started the next square and finished the yellow bit of it - now to deep dive into greens 💚
I'm a bit scary for the little ones getting candy.
We so desperately need more options for patients. They suffer so much!
The university laid off 70 employees today. I may not know all of the people laid off, but I do know some, and it is awful.
Interview Day for the Director of the School of Biological Sciences at UL Lafayette (I am currently interim director). Eep! Deseame Suerte!
Awe, I remember this from when I was on the other site. So, cool. Happy Gotcha Day Gumbo!
I got to visit my Mom this weekend. It was very emotional, as her brain is deteriorating from Alzheimers Disease, and she can barely move or speak. But she liked the bouquet of flowers and called them "bonitos" (pretty), and smiled and giggled when I kissed her.
My husband holding up "The Boys" this morning.
I gave my lecture on the Neurobiology of the eye today. I brought some gummy eye ball candies to give out for fun. Hats off to all the Neurobiology peeps working on the visual system, it's mind bending and awesome.
So sorry, as a Mom of a migraine sufferer, I have so much empathy and also feel so helpless when they have a bad one and the meds don't help.
oof, definitely still too hot out for no AC.
Our Gulf Frittilary has emerged from its chrysalis 😀 we gave it some strawberries and a paper towel soaked in sugar water (1/3 parts).
Dementia is so cruel. I got to video chat with my Mom today. She has advanced AD. It's sad to see her this way, but she smiled when she saw me.
Baked apple cider donuts. A little taste of New England on a beautiful fall day in Louisiana.
I love the beautiful color changing mug that I bought from the @sfn.org store. I also love having my old Krupps cappuccino maker at work 😁 ☕️.
Silly kitty likes the new box that was delivered, he had to squeeze in and take a nap.