Kourtney Sloan, MS (They/Them)
@kousloan.bsky.social
🧬🦴biology PhD candidate studying the skeleton of mouse models of Down syndrome 🐭🩻
🏳️⚧️queer & trans nonbinary in STEM 🏳️🌈
🎙️views are my own🎤
🏳️⚧️queer & trans nonbinary in STEM 🏳️🌈
🎙️views are my own🎤
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It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
For my fellow mammalian geneticists 🧬🐀: follow @i-m-g-s.bsky.social
I had the privilege of attending the 38th annual conference in Glasgow 🏴 and got to give my first international talk 🎙️
IMGS conferences have trainee opportunities, including a trainee symposium, mentor lunch, and more!
I had the privilege of attending the 38th annual conference in Glasgow 🏴 and got to give my first international talk 🎙️
IMGS conferences have trainee opportunities, including a trainee symposium, mentor lunch, and more!
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For my fellow mammalian geneticists 🧬🐀: follow @i-m-g-s.bsky.social
I had the privilege of attending the 38th annual conference in Glasgow 🏴 and got to give my first international talk 🎙️
IMGS conferences have trainee opportunities, including a trainee symposium, mentor lunch, and more!
I had the privilege of attending the 38th annual conference in Glasgow 🏴 and got to give my first international talk 🎙️
IMGS conferences have trainee opportunities, including a trainee symposium, mentor lunch, and more!
I look forward to the Buddy Walk every year! This year was even more special since the lab came together to make ribbons ahead of time 💝
Thank you to Linnea for the idea and gathering the materials 🧶
Thank you to Linnea for the idea and gathering the materials 🧶
Had a great time at this year’s Down Syndrome Buddy Walk 🚶 in Indianapolis!
Our lab made and gave out ribbons to fellow participants 🎗️
Our lab made and gave out ribbons to fellow participants 🎗️
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I look forward to the Buddy Walk every year! This year was even more special since the lab came together to make ribbons ahead of time 💝
Thank you to Linnea for the idea and gathering the materials 🧶
Thank you to Linnea for the idea and gathering the materials 🧶
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Roper lab t-shirts for 2025 are live! This year’s theme is Indiana Bones and the Researchers of the Extra Chromosome. Thank you to the artist, Ava Tankersley (akt.jpeg on Insta) for bringing our idea to life!
Get them by Monday, September 25 here: bit.ly/4pn0HDq
Get them by Monday, September 25 here: bit.ly/4pn0HDq
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Roper lab t-shirts for 2025 are live! This year’s theme is Indiana Bones and the Researchers of the Extra Chromosome. Thank you to the artist, Ava Tankersley (akt.jpeg on Insta) for bringing our idea to life!
Get them by Monday, September 25 here: bit.ly/4pn0HDq
Get them by Monday, September 25 here: bit.ly/4pn0HDq
Thank you for the spotlight!
Another @asbmr.bsky.social #Memberspotlight coming your way! 🤩Today we're featuring Kourtney Sloan @kousloan.bsky.social, a current PhD student at Indiana University. Check out Kourtney's publication and recent pre-print to get a peek into their exciting science! Glad to have you #ASBMR
June 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thank you for the spotlight!
My PI is speaking at Science on Tap! If you want to join us, register here: events.iu.edu/science-indi...
June 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My PI is speaking at Science on Tap! If you want to join us, register here: events.iu.edu/science-indi...
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"...the workers behind the letter said grants are being terminated based on political preferences and without input from scientific staff or Congress, which amounts to censorship of critical research."
zurl.co/zEzKM
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
zurl.co/zEzKM
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
‘Unrecognizable and highly toxic’: NIH staffers speak out ahead of Senate hearing on budget cuts - The Boston Globe
More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts to research grants.
zurl.co
June 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"...the workers behind the letter said grants are being terminated based on political preferences and without input from scientific staff or Congress, which amounts to censorship of critical research."
zurl.co/zEzKM
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
zurl.co/zEzKM
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
Publishing in this climate is crucial, as it is one of the key products of scientific funding. Use this as a means of communicating not only with other scientists, but also with the public on why we need continued funding.
To everyone still reviewing papers right now: thank you. It's a lot to give up your time, for free, amidst everything. The scientific process remains as important as ever, and yet it's extra tough to serve in this capacity when our mental bandwidth is so limited.
June 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Publishing in this climate is crucial, as it is one of the key products of scientific funding. Use this as a means of communicating not only with other scientists, but also with the public on why we need continued funding.
Reposted by Kourtney Sloan, MS (They/Them)
1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning.
- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
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- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Largest Trans Survey Ever: Top Reason Trans People Stop Transitioning Is Transphobia
“In almost every single case, the reason was anti-trans discrimination in the form of pressure to ‘detransition’ from one’s family, friends, or community.”
www.erininthemorning.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning.
- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
- <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT.
- The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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If anyone you know is 13-24, in the US, and is LGBTQ+, please have them complete the Trevor Project survey this year.
Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally.
I can't understate how big an impact it has. Multiple publications come from the data.
Share widely.
Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally.
I can't understate how big an impact it has. Multiple publications come from the data.
Share widely.
To proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below.
trevorredcap.trvr.org
June 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If anyone you know is 13-24, in the US, and is LGBTQ+, please have them complete the Trevor Project survey this year.
Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally.
I can't understate how big an impact it has. Multiple publications come from the data.
Share widely.
Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally.
I can't understate how big an impact it has. Multiple publications come from the data.
Share widely.
After reading this notice and the Final Scientific Integrity Policy, it appears they will likely remove the language surrounding DEIA and, even more concerningly, protections from political interference
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD
grants.nih.gov
March 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
After reading this notice and the Final Scientific Integrity Policy, it appears they will likely remove the language surrounding DEIA and, even more concerningly, protections from political interference
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...