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Danielle L. Schmitt 🔬 @schmittwitt.bsky.social · Aug 4

“It backfired,” said one senior administrator at UCLA, reflecting the sense of whiplash felt among many who were interviewed. “Within hours of announcing our settlement, the DOJ was on our back.”

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Ivy League universities paid hundreds of millions to settle with Trump. Is UCLA next?

President Trump's higher education battle comes to the University of California. After the Department of Justice found that UCLA had violated Jewish students' civil rights, the administration froze hu...

www.latimes.com

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SD IRACDA @sd-iracda.bsky.social · Aug 4

Science is foundational to the San Diego region. Cuts in federal funding will harm STEM training and education and threaten this foundation. Call your congress people and demand NO CUTS to science funding!

Opinion: Cuts in federal funding hammer STEM students and San Diego region

This year’s federal funding cuts are severely impacting STEM research and education, threatening the future of innovation and our nation’s health and technological advancement. These cuts hav…

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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Danielle L. Schmitt 🔬 @schmittwitt.bsky.social · Aug 2

A story from LAist (local LA public radio) about the freezing of funds. I have had my grant frozen, so has nearly everyone else i know. laist.com/news/climate...

UCLA tells researchers to 'immediately stop spending' after Trump administration freezes grant funds

The Trump administration cited alleged antisemitism at UCLA as a reason for suspending the funding. Years worth of research could be lost, one UCLA researcher said.

laist.com

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jul 23

Then, we had a CV workshop to review the differences between a CV and resume, and critiqued some CVs. Then, it was time for cake to celebrate 3 years of the Schmitt Lab! We had a great day spending some time reflecting on our goals and learning some new skills and eating berry Chantilly cake.

Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jul 23

Following lunch, we then had a workshop on how to use Illustrator, which is super helpful for all the manuscripts in preparation!

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jul 23

Then, we had a goal-setting workshop. This year, everyone was given the prompt, "What are your goals for the next year? How do you want to achieve these goals? Using graphics, pictures, words, etc to create your vision board." Everyone created vision boards and then shared their goals.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jul 23

Today the Schmitt Lab had our 2nd Annual Professional Development Day! To start the day, we reviewed the State of the Lab, and discussed plans for current and future funding and publications. Next, we reviewed statistics and what the null hypothesis is.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 16

🎉Congrats Katarina, who passed her advancement to candidacy today! 🥳

Katarina sitting in front of a banner that says “PhD candidate”.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 11

🥳 Congrats Alexia, who has advanced to candidacy! Alexia did a wonderful job! 🍾

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today at the @uclacb.bsky.social several members of the Schmitt Lab received awards for excellence in research and teaching. 🎉 Congrats, everyone! 🥳

Members of the Schmitt Lab holding their awards.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎉 Congrats Teagan, who advanced to candidacy today! Teagan is co-mentored by Danielle & @tarateslaa.bsky.social. Teagan did a great job! 🥳

Teagan holding a wrench symbolizing the tool she is making.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 4

You should check out Owl Bar if you get a chance!! It’s right around the corner from Brewer’s Art (I lived a block from Brewers Art in grad school). Owl Bar is an old speakeasy!

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 3

🎉Congrats to Tiffany, who advanced to candidacy today! She did a great job! 🥳

Tiffany, holding a bottle of fancy water, in front of a sign that says PhD candidate.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Jun 2

🎉 congrats Katie, who advanced to candidacy today!! 🍾

Katie opening a bottle of sparkling wine after passing her oral exam.

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Danielle L. Schmitt 🔬 @schmittwitt.bsky.social · May 23

I am so honored to be nominated & receive a UCLA Undergraduate Research Week Mentor Award! It means so much to me to be acknowledged for my efforts in mentoring my undergrad students & helping them be successful in the lab & beyond. Thank you to my students for all their hard work & the nomination!

Danielle watching a zoom meeting announcing her award.

Danielle opening a bottle of natural sparking wine to celebrate her award.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · May 22

Congrats Marvin, on becoming a PhD Candidate! 🥳 Marvin is co-mentored by Danielle and Pavak Shah. Marvin did great! 🍾

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Danielle L. Schmitt 🔬 @schmittwitt.bsky.social · May 10

Katie & I are having a great time at SoCal SysBio, despite melting during the outdoor poster session (it’s 104F at UC Riverside) 🫠

Danielle and her student Katie at UC Riverside.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · May 1

🥳 Congrats to Kasey and Sid on their research award and SURF award, respectively. We are so proud of them and excited for what they'll do in the lab!

Poster congratulating Kasey and Sid on their awards

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Apr 13

🥳 Congrats to Kasey, a 3rd year undergraduate in the lab, who won her category at the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition! We are so proud of Kasey and her co-authors for all their hard work!

Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Apr 8

Congrats to Tiffany, a chem bio grad student in the lab, who received an NSF Honorable Mention!

Announcement congratulating Tiffany on her NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Schmitt Lab will be at Discover BMB in Chicago! Check out our three posters and one short talk. This is sure to be a fantastic meeting.

Poster detailing the Schmitt Lab at Discover BMB

Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 22

We had a wonderful time at our favorite meeting, the SoCal Metabolism Symposium!

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 9

Bouhaddou x Schmitt Labs picnic. We had a very fun time with our good friends and close collaborators.

Members of the Bouhaddou and Schmitt Labs at a park in Los Angeles during sunset.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 7

The Schmitt lab is standing up for science in Los Angeles today!

Members of the Schmitt lab standing on Wilshire and Veteran protesting for science.

Member of the Schmitt lab holding a sign saying “science makes America great”

Member of the Schmitt lab holding a sign that says “emitting frustration at 488 nm”

Science protest signs seen from the Schmitt lab.

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Schmitt Lab @ UCLA @schmittlab-ucla.bsky.social · Mar 4

The Schmitt Lab will be standing up for science this Friday

Samantha Butler @samanthabutler.bsky.social · Feb 28

LA scientists and supporters! Please share - our local Stand Up For Science event is at noon, 3/7 at the Wilshire Federal Building. @latimes.com @laist.com

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