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Anita Corbett

@acorbe2

Biology Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Research ECAS; loves RNA; advocate for biomedical trainees; diversity, equity, inclusion advocate; opinions my own

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Enjoying catching up with friends old and new at ASBMB! #ASBMB2026

08.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My colleague, who is part of our Capitol Hill team with ASBMB advocating for basic science, keeps running into students that she trained in her classroom who are here advocating for the American Medical Association! So fun to see the impact of her training in real 3D! #ASBMBAdvocates

06.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next meeting with one of the Senators from GA- great to be spending the day on Capitol Hill advocating for increased funding to NIH, NSF, and DOE with ASBMB #ASBMBAdvocates

06.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Advocating for basic science funding for NIH, NSF, and DOE is going well #ASBMBAdvocates

06.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Folks from @rnasociety.bsky.social advocating for basic science research funding #ASBMBAdvocates @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social @cassandrahayne.bsky.social

06.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Capitol Hill here we come to advocate for basic science funding representing GA and MS! #ASBMBAdvocates

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to head off to Capitol Hill to advocate for basic science funding academia and industry advocating together #ASBMBAdvocates

06.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lots of RNA biologists represented here as ASBMB heads to the Hill tomorrow to advocate for basic science -#ASBMBAdvocates

05.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to be in DC with #ASBMBAdvocates to advocate for basic science research!

05.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15.01.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fabulous @emorycollege.bsky.social senior Zuri Omari-Muhammad presenting her summer research from her @amgen.bsky.social summer research at Yale this summer #ABRCMS

21.11.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying the discussion of burnout and resilience with an incredible panel of scientist at ABRCMS- loved hearing @dmortonphd.bsky.social say that your mentors are usually right (newsflash- they are :) strong representation from @rnasociety.bsky.social on this panel

21.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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RNA biologists at the ABRCMS! @rnalady.bsky.social @rnasociety.bsky.social @janejackman.bsky.social @traceyjohnson.bsky.social

21.11.2025 03:56 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to be at ABRCMS in San Antonio to support the theme of β€œEmpowering future leaders in the Scientific Workforce”- this meeting always reminds me of the promise for the future of science! @dmortonphd.bsky.social #RNA

20.11.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to our sponsors for the GA RNA Salon @rnasociety.bsky.social and Lexogen- we hosted Dr. Francesca Storici for our annual symposium yesterday @dunhamlab.bsky.social @ghaleilab.bsky.social

15.11.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When asking a class of STEM graduate students to choose words that occur to them when we discuss bias in academia

02.10.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to celebrate the PhD defense of soon to be Dr. Eliseo Salas- he has had a winding path to this PhD, but he has succeeded amazingly AND even better! He has a job at the University of Wisconsin immediately after he defends. Super proud to be a member of his thesis committee and mentor πŸŽ‰

02.10.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our MARC T34 got a new NOA today- also reinstated the IMSD T32 and a summer program- INSPIRE R25- we were reinstated due to involvement with ACLU lawsuit filed on behalf of the American Public Health Association-

14.07.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We were part of the other lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of the American Public Health Association and several others

02.07.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our EMORY MARC T34 was just reinstated in response to recent court rulings!!!

02.07.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Attending the Diverse RNA Processes session at #RNA25 - a session that was assembled primarily from our NIH colleagues who had to register a bit late for the meeting. Highlights the incredible research within the intramural research community @rnasociety.bsky.social

31.05.2025 22:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The @rnasociety.bsky.social meeting held our first ever RNA in Training Future Scientists session at the annual meeting #RNA25 and it was an amazing success! Thanks the Education Committee @mannyares.bsky.social for his tireless efforts! Amazing talks highlight a creative and collaborative community

30.05.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@rnasociety.bsky.social hosting a great session on RNA for All talking about the commitment of the society to being inclusive and supporting the next generation of scientists - Congrats to the DEI committee for their efforts! #RNA25 @kehindeross.bsky.social @jesssfisher.bsky.social

30.05.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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29.05.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So cool to hear about the Super Lab led by Amy Cooke @haverfordcollege.bsky.social in the education session @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNA25

29.05.2025 22:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super excited to be at the first #RNA25 RNA in education session recognizing the commitment of the @rnasociety.bsky.social to supporting the next generation of scientists and the incredible role that RNA can play in this process! @suzannerleephd.bsky.social

29.05.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first grad student talk at #RNA25 is given by @emorybiochemistry.bsky.social and BCDB student Mohamed Barmada from the Graeme Conn lab! An amazing talk!

28.05.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first night of #RNA25 is in the books kicked off by two amazing keynote speakers- Erin Schuman for Mac Planck and Tracy Johnson from UCLA! Main program starts tomorrow! @rnasociety.bsky.social

28.05.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Excited to finally be heading to RNA 2025 in San Diego! Have worked with amazing colleagues to co-organize this meeting so I can’t wait to see all the exciting science and connect with colleagues! @rnabiologist.bsky.social @kkarbstein.bsky.social

27.05.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to spend a day dedicated to mentor training with CIMER. This training is supported by INSPIRE our NIAID R25 to broaden participation in Infectious Disease research. Our fearless leader Dr. Michael Chung kicks off the day.

13.05.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0