Chloe Thompson-Peach

Honest thesis chapter titles: • Here’s what I said I was going to do • Here's what actually happened • Here's why it all went wrong • Here's what's next (but I'm probably not going to do it) @AcademicChatter #phdchat

I'll use comic sans throughout my entire thesis defense if this tweet gets 100 retweets. #gradschoolpapi #academicchatter

Boyfriend left me in charge of his plants for 5 weeks while he travelled. Although they all (somehow) survived, he might regret this decision. Please enjoy. #SorryTimsPlants

Is there anything that makes a molecular biologist feel more powerful than pouring out the EXACT number of eppendorf tubes you need?

Anyone who calls the current generation of grad students “soft millennials” needs to take a moment and think about what it takes for them to be successful in grad school and on the job market now compared to what it took 10, 20, or 30 years ago.

Success shouldn’t have to come at the cost of your health, either mental or physical. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

Family: What’s it like to do a PhD? Me: It’s tough. I work a lot - anywhere from 40-80 hours a week, and I get paid very little. Everyone is really stressed, and there’s a lot of competition. Family: Well, at least you’re guaranteed a great job after this! Me: About that...

This whole PhD thesis thing is honestly a lot of effort.

I need to feel better about myself. What is the most expensive mistake you have made in lab?

Question: why doesn’t climate change denialism have the same social stigma as the anti-vax movement?

Hot tip: the best way to think of daring new experiments for your project is to pretend that you’re not the one who has to do them

Oversimplify your science. I'll start: I rub dirty water on round jello.