Cecily Anaraki
@ceshhbeshh
Raging Socialist. Cancer Biologist. I wish everybody else had my views.
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Re: Today's ICE Raids in the City of LA As City Controller, we will be formally requesting information from the LAPD to determine the financial impact these ICE raids have had in using City resources, such as the LAPD’s involvement and response to the resulting demonstrations.
New report shows that @NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and >400k jobs in 2024. That's not to mention THE LIVES that biomedical research has SAVED. I think is not a bad investment… isn’t it??? forbes.com/sites/michaelt…
Congress is voting on a bill that cuts cancer research funding at the DoD by more than 50%! This would be devastating to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Program. Join me in telling Congress to vote NO on cuts! p2a.co/nPxyvAu
"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury." In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. scim.ag/3Dv0FGn…
This is what a scientist looks like #InternationalWomensDay #StandUpForScience
So many feelings at the thought of returning back to work from maternity leave tomorrow. But the biggest mind fuck is that the 16 weeks I spent with my baby is considered generous in this god forsaken country…
It’s officially the festive season. Our grad student @rimasingh1008 hosted a fun Diwali party with some great Indian food 😋 Happy Diwali ✨
I just looked at my voter registration status and I saw that it’s inactive, although I voted in the summer primary. I made some calls and was told this is a huge problem in Ga. I’m now re-registering. Voter registration deadline is TOMORROW. Check your registration status!!!!
Super excited to introduce our new post doc- Dr. Austin Silva. Austin did his PhD at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he worked on glycosylation in pancreatic cancer. Outside of science, he likes to play basketball. Welcome to the team @AustinSilva108
Started my maternity leave as a graduate student today. If anyone in my extended network/friends of friends ever need help navigating pregnancy/leave as a grad student at UC please reach out. Women belong in stem.
HOW TO BUDGET BADLY 📝 The City of LA spent $247M on Liability Payouts in FY2024 but budgeted ONLY $87M for FY2025. One month into FY2025 (July 2024) & we've already spent $39.5M or 45%. TOP LIABILITY PAYOUTS (JULY 2024): 🚔LAPD: $22.8M 🤕 Misc: $11.9M 🚌 Transportation: $2.4M
Another animated visual essay I did for the New Yorker, about my Chinese parents who drive me absoluTELY BUGSHIT UP THE WALL when feeding my child AKSHGKHJSG;HJA newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
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Stop Stuffing the Kids Silly
But our parents have made up their minds—the grandchildren must be fed.
Celebrating graduation with our first batch of undergraduate researchers Natalie, Ethan, and Tiffany! Grateful for all their contributions to our work, and excited to see where their bright futures take them.
TOMORROW, the City Council will vote on the Mayor's proposed budget. Here's what we've learned about the City's finances and budget process since being in Office 🧵: • The City is NOT GOOD at budgeting or being fiscally prudent (we're estimated to spend $620M+ OVER budget)
SO honored to be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting & Commentary for my comic "Is My Toddler A Stochastic Parrot?" ❤️❤️❤️ newyorker.com/humor/sketchbo…
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Is My Toddler a Stochastic Parrot?
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