#thestemsquad

Are you part of the STEM squad? #scichic #scichicmonthly #scichicfashionbox #stemsquad #thestemsquad #jointhestemsquad #femaleengineers #femalesinstem #engineering #girlpower

Staining washes making my day more beautiful. • • • #phdlife #phd #phdchat #biophd #biology #Slides #histology #STEM #womeninSTEM #theSTEMsquad #STEMsquad #science

Protein determination from my freshly lysed tumour samples. Even the everyday tasks in science can be beautiful! • The bicinchoninic acid assay, or BCA assay is used to determine protein concentration in a solution. The total protein concentration is shown by a colour change in the sample, from green to purple which can be measured using colourimetric techniques. The colour change happens because the solution includes copper (||) sulphate. The peptide bonds in the proteins reduce the copper 2+ ions to copper 1+ ions. Next, two molecules of bicinchoninic acid chelate a copper 1+ ion, forming the purple colour, which strongly absorbs light at a wavelength of 562nm. • We use it when we've made lysates from cells or tissue samples to make sure we can load equal amounts of protein into different assays. If we don't have equal amounts, we can't make judgements on differences in protein expression between different samples. • #phdlife #thestemsquad #scienceisbeautiful #science #womeninstem (at Edinburgh Cancer Centre)

Day 1 #WEARESTEMSQUAD So…I just recently became aware that for the Month of March, the badass peeps of #thestemsquad will be posting a picture a day based around a specific theme and today’s theme, is “me”. ---- if you’re unaware of whom I’m talking about its the kickass, sexy, nerdy, taking-over-the-world women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics #womeninSTEM --- First, I want to acknowledge that this is an era where women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law, and business; #career paths minimally pursued before the early 2000’s. But now, 10 or so years later, women are successfully “breaking the glass ceiling” into a new realm of STEM. Making this era, the BEST era of all. Women empowerment is now rooting itself deep within every major career playing field. Women of all ages, races, nationalities, political views, money status, faith, and everything else are creating imprints the world has been patiently waiting for. Why so few women in Science and Engineering? I ask myself this question all the time…because it is true. I remember how much of a struggle it was when I applied for Undergraduate Research programs. I was emphasizing my degree’s focus in #immunology and was analyzing #internship programs that had woman as the PI (Primary Investigator). My enquiry began small (looking at 2-3 colleges) but the more I searched the more I noticed there wasn’t a damn female in sight. 2 female faculty members in the entire Immunology sector…TWO…and that was the trend nearly everywhere. However, instead of feeling discouraged, I felt enlightened. I knew I was about to be a part of one of the most profound movements in Women’s History…and I was NOT alone. A few years later, I decided I wanted to take a leap and completely change careers and enter Technology. I successfully transitioned into a ASP.Net MVC C# programmer and am currently #workingremotely while traveling from city to city --- current city: Mexico City. Now, I know dozens of chicklets who are making monster waves in the STEM community and paving the dusty trail for future women like “me” in STEM. #wearestemsquad #womeninSTEM #research #immunology #programming #globecoder (at Condesa)