Dr. Becca

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cocktail enthusiast | neuroscientist | SABV influencer | urban gardener | drum learner | she/her Insta: @doc_becca (fun stuff) Signal: @doc_becca.87 (secrets)

A shot of a colorful Japanese storefront. Bicyclists whiz by in the foreground.
Night time shot of an under-the-train-tracks izakaya . It has an arched entryway lined with red lanterns.
The painted box from the last post, now fired and pretty!
A pre-fired glazed square ceramic lid. A minimalist/midcentury style picture of two cats is painted. One is skinny and gray, the other is fat and white
A beautiful platter of deviled eggs, photographed in portrait mode
Two cocktails sitting in front of Sasha Petraske’s book “Regarding Cocktails”. Behind everything is the most stunning turquoise tile backsplash you’ve ever seen.
View looking out at a crowd of college graduates
A screenshot of an email, subject line "SCIENCE FRIDAY". Text reads "Ms [sic] Shansky: We have most female clients learn to lower their voices one octave when they walk into our office. They will begin to sound professional in the workplace and less hysterical when excited. I am open minded to your work. Dr Fiona Fogartie MBA "
Group photo of my lab on a campus lawn
A giant print out of a photo of me looking like a PI, staring at a test tube with a rat brain in it. 10 colorful paper blazers hang next to it on the wall.
A screenshot of a Claude home screen, asking if I would like to have a "moonlit chat"
Hey so it actually only has to make sense to me for me to do it and I don’t feel like explaining it to anyone else.
A toddler in a yellow snowsuit standing next to a snowdrift that is taller than her. Her mittens hang from her sleeves and she holds a large chunk of snow in her bare hands.
One of those delivery robot thingies facing a street lamp that it may not be able to squeeze past
A large wall mural showing a B&W photo of a black man in a suit. There are red, green, yellow, and black color strips emanating out from him like giant wings.
A photo of a backhoe on top of a 15-ft snow pile. Behind it is an old brick church with green copper roofing. In the sky is a low-hanging, nearly full moon.
View down a sidewalk with maybe a 1ft wide path cleared of snow
A snowy street in Boston, cars are mostly buried
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album cover
An adorable tan and gray cat that has decided to winter in one of the heated houses my husband built.
Screenshot from my Spotify Wrapped that says my “listening age” is 70
Top 3 categories in the likert scale for this school are "Exceptional" (top 1%), "Outstanding" (top 5%) and "Unusual" (top 10%)
An envelope from the American Physiological Society that says “Free gift enclosed! Open immediately!”
Ranking categories found on a recommendation portal for a PhD program. It reads: Top 5%: Applicant is exceptional in this category and is among the best I've collaborated with in my career Top 10%: Applicant has demonstrated consistent excellence and has performed well above the average of their peers in this category Top 25%: Applicant has consistently performed above the average of their peers in this category Top Half: Applicant has consistently performed at an average level or midpoint of their peer group's performance in this category Bottom Half: Applicant has consistently performed below the average of their peers in this category No Basis for Judgement: I have not interacted with the applicant in a manner that allows me to fairly assess their competency in this category
A bijou cocktail in a Nick & Nora glass in front of a cool turquoise backsplash
A beautiful tuxedo kitty lounging on our deck
Mamdani- style graphic that says “funding for basic science”
A postdoctoral position is available to work in the lab of Dr. Nick Gilpin at LSU Health in New Orleans. The successful applicant will work at the neurobiological intersection of alcohol use disorder, pain and traumatic stress. The project will support integration of behavioral pharmacology, circuit-based approaches, slice electrophysiology, molecular biology, and cell sequencing/bioinformatics. The candidate will be mentored toward research independence in his/her chosen area of specialization. Scan the QR code for more info about the position and to apply.
A sky- facing shot that captures a stop light, 3-story apartment turret, and the contrails of an airplane that recently flew past.
Just the absolute sexiest caprese sandwich you’ve ever seen. 2 slices of rough-cut sourdough, bright red and yellow tomatoes, the softest burratta, thinly-sliced basil. EVOO and aged balsamic.
Cars entering an on-ramp under the Brooklyn Bridge
A beautiful plate of tomatoes, burrata, and basil
A woman in a kitchen holding a 3 ft long squash in one hand and a small fluffy gray cat in the other.
People sitting around a swimming pool at night, their silhouettes illuminated by the light of the pool
A hand holding a box of Estroven tablets
Little cards advertising the events at my hotel this week, like fried chicken night and Italian night. Everything is in a different retro 70s design
Two stray cats in a standoff on an old fence
A form line that reads "No visa required: Yes __ No__"
Mr White (a cat) sleeping on an orange sofa next to the book “Poets Square” by Courtney Gustafson
The lush courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum
A beautiful Negroni in front of a beautiful turquoise backsplash
An overhead shot of two cats sleeping on a blue blanket with colorful stripes.
The video starts focused on the stage of a small music club in Omaha, NE, and then pans to show the Bentley store that is inexplicably connected to it
Two women in graduate regalia, smiling ear to ear!
The Cabbage pancake at Little Donna’s in Baltimore, dressed with radishes and fresh herbs
Me pointing at Edgar Allen Poe’s tombstone
A video of my hotel bathroom mirror, which is etched with an Edgar Allen Poe quote “there is no beauty without some strangeness”
A view of Baltimore from the 20th floor of my hotel
A pink foil covered chocolate Easter bunny with a silver straw and two mini Cadbury eggs on top. A turquoise tile backsplash is in the background.
View from the footbridge at Boston public garden, you can see the pond and a swan boat and some pretty trees