Tina Termini

Tina Termini

@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at Fred Hutch | She/her/hers | Founder of organizo | Angsty hematologist & scientific socialite | I work on/am stress & blood🩸 🦴 🐁 ☢

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Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

I’ve had a few recent moments when something egregious happens and I think to myself, “I can see how this would make someone quit” and “it would be much easier to pretend this didn’t happen”. I didn’t make it this far to do either of those things.

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Yes - I give myself the space to process the frustration and pain. I call on my mentors for help. I take the time I need to recover… but I keep going. It’s a lot of extra weight to carry being “the only”, but I’ve only gotten stronger since becoming faculty, so bring it on ✌🏼

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Congratulations to the 8th cohort of @fredhutch.org Dr. Eddie Méndez scholars! Co-directing this program is one of my favorite part of the job. We are excited to welcome you to Fred Hutch later this summer to share your research with our scientific community. www.fredhutch.org/en/news/rele...

fredhutch.orgFred Hutch names 8 recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez AwardFred Hutch names eight recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Award, which celebrates early-career scientists' research in cancer, infectious disease and basic sciences.
Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

This job is hard and absolute chaos mixed with emotional taxation sometimes, but all in all, this is where I want to be. I am thankful to the people who have helped me make this place my scientific home 🏡 🩸 🧪

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Happy 4th birthday, Termini Lab! So grateful that I get to work with this outstanding group of scientists every day to explore the cool and complex underworkings of hematopoiesis. We are another year older, smarter, and stronger! ❤️🐁🩸☢️🍭🎂

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

This work highlights the need to continue to study off-target effects that may exist in even the most exquisitely targeted forms of radiation delivery, like RIT. We are in an era of exceptional targeting, but the the microenvironment is clearly still sensitive to the impact 🩸 ☢️ 🦴

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Interested in doing a postdoc in Seattle?? Announcing Seattle DROP: Discover Research Opportunities for Postdocs on May 5th. 👇👇👇Registration is ~~FREE~~ 🥼🧪🧫

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria: 🩸 Early career investigator (e.g., instructor or assistant professor level), 🩸 Postdoctoral fellows or senior trainees, 🩸 Investigators new to the field of non-malignant hematology 🗓️ Travel must occur before 7/31/26

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JoAnn Trejo
@joann-trejo.bsky.social

Boost your grant funding success!! Now accepting applications for the UCSanDiego Health Sciences @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social summer Grant Writing Course (GWC), proven success. Apps due March 17th, space is limited.

UCSD Health Sciences Office of Faculty Affairs@ucsdfacaffairs.bsky.social

🚨Applications are open for the 2026 Summer Grant Writing Course! Jr. faculty will develop a complete NIH proposal using feedback from NIH-funded senior faculty in this highly successful & evidence-based, 9-session online course. 👉 Learn more & apply @ gwc.ucsd.edu ⏰ Deadline: March 17 @ 11:59 PM

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

My cup is so full after spending last week at the Keystone Meeting on Hematopoiesis. Time with cutting-edge science, supportive mentors & colleagues, and getting to share this with members of my lab was priceless. Excited to bring new ideas back to the lab - blood rules! ♥️🩸

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Dr. Arnaldo Díaz
@ajdiazphd.bsky.social

Excited to visit Penn later this week and share my career journey with graduate students. Penn took a chance on me 15+ years ago, and I’ll always be grateful for how it helped shape such a rewarding path.

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Shoutout to first author, Isabella Alves, a @damonrunyon.org SPARK postbaccalaureate fellow and rising star in hematology. Very proud to see this work in print and honored to have had the opportunity to review the original article and learn more about the coolness of ferroptosis🩸🔮

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

This faculty journey would be so much harder without a best friend to go through it with. We share all the drama, all the wins, and all the in between. I hope every PI finds a person who gets them like we get each other - thank for @myron_evansPhD this and every season ♥️ 🍁

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Recent office addition: peel and stick wallpaper to add some more brightness to accompany my endowed purple chair. It’s a dark time right now, so every bit helps keep me inspired and focused to take on the challenges that each day brings ♥️ 🌺 🩸 🦙

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Mari Sosa
@marisosa.bsky.social

Applications are open for the 2026 Zara Weinberg cohort of Leading Edge, named in honor of the incredible, brilliant, fearless @weinberz.witchlab.org. The LE community has been truly transformative for my scientific journey and my happiness. Please apply!! www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/

leadingedgesymposium.orgApply | leadingedgesymposiumApply. The 2026 Leading Edge cohort application is now open! This cohort is named the Zara Weinberg Cohort, in honor of 2021 Leading Edge Fellow, Zara Weinberg. Applications are due February 2, 2026.
Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Not every mentor is for every person. I always tell grad students to listen to what folks in the lab say about a mentor, but it’s okay to also see it for yourself in a rotation. It’s about the match - finding the person who can meet your needs (which are unique!).

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

That doesn’t mean to discount what lab personnel say… but you might desire more hands-off mentoring and space for creativity while someone else might need more hands-on training, more frequent check ins, or directives. Everyone is different.

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

If you find yourself in a mismatch, it’s okay for a mentor or a mentee say, “this is a mismatch”, or “I can’t give you what you need” and follow a path to another opportunity. It’s not a failure, it’s actually a sign of maturity and self-awareness.

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Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

I was a part of the 2020 Eddie Méndez Scholar Award cohort as a postdoc, which was my introduction to @fredhutch.org. I cannot overstate how impactful this program was for my scientific and career development. Reach out if you have any questions! ❤️🩸

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Willow Coyote-Maestas
@willowcoyote.bsky.social

Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed. She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

We are all better because of the energy, inspiration, brilliance, and tenacity that Zara was. A bright light, role model, advocate & snarky tweeter... everything I needed in a person when I was navigating dark times when we met in 2021. You will be missed deeply, Zara, but never forgotten ❤️

Willow Coyote-Maestas@willowcoyote.bsky.social

Zara Weinberg passed away earlier this week. She joined my lab earlier this year when her postdoc lab formally closed. She was a brilliant scientist, supportive mentor, dear friend, avid music fan, rabid believer in public transit, open science champion, and above all just an amazing human.

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Be the scientist who provides thoughtful and critical feedback to strengthen an idea without changing the idea completely. We need creative minds, not clones of thought. Mentors who foster creativity can have an enormous impact on the scientific enterprise: self-awareness is key ♥️ 🔑

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

✅ I had my first screening mammogram performed today: with a familial history of breast cancer spanning generations and most of my maternal aunts, it was time to check in. Happy to report that it was easy to schedule after getting a referral from my PCP, painless, and fast.

Tina Termini
@cterminiphd.bsky.social

Early detection can make a huge difference in patient outcomes. If you’re not sure if you should be screened, check in with your primary care provider and ask. For me, this only required a quick phone visit wi tbh them to get a referral. The procedure took 15 minutes… well worth it to know ♥️