Amanda Smythers
@amandalsmythers.bsky.social
PhD, Analytical Chemistry • Postdoc in Spiegelman, Chouchani, & Gygi labs, Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Med School • #TeamMassSpec #Proteomics #MolecularMetabolism
Rough time in our house as we said goodbye to our cat yesterday. 12 years was not nearly enough.
May 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Rough time in our house as we said goodbye to our cat yesterday. 12 years was not nearly enough.
Busy couple of days! Kiddo scored her first goal in Boston, me and the hubs saw Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on tour, and Jewish heritage night at the Sox marked the coldest baseball game of my life 😅 Just a quintessential New England weekend 🤣
May 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Busy couple of days! Kiddo scored her first goal in Boston, me and the hubs saw Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on tour, and Jewish heritage night at the Sox marked the coldest baseball game of my life 😅 Just a quintessential New England weekend 🤣
Lucky 13 in the books today. ✨ Kiddo had a sleepover so we could enjoy this “hidden” cafe in Beacon Hill with enough champagne to give me proper rosy cheeks 🥰🥂
May 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Lucky 13 in the books today. ✨ Kiddo had a sleepover so we could enjoy this “hidden” cafe in Beacon Hill with enough champagne to give me proper rosy cheeks 🥰🥂
My stomach (and heart) is satisfied ♥️
April 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My stomach (and heart) is satisfied ♥️
Made a reservation at an Italian restaurant to break Passover tonight. I neeeeed noodles. No idea how my kiddo can do stuff like this- I feel like my stomach is full of matzah shaped boulders!
April 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Made a reservation at an Italian restaurant to break Passover tonight. I neeeeed noodles. No idea how my kiddo can do stuff like this- I feel like my stomach is full of matzah shaped boulders!
I hope everyone celebrating has a wonderful Passover! We are praying for an end to warfare, our hostages to return, and injustice to end- in the US and elsewhere. Grateful to be with family and to enjoy these traditions with my kiddo.
April 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I hope everyone celebrating has a wonderful Passover! We are praying for an end to warfare, our hostages to return, and injustice to end- in the US and elsewhere. Grateful to be with family and to enjoy these traditions with my kiddo.
One of the coolest parts of yesterday was the Bruker CEO getting up to share some upcoming advancements during the lunch seminar! This is the second conference in a row I’ve seen Frank walking around and taking notes and it is pretty awesome. #USHUPO2025
February 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
One of the coolest parts of yesterday was the Bruker CEO getting up to share some upcoming advancements during the lunch seminar! This is the second conference in a row I’ve seen Frank walking around and taking notes and it is pretty awesome. #USHUPO2025
My favorite takeaway from #USHUPO2025 so far?! Building a business is not too different from building a lab. Huge thanks to @lindsaykpino.com & @nmriley.bsky.social for hosting a phenomenal workshop on the business of starting a lab!!!
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
My favorite takeaway from #USHUPO2025 so far?! Building a business is not too different from building a lab. Huge thanks to @lindsaykpino.com & @nmriley.bsky.social for hosting a phenomenal workshop on the business of starting a lab!!!
Loved this one from @riley-research.bsky.social !!
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Loved this one from @riley-research.bsky.social !!
Kicking off #USHUPO2025 parallel sessions with Molecular Metabolism- featuring invited speaker Linda Cox from Wake Forest!
February 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Kicking off #USHUPO2025 parallel sessions with Molecular Metabolism- featuring invited speaker Linda Cox from Wake Forest!
I took this photo as the sun rose on Obama’s 1st inauguration. It was a beautiful day full of hope. I waited outside beginning at 4 am to be there, joined by tens of thousands of others.
I have a wealth of feelings today, but mostly I feel a lack of hope. What a tough time to be an American.
I have a wealth of feelings today, but mostly I feel a lack of hope. What a tough time to be an American.
January 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I took this photo as the sun rose on Obama’s 1st inauguration. It was a beautiful day full of hope. I waited outside beginning at 4 am to be there, joined by tens of thousands of others.
I have a wealth of feelings today, but mostly I feel a lack of hope. What a tough time to be an American.
I have a wealth of feelings today, but mostly I feel a lack of hope. What a tough time to be an American.
Vegetarian Chanukah- unlocked!! I hope all friends near and far are having a holiday season full of joy and peace. ♥️
December 26, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Vegetarian Chanukah- unlocked!! I hope all friends near and far are having a holiday season full of joy and peace. ♥️
Big things are on the horizon! 🤓😍
December 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Big things are on the horizon! 🤓😍
Thanks, Ben!! Enjoy this pic of Judgmental Tardigrade™️on me 😆
January 26, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Thanks, Ben!! Enjoy this pic of Judgmental Tardigrade™️on me 😆
Amazing fortune today 😂
December 13, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Amazing fortune today 😂
On the 4th night, I accidentally made enough latkes to feed the Maccabee’s 😅
December 11, 2023 at 2:38 AM
On the 4th night, I accidentally made enough latkes to feed the Maccabee’s 😅
“Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears...”
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears...”
December 10, 2023 at 2:09 AM
“Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears...”
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our love and our tears...”
Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate ♥️
December 8, 2023 at 2:34 AM
Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate ♥️
Extremely grateful to have such a wonderful group of labmates to share thanksgiving with ♥️
November 24, 2023 at 6:14 AM
Extremely grateful to have such a wonderful group of labmates to share thanksgiving with ♥️
Celebrating 2 years since this photo- when the kiddo (then 6) finally received her 1st COVID vaccine and I felt the stress melt off my shoulders. Still so grateful for all the scientists, clinicians, and others who made this happen so quickly.
November 8, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Celebrating 2 years since this photo- when the kiddo (then 6) finally received her 1st COVID vaccine and I felt the stress melt off my shoulders. Still so grateful for all the scientists, clinicians, and others who made this happen so quickly.
This is so cool! Looking forward to watching this change throughout my postdoc 😎
October 8, 2023 at 6:23 PM
This is so cool! Looking forward to watching this change throughout my postdoc 😎
Can’t understate the importance of a mental reset! So grateful for the chance for a quick weekend with one of my closest friends. Great food, great art, great company- can’t be better.
October 3, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Can’t understate the importance of a mental reset! So grateful for the chance for a quick weekend with one of my closest friends. Great food, great art, great company- can’t be better.